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At TZ GOLF we specialize in vintage clubs and golf related items that have a cult like following, may be underrated in some circles, are beautiful to look at, have great performance, give a better value than overpriced new clubs and will help golfers have more fun & style on the golf course.
Golfsmith purchased Lynx Golf in 1998. Founded in 1967, Golfsmith began offering club maker training programs to teach the skills of club repair and clubmaking. Carl and Frank Paul opened up a 6,000 sq. ft. showroom in Austin, TX in 1973. Shortly thereafter, in 1975, the Pauls created The Golfsmith Store accessory catalog. Golfsmith established the GCA (Golf Clubmakers Association) which is an organization who’s mission is to serve and support clubmakers worldwide. In 1992, Golfsmith moved into a 40 acre campus that houses corporate offices, a 30,000 ft. super-store, a practice facility, over 200,000 sq. ft of shipping facilities. The Harvey Penick Golf Academy was created by legendary teacher Harvey Penick, author of The Little Red Book, in conjunction with Golfsmith. The Harvey Penick Golf Academy is located in Austin, TX and has instructed over 17,000 golfers. Golfsmith operates over 40 retail stores nationwide, including “superstores” in Houston, Dallas, and Denver. Golfsmith has acquired Lynx Golf, Inc., Snake Eyes Golf Club Inc., and Black Rock Corp, maker of the Killer Bee golf clubs.
Parallax and Black Cat are synonymous with Lynx and both were the work of designer David Boone. The Parallax came first, in 1991. It was a cast cavity-back, inspired by the two most successful irons of the day, the Tommy Armour 845s and the PING Eye 2.
Boone sent the first Parallax set to Fred Couples at the end of 1991. Couples’ contract with Tommy Armour was ending and he put them in play at the Johnnie Walker World Championship. He won.
He officially joined the Lynx staff in January of ’92 and proceeded to win three more times, including the 1992 Masters. Couples used an old MacGregor persimmon driver to win the Masters but, by the end of the year, he put into play the club that spawned perhaps the greatest golf commercial ever, the Lynx Boom Boom driver.
Ernie Els and Michelle McGann soon joined the Lynx staff. Els won the ’94 U.S. Open and set a single-season earnings record with Parallax. McGann gamed Parallax for all seven of her LGPA wins. By 1995 the larger, more forgiving Black Cat joined the lineup.