Robert Condie (St Andrews)

圣安德鲁斯的 Robert Condie曾是James  Anderson 和Robert White 的学徒。1890年Condie自立门户。他的著名的羊齿蕨或者玫瑰铁杆印记至今还可以在一些最美的高尔夫球杆上找到。Condie相信用传统的制作方式并且是手工制作高尔夫球杆的最后几位球杆制造者之一。他于1923年去世后，他的儿子George继承了公司。

Robert Condie, born in Cupar, was another of the great cleekmakers who made the transition from blacksmith. He trained under James Anderson in Anstruther and Robert White in St Andrews and opened his first forge and shop in 1890. He visited America in 1897-8 to take a look at drop-forging methods but felt sure that hand-forging produced a better product.

Recognised as one of the finest craftsmen of his era, his early heads can be identified by the cleek mark of a fern. Later heads usually carried his name and the more famous cleek mark of a rose.

He brought a case in 1912 against a retired Blebo Craigs publican who, he claimed, hit him with a gun such that his injuries prevented him cycling from his home in Blebo Craigs and having to board in St Andrews for 10 shillings a week. Also on account of the injuries he had been unable to attend the Open Championship of 1911 and was a further 50 out of pocket. Ultimately he won the case and received 40 damages.

The company became Robert Condie & Sons and continued using the old hand-forging techniques into the 1930s though Robert died, from complications after having his appendix removed, in 1923. In February 1934 a new limited company, Robert Condie & Co, was formed with share capital of 1000. However, by September of the following year there were advertisements for its sale as a going concern, clearly without success as in November, when a sale of stock, machinery and furnishings was announced, it was by order of the liquidators.