Welcome! My name is Gavin Bottrell and I live in Warwickshire, England. I have been a collector and trader of antique golf clubs, antique golf balls and related items since 1995. In 2003 I started a business called Timewarp Golf renting out playable sets of antique hickory clubs.
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ARTICLES RELATED TO GOLF COLLECTING, PLAYING HICKORY GOLF AND THE HISTORY OF GOLF
MAR 2016 - More thoughts on the origins of The Troon Clubs
FEB 2016 - My latest Troon Club Replica
FEB 2016 - Unusual Antique Hickory Golf Table
JUNE 2015 - Harry Vardon and Ted Ray Champion Golfers
FEB 2013 - A Putter by John Jackson of Perth
JUNE 2012 - my golfing trip to St.Andrews
SEP 2011 - The Troon Golf Clubs- My Jacobite Theory
SEP 2011 - BBC Magazine Article
JUNE 2008 - Blackheath's 400th Anniversary Hickory Golf Tournament
JAN 2008 - New Gift Idea - Engraved Putters
JUNE 2007 - Antique Golf Clubs for Sale
JUNE 2006 - My first attempt at making a long nose golf club
JUNE 2005 - A short history of Golf from 1457
AUGUST 2004 - How a chance discovery turned me into a golf collector
JUNE 2004 - Antique Golf Club Names
If you are looking to hire sets of hickory shafted antique clubs I can help. Please see the link at the top of the menu bar on the left.