A CYRIL MARTIN DESIGN-REGISTERED ANGLE FACE PUTTER BY WINTON OF LONDON & MONTROSE, CIRCA 1925

Iron blade, usable either right or left-handed, comes to a point centered on the ridge that runs down the middle of the hosel



Alignment aid on the ridge



Back of the blade stamped "Hand / Forged / Martin's / Hernebay / Special / Putter / Reg No. 709212" along with the Winton diamond cleekmark



Hickory shaft with leather grip

TGC p. 132; TCA 2 Vol. 2 pg. 582

Overall excellent condition with little wear. Please note that most lots describe a basic overall condition status. Please note that it is the nature of this type of memorabilia to be in excellent or very good condition and still have some age wear. To request individual detailed condition reports, please contact Lisa Ladish or Kevin Schwartz in Sotheby's Collectibles Department.
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This is the putter you hand to your opponent when the score is tied and they need to make a putt to win! Martin patented this putter in 1924, but it's doubtful that anyone used it for long. The blade comes to a point centered on the ridge that runs down the middle of the hosel. This in effect lines up the blade to the right of the target (for the right-handed golfer) making correct alignment almost impossible! An extraordinarily bad piece of design, it would have won the "Razzie" for worst acting performance of a putter. Not suprisingly, it is the only one known.