Wilson Golf

by Gregg A. Johnson ~ Last Updated:

Wilson Sporting Goods has long been known for supplying people with quality sports equipment. Since 1914, Wilson has been selling basketballs, baseballs, and footballs to the general public as well as organized sports. Wilson also recognized that golf was a very popular activity in the world and they wanted to present their unique products to the world that they felt would change the face of golf forever.

Wilson Golf knew they needed the backing of a professional golfer of the time to add credibility to their products, so they contacted one of the best. Gene Sarazen was the first golfer to become a member of the Wilson Advisory Staff and would have a 75-year relationship with the company, the longest-running contract in sports history. His career would earn him 39 PGA titles including two U.S. Opens, three PGA Championships, a British Open title, and a Masters victory on his way into the PGA Hall of Fame in 1974.

Over the years Sarazen was joined by such golfing greats as Sam Snead, Walter Hagen, Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo, Payne Stewart, John Daly and Vijay Singh to name a few of the Wilson Advisory Staff over the years. This type of professional endorsement made Wilson Golf a household name.

Wilson golf was instrumental in participating in the introduction of some new concepts in the game of golf. They provided the financial backing for Patty Berg and "Babe" Didrickson Zaharias to found the new Women's PGA, now known as the LPGA.

Wilson Golf helped introduce the modern era of power golf with the introduction of the Wilson Staff ball, the famous 'long ball' that springs off the club face 40% faster than the speed of the club head. From 1954 the Wilson Staff ball has helped win more Masters and U.S. Open Championships than any other ball.

In the 1980's, Wilson Golf's Staff irons were #1 on Tour. The Staff Tour Blade was introduced, as well as the Staff persimmon woods with an aluminum face insert. Wilson launched another landmark golf ball - the Ultra - and advanced sales far surpass any previous ball in the company's history.

Over the years, Wilson Golf has continued to pioneer the industry in club design as well as golf ball design. They have introduced some amazing new golf clubs along with long range balls that can increase the distance a golfer can hit the ball.

Their use of nanotechnology in manufacture of their clubs make Wilson Golf clubs some of the lightest and most reliable in the golf industry today. With ninety years in the business, they remain a powerhouse when it comes to golf equipment and supplies.

Wilson Golf In The News


 Review: After stiff start, 'Radio Golf' tunes in power of Wilson's ... - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:15:00 GMT

The last chapter of the cycle includes an African-American entrepreneur who defines freedom as the feeling he gets when hitting a golf ball. "Radio Golf," Wilson's final play, pulls no punches in suggesting that the more we have, the less we ...


 Green, Connell chased by unheralded Rocha - Big Hollywood

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:51:00 GMT

Rocha, who made it through a pre-qualifier and a Monday qualifier and a playoff to get into the field, was in a group on 66 that also included Colombian Camilo Villegas and England's Oliver Wilson ... that I can play proper golf. I've been working at ...


 Prep Roundup: Hutton comes up big as Wilson edges Los Al - Long Beach Press-Telegram

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:40:00 GMT

Reigning Moore League champion Wilson High opened the boys golf season Wednesday afternoon with a very competitive opponent. And a very good result. The Bruins got a three- birdie, 2-under-par 34 performance from Jake Hutton and edged Los Alamitos by ...


 Plateau politics - Abbotsford News

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:42:00 GMT

... Maxine Wilson, who is rumoured to be running in the upcoming byelection and whose husband sits on the WPRA’s board of directors. Stewart called the tactic “fear-mongering” and said council has never had any plans to develop the golf course ...


 Inside the course: Doral Golf Resort and Spa - PGA Tour

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:26:00 GMT

Golfers will find no more challenging or spectacular a golf course anywhere than the famous Blue Monster, which was restored in 1996 by golf great Raymond Floyd to the challenging level of the original design by Dick Wilson and Robert von Hagge ...