| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports equipment |
| Founded | 1932; 93 years ago (1932) |
| Founder | East Brothers |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Golf equipment |
| Parent | Walkinshaw Sports |
| Website | www.wsports.com.au/ |
Precision Golf Forging (PGF) is an Australian golf equipment brand. Notable players to have used PGF equipment include Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle and Greg Norman.
History
East Brothers was founded in Sydney in 1932. During the 1950s, the company merged with Chesterfield to form Precision Golf Forging.
PGF was owned by Colgate-Palmolive from 1974 until 1978, when it was purchased by Kerry Stokes. In 1984, he sold a 50% stake to Harrisons and Crosfield. The company was later sold to Haw Par. In 2001, Haw Par sold the PGF companies to Precision Golf Forging Limited. In 2011, rights to the brand were acquired by Walkinshaw Sports.
References
- "Thomson joins PGF". The Age. 20 August 1968. p. 27. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Clarke, Rohan (3 August 2016). "Made In Australia". Australian Golf Digest. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Keating clears PGF buy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 Jan 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- O'Callaghan, Judith (2014). Leisure Space. NewSouth Publishing. pp. 170–171. ISBN 9781742246802 – via Google Books.
- "NZ-Australian Golf Company Buys Singapore Cos". Scoop. Intel. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "PGF GOLF and Walkinshaw Sports Enter Licensing Partnership". Golf Industry Central. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
