mashie

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Old Morris passed on his mashie niblick — an early term for a seven iron — to his equally talented son, Young Tom Morris, who won the British Open four times from 1868 to 1872.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2025

Some newspaper reports say the epiphany came on the ninth fairway at Pine Valley when he hit a spade mashie to five feet, but I like the Miracle of the Bridge.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 26, 2017

But forget about carrying the golf clubs unless your collection is limited to a single niblick or mashie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2016

He got his first golf club — a hickory-shaft mashie, similar to the modern 5-iron — and taught himself the game.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2013

The driving mashie has the blade less laid back, and is used for longer, less lofted shots.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various