MacGregor 71 VIP 11 Cub Set Including a 7 Iron made from an 8 Iron Forging

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MacGregor 71 VIP 11 Cub Set Including a 7 Iron made from an 8 Iron Forging

The 7 iron included in this set is the only known existing 7 iron to be made from an 8 iron, per the order special request of Mr. Penna. When you think of top of the line in musical instruments you think of Steinway pianos and Stradivarius violins. The similar instrument for the golf games top players in the late 1960's and early 1970's were the MacGregor V.I.P. irons. This unique set of irons from Charley Penna certainly fits the description, and then some. These premium quality irons are stamped Charley Penna CP3 71(year of origin which actually correlates to production in 1970). The hosels are stamped OS 7184m, the faces are double scored with crowns. The 11 club set consists of 2-9 irons, 11 iron and two sand irons with propel shafts. The face of the club features double scored with crowns outline the hitting area on either side of double scoring line. The double scoring lines consist of one shiny line of shiny chrome and one dull line of frosted chrome. This combination was provided to limit the glare of sun against the facing of the club. To cap off this master craftsmans tribute to the game of golf. Brown ferrule with white/brown.white/black trim rings. In your early playing days, you may have dreamed about owning clubs this good.

The chance has finally arrived through this special offering of the Penna family. This highly successful and respected professional golfing family offers golf mementos from the careers of brothers Toney Penna and Charley Penna, and Tommy Armour whom Toney and Charley worked under for many years as pros at Boca Raton in Florida and various courses in the Chicago area. Toney was a consistent top 20 money winner on the PGA Tour in the 1930's and 40's while his brother Charley competed in 20 U.S. Open and PGA Championships. We have it all from their storied careers in golf both on and off the course, including everything from contestant’s pins, to used sets of clubs, and prototypes for Penna's famous clubs. Toney is an icon when it comes to club making in the 20th Century, first with the MacGregor Golf Company as their chief of design and then later with his own brand of Penna clubs. Many of the designs of club heads used today were first developed by the genius of Toney. We introduce you to this extraordinary collection by offering various lots from the family’s collection in this special offering. This is an opportunity to acquire golf history, possibly for the last time.

In order to bid in extended bidding you must place a bid on the lot before 9pm on auction closing day. The Golf Auction's Spring Auction will end in two sessions on April 10th and April 13th, 2014. Session 1 (Lots 1-400) will end on April 10th, 2014 at 9:00pm EST with extended bidding to follow. Session 2 (Lots 401+) will end on April 13th, 2014 at 9:00pm EST with extended bidding to follow. Get your bids in before the session ends.[3]