Lot # 484: Antique Golf Club Walking Stick, Sunday Club

Category: Golf Clubs

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 0 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Golf Collectibles & Memorabilia",
which ran from 4/19/2023 9:00 AM to
5/3/2023 8:00 PM



Walking cane with the handle in the shape of a golf club head. The gentleman's walking stick has a persimmon socket head handle.The head is attached to a hickory shaft with brass ferrule end. 

The ban on golfing on the Sabbath, Sunday, had the effect of the club makers producing walking sticks for canny golfers. They fashioned the canes with a golf club head as a handle and they became known as 'Sunday Clubs' or 'Sabbath sticks'. It is said that on the Sabbath a Sunday Club owner, when nobody was looking, could still enjoy a crafty putt or swing.


 
 

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