millsan1
I've figured this game out! Oh wait, no I haven't
I was listening to A New Breed of Golf this morning and they touched on the 14 club rule.
Basically, when steel shafts came into being, there was an arms race of sorts and players were carrying 20, 25, 30, even 32 clubs in one bag. Or more accurately, their caddies were.
Michael Breed said that Bobby Jones was the instigator of limiting the number of clubs in a bag, but everything I read says that Jones was good for 20+ clubs in his bag as well.
This is an interesting article on the topic
Basically, when steel shafts came into being, there was an arms race of sorts and players were carrying 20, 25, 30, even 32 clubs in one bag. Or more accurately, their caddies were.
Michael Breed said that Bobby Jones was the instigator of limiting the number of clubs in a bag, but everything I read says that Jones was good for 20+ clubs in his bag as well.
This is an interesting article on the topic
Why Only 14 Clubs? - LINKS Magazine
Why are we allowed only 14 clubs in the golf bag today? Put some of the blame on Lawson Little for this limitation.
www.linksmagazine.com