Gary Adams
Golf inventor
Gary Adams (July 24, 1943 - January 2, 2000) was an American salesman, founder of TaylorMade Golf, Founders Club, McHenry Metals, and nominal inventor of the modern "metal wood".2
From Wikipedia’s article on Gary Adams (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jul 24, 1943, died Jan 2, 2000.1
About
After leaving college, he started working as a golf salesman. He observed new golf balls worked well with irons, but not wood clubs, so he started tinkering to create a metal driver. In 1979, Gary Adams borrowed $24,000 on his house and leased a 6,000 square foot building in McHenry, Illinois, to found TaylorMade Golf. He originally had three employees and sold only one item, his newly invented 12-degree loft metalwood.
He was awarded the National Golf Association man of the year in 1984. He was awarded the PGA Ernie Sabayrac award in 1995 for his contribution to golf.
From Wikipedia’s article on Gary Adams, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- TaylorMade Golf CompanyFounder7
Early life and education
- Date not recordedMcHenry High School - Upper Campus3
Career
Occupation: inventor.5
- Date not recordedFounded TaylorMade Golf Company4
Personal life
- DiedJan 2, 2000, Carlsbad6
Links
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- 1WikidataGary Adams on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGary Adams on Wikipedia
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- 7WikidataTaylorMade Golf Company, Founder