Circa 1920s Beckley-Ralston
Mashie Niblick

This very heavy mashie niblick with a considerably wide sole was made by the Beckley-Ralston Co. of Chicago for golf professional Alex G. Brown in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Brown was the golf pro for several clubs in the Chicago area in the Teens and ’20s.

As Pete Georgiady writes in “North American Club Makers,” Beckley-Ralston began producing golf clubs in the late 1920s with a focus on specialty clubs like chippers, utility clubs and putters. Apparently they only made a small number of wood-shafted clubs, which makes this particular mashie niblick tougher to find.

Made from aluminum, the head features a very wide sole which, combined with its 49 degrees of loft and heavy weight, makes it particularly useful as a trouble club to chip or extract the ball from greenside rough or sand.

You’ll notice a crack in the hosel emanating from hosel pin, which is a common issue with aluminum-made heads. The head has been reset with epoxy and repinned and is now firmly attached to the shaft; the crack seems stable and I wouldn’t hesitate to use this club as a short-range chipper or pitcher.

• 49 degrees of loft, E0 swingweight, 36-1/2 inches long

• New suede grip and whipping

• Refurbished for play (head reset with epoxy, new brass pin, shaft reconditioned)

• $75

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