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This is the latest Dave Wood restored driver that has just been completed. Here are before pictures of the 945W EOM I sent to Dave. This driver was a reclamation project to say the least but there was some potential there, which is why I bought the set. The fairway woods, especially the 3 and 4, are horrible as literally small chunks of wood is missing in spots. The driver held some promise and the shafts of the 2-4 were pristine. The price for the set was under $100 so I figured what the heck. Here are pictures of the before restoration of the driver affectionately named by Dave as Bam-Bam. Work in progress pictures: Final restoration pictures with incredible EDO period inspired finish:

Greetings...I have my father’s MacGregor Colorkrom Tourney M80 irons and Eye-o-Matic Tourney M80 woods. I’m in the process of cleaning them and noticed that the DS Wedge is missing it’s end cap. My question is: how difficult would it be to replace it with the end cap of another identical wedge with the identical grip, and what would that involve? Thanks!

I have been collecting persimmon woods for quite some time, only the past 5 or 6 years getting serious about it. I have had some terrific sets or drivers over the years when I dabbled in collecting (since 1992). My quest started when I found a golf shop to hang out at in Dover, DE back in 1990/1991. I would see some terrific persimmon woods come in that the store had restored by a local club craftsman. At the time I was gaming a either a Taylormade 8.5 degree metal wood or a Cleveland Classic DG43. Seeing these terrific classic persimmon woods come in made me want to find a "6 screw MacGregor persimmon." I was introduced to the club craftsman, Mike Copolla, and developed a friendship with him. He took my Cleveland Classic DG43 and put in a R/W/R insert and a TT DG X100 shaft (my swing speed at the time was just over 120mph). I found a MacGregor 1953 3 wood dried up and in pitiful condition in a used club bin over Christmas break 1990 and had Mike restore this. That became a very solid, very long fairway wood that I could depend on. I gamed that 3 wood until 2001. That 3 wood opened my world to the reality I could own some of these classics. I soon purchased a set of MacGregor 693s (1-3) but ended up trading those off a couple of years afterwards (not smart). Over the years, as I moved back to Colorado, I still aspired to collect classic persimmon sets/drivers. I once had a 1953 MacGregor 945W set (1-4) that was simply outstanding but, again, stupidly traded them off for something else. Fast forward to present day, I have built a small but nice collection of woods. The following is my top 10 (actually 11) sets and/or drivers for the collection I wish to have. The items in bold are sets/drivers I currently have. I just picked up another set of 1953 MacGregor TA 945W woods (1-4). These were only made one year so these are very hard to come by. There are 2 left to round out my collection, one is the Unicorn of collectible MacGregors. MacGregor Tommy Armour 945W EOM (1954-1955) MacGregor Tommy Armour 693 (1949-1952) MacGregor M85W (1953-1955 ) MacGregor M09 LFF (1950-1955) - I have a 1953 model MacGregor M43T (1950-1952) MacGregor Toney Penna WW Special (1954) * MacGregor Toney Penna TP Special (1954) MacGregor Tommy Armour 945W (1953) Wood Brothers Texan ( coincidentally this one was made for tour player Gene Sauers) Wood Brothers Barry Jaeckel Texan * I took down the 1952-1955 M75W set since I just sold my unrestored set. * denotes the sets/driver that I do not have in my collection. A friend of mine just purchased the Wood Brothers Barry Jaeckel Texan. It is fabulous! And I want!!! At this point I believe my collection is complete. I will now focus on restoring what I have.