Circa 1920s Spalding Kro-Flite
Concave 15 Iron

This harder to find concave-face iron from the Spalding Kro-Flite series dates to the late 1920s when irons first began to be numbered as part of matched sets. The concave face wasn’t a novel concept; the design - which was intended to impart backspin on the ball - had been in use since the late 1800s. The concept would finally meet its demise in 1930 when the infamous Walter Hagen concave sand iron was banned due to its tendency to strike the ball twice during a swing.

This particular example has the loft and head shape of a spade mashie, which was a specialty club that had a deeper face than a mashie with the loft of a mashie niblick. It proved useful for getting the ball out of rough with some distance. It’s a bit older than the other 15 Iron featured in my gallery here. It’s also much heavier than that newer example and a better club for play, in my opinion.

• 44 degrees of loft, D0 swingweight, 37 inches long

• New suede grip and whipping

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

• SOLD