![]() During a recent trip to Artisan’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas, GOLF’s chief visuals editor, Christian Hafer, captured the history housed inside the aging build shop, along with creations Taylor made for Woods and McIlroy, among others, over the years. Shallowing the Club: Two Moves to Avoid (Part 2) Dont Miss. Artisan Partners is an independent investment management firm focused on providing high value-added, active investment strategies to sophisticated clients globally. 0 seconds of 9 minutes, 11 secondsVolume 90 00:00. When Nike walked away from the hard-goods business at the end of 2016, Taylor and a select group of former Swoosh employees stayed behind and founded Artisan Golf - a boutique wedge and putter brand that’s making waves in the industry. In part 4 of this 7-part series, Mike Taylor of Artisan Golf takes us through his meticulous process of crafting his wedges, and why that precision matters. If they were coming for irons and wedges, Taylor was part of the discussion. The former home to Nike Golf’s “The Oven” R&D facility saw Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, David Duval walk through the door on numerous occasions. ![]() Meet the artisans This is a story of the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker, who are all members at Royal Birkdale. ![]() The Nike clubs tucked away in a staff bag next to the grinding wheel act as a gentle reminder to a period of time when the facility had a Swoosh emblazoned on the door. Birkdale has a devoted group of members who care for the course in return for playing rights. Its rich history, which includes Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan caddying as teens at Glen Garden, Marvin Leonard and his passion and near obsession for seeing bent grass greens thrive in the Texas heat, to Colonial and the Horrible Horseshoe, Panther City has always been a place where golfers and the golf industry have flourished. The build shop where master club-maker Mike Taylor hones his craft is full of history.
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