This is the week of the 2013 PGA Championship, the fourth and final major of the year and Glory’s Last Shot! Like all the other major championships this year, many of the major companies (especially Callaway and Taylormade) have come out with very unique custom equipment. Take a look at some of The Masters, US Open and Open Championship custom equipment! Above, you’ll see Callaway’s major championship coin marker collection as well as their PGA Championship edition staff bag. Ian Poulter’s IJP Design has also released a limited edition putter cover, but we’re looking more at his other headcovers right now – loving the paint splatter design!
Taylormade has a great explanation of their PGA Championship commemorative equipment. The logo of the 2013 PGA Championship is in the shape of Frederick Douglass’ tombstone – he was an American social reformer, orator, writer, statesman and abolitionist who escaped slavery as a young man and lived in Rochester, New York. The star at the top of the logo represents The North Star, the famous anti-slavery newspaper Douglass founded in Rochester in 1847. The trophy image is pretty self explanatory and represents the Wanamaker trophy.
The yellow-colored honeycomb pattern is a nod to the YellowJackets, the name of the University of Rochester’s athletic teams. Oak Hill swapped the land it was originally located on with the university, giving the country club a piece of land three times at 355 acres. That was enough room to eventually build two 18-hole courses, the East Course and West Course, the former of which has hosted U.S. Opens, a Ryder Cup and three PGA Championships (including 2013). The six oak leaves refer to the six different prominent tournaments that Oak Hill has hosted during the past 60+ years including the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, Ryder Cup Matches, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Senior Open and Senior PGA Championship.
The plaque with 2013 on it is a nod to Oak Hill’s “Hill of Fame,” a series of bronze plaques located on the hill leading up to the 13th green, which are emblazoned with the names and faces of numerous golf luminaries, including past winners at Oak Hill. “Gloria Ultimus” is Latin for “Glory’s Last,” a reference to the nickname the PGA of America has given to the PGA Championship, “Glory’s Last Shot,” which alludes to the tournament’s position in the schedule as the last Major Championship of the year. R stands for the last name of the East Course’s highly respected architect; W stands for the last name of the member who, in 1926, planted tens of thousands of oak trees on the grounds.
Source: Callaway Golf, Tayloramde Golf
