A closer look at Wilson Sporting Goods
Wilson Sporting Goods
Wilson Staff Infinite 2018 Michigan Ave Putter / 34 Inch
Wilson Launch Pad 2022 #3 Wood / 16 Degree / Regular Flex EvenFlow 55 Shaft
Wilson FG Tour PMP Lob Wedge / 60 Degree / Stiff Flex KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125 Shaft
Wilson FG Tour PMP Gap Wedge / 52 Degree / Stiff Flex KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125 Shaft
Left Hand Wilson D9 #3 Wood / 15 Degree / Regular Flex Tensei CK Blue 60 Shaft
Left Hand Wilson D9 #5 Wood / 18 Degree / Regular Flex Tensei CK Blue 60 Shaft
Left Hand Wilson D9 Driver / 10.5 Degree / Regular Flex Tensei CK Blue 60
Wilson D9 Driver / 10.5 Degree / Regular Flex Tensei CK Blue 50
Would you believe us if we told you it all began in a slaughterhouse?
What happened next?
When Wilson left in 1917, it was to focus on the beef-packing business (obviously more glamorous than golf… at least to him), and the brand was renamed the ‘Wilson Sporting Goods Company’. It continued to grow thanks to a burgeoning product portfolio, several acquisitions, and collaborations with other brands and sports people.
Wilson (as we know it now) evolved through the years, increasing its focus on golf. It introduced the R-90 sand wedge which was inspired by Gene Sarazen’s 1932 British Open win (Sarazen became a professional advisor to Wilson). The R-90 sold 50,000 units in its first year of sales. The following year (1933), Wilson launched the Wilson Ogg-mented irons, which revolutionised the way that clubs were made in the US because of the weight being moved from the heel into the sweet spot of the club head