c.1949 Ben Hogan Stainless Steel Offset Model Personal Model Reg. 1622 Irons L8146 - Rare
The Ben Hogan signature 'Personal Model' and not 'Parmaker' MacGregor irons are nearly impossible to find. This prized set was produced for only select golfers such as club professional four years prior to Ben Hogan going off on his own in magical year of 1953. In reference to a 1950 example of Ben Hogan's personally used club author Jeffery B. Ellis' states on page 149 of his publication 'The Golf Club,' "...McGregor first produced this blade in 1949 as the Hogan Parmaker in their general line. This iron, however, was custom made for Hogan and marked 'Personal Model,' not Parmaker."
This set of 8 broaching back stainless steal irons (2-9 iron), while blatantly offering maximum aesthetic appeal, carries that rare stamping from MacGregor produced between 1949 and 1953, with this set with matching serial number L8146 circa 1949. While Parmaker was the set available to the general golfing public, 'Personal Model' was played by a small group of select players - many of those on the MacGregor staff. The rest was history and these Ben Hogan MacGregor 'Personal Model' Reg. 1622 continued to elude collections and Hogan historians.
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