Hickory Shaft Golf Club Long Bob MacDonald Hyde Park Country Club Cinn OH

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Hickory Wood Shaft Golf Club "Long Bob" MacDonald Driver.  Has "B.M." Stamped on the sole.  Perhaps this was one of his very own drivers?
MacDonald was a Professional at a number of clubs, including Hyde Park Country Club in Cincinnati Ohio.
Robert George MacDonald (24 February 1885 – 29 March 1960) was a Scottish-American professional golfer and club maker who played in the early 20th century. He had three top-10 finishes in the U.S. Open. His best performance came in 1915 when he was third. He finished eighth in 1916 and tenth in 1920. MacDonald was a frequent competitor in the PGA Championship, his best result coming in 1919 when he finished T3.
He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1910 and his first posting as a professional was in New Jersey and he later took a job at Hyde Park Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio.
MacDonald was posted as professional at a number of clubs in the Chicago area, including Evanston, Edgewater, and Indian Hill Club. He coached legendary golfers Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith and Babe Zaharias. His book, Golf, published in 1927, was a classic in the late 1920s. In the book's preface he wrote, "It is probably beyond argument that the golf stroke, apart from the putt, is the most highly technical method of hitting a ball in the whole realm of sport".
He opened in 1918, with Jock Hutchison as partner, the first indoor golf facility in Chicago. The facility was later enlarged to cover 20,000 square feet by 1926.
He is best remembered for having three top-10 finishes in the U.S. Open, including a third-place finish in 1915, and for winning three PGA Tour events.
Club is showing it's age, may have scuffs and blemishes, but overall good condition considering how old it is
Hosel joint is flush and tight, hosel pin is secure, shaft has no cracks
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