Thomas Stewart Jr. Golf Cleek and Iron Maker

Hickory Golf. 345p. Very comprehensive and detailed tribute to the great Tom Stewart, almost every page has superb photographs of immaculate examples of his work.

Is now available for purchase. It is a limited run of 500 copies in haed cloth.

The book offers a refined portrait of Thomas Stewart Jr., tracing his personal and professional journey from skilled craftsman to a pivotal figure in the history of golf. Through a thoughtful examination of his remarkable output at the turn of the century, it explores the interplay between craftsmanship, innovation and play, shedding light on the technical qualities of his clubs and their influence on the game’s evolution. The narrative is enriched by a carefully curated selection of high-quality photographs, capturing the precision, elegance and enduring character of his work.

Author: Ralph Livingston
Publisher: A edited reprint by Paolo Quirici
Year of publication: 2010
On sale since: 22 Dicember 2025
Pages: 345p.

Ralph Livingston – The man who brought hickory back to play

Ralph Livingston is widely regarded as the modern pioneer of hickory golf. From the early 1990s, he devoted his life to researching authentic equipment and its relationship with historical course architecture, reshaping the understanding of how the game was originally played and how early club and cleek makers worked.

His book Thomas Stewart Jr. – Golf Cleek and Iron Maker (2010) stands as the culmination of this work: a unique, rigorous and remarkably clear study of a single club maker, his intentions and the true purpose of his clubs. No other golf book offers such a focused and insightful examination.