John Reuter era Bullseye putter (age?)
jmkanes
@yahoo.com says...
> I found one of those Bullseye putters in my basement with the John
> Reuter Jr. imprint on it (no Titleist or Aschunet). I realize that
> this is probably one of the older versions of it, could someone
> pinpoint me to its possible age? I love this thing, I just want to
> brag. Thanks!
>
> -Eric
>
I'll make a wild guess at 1956 or so. When I was a caddy around 1960
they were very popular with the better players but as I recall all had
Acushnet on them then.
That thing could be very valuable. I've never heard of a pre Acushnet
version of the Bull's Eye in actual circulation.
jmkanes
david s-a
"Eric Hartman" <rmh...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I found one of those Bullseye putters in my basement with the John
> Reuter Jr. imprint on it (no Titleist or Aschunet). I realize that
> this is probably one of the older versions of it, could someone
> pinpoint me to its possible age? I love this thing, I just want to
> brag. Thanks!
I have an 'original flange' Bulls Eye putter that has 'John Reuter Design'
imprinted on the bottom, but it also has the 'Titliest' logo imprinted on the
back face. I puchased this new about 1997/8..fairly expensive then, but I don't
think it would be a collectors item.
cheers
david
jmkanes
jmk...@somewhere.com says...
I think I remember a story (Sports Illustrated?) years ago about John
Reuter. He made those putters in his garage and gave them to his
friends. Groundswell of popularity, Acushnet buys in, big bucks, I
think Acushnet made zillions of them.
jmkanes
jmkanes
@yahoo.com says...
> I found one of those Bullseye putters in my basement with the John
> Reuter Jr. imprint on it (no Titleist or Aschunet). I realize that
> this is probably one of the older versions of it, could someone
> pinpoint me to its possible age? I love this thing, I just want to
> brag. Thanks!
>
> -Eric
>
I found a mention of John Reuter getting elected to the Arizona Golf
Hall of Fame. Apparently he was in production on his own for quite a
while in the 50's and 60's before Acushnet bought in (around 1965). I
remember lots of the putters around in the early 60's so that probably
means your putter is quite common.
Too bad, I thought you had solid gold there for a sec.
http://www.awga.org/2002%20Arizona%20Golf%20Hall%20of%20Fame.htm
jmkanes
Loudon Briggs
>I found one of those Bullseye putters in my basement with the John
>Reuter Jr. imprint on it (no Titleist or Aschunet). I realize that
>this is probably one of the older versions of it, could someone
>pinpoint me to its possible age? I love this thing, I just want to
>brag. Thanks!
>
>-Eric
John Reuter Jr. was the original designer of the club, back in the
'40s. I think it was Scotty Cameron who "made it what it is today."
:)
--
Loudon R. Briggs lar...@bbz.net Phoenix, AZ
"How Can You Not Like A Game Where It's Okay To
Get Teed Off, Tote A Six-Iron, Shoot Birdies,
and If You're Under Par It's A Great Day!"
(from "Frank & Ernest" by Bob Thaves -- used with permission)
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David Laville
>I have a John Reuter (no JR) fluted steel shaft, leather grip, LBN6P stamp, made USA, no sight mark on top, OLD Acushnet BULLS EYE PUTTER. Anyone know When it was made?
OS - Old Standard
O-Set - Offset
OR - Original
LB - Light Blade
HB - Heavy Blade
LAF - LaFemme
JR - Junior
FL - Flange
LHFL - Left Handed Flange
LFL - Heel Shafted Flange
WFL - Wide Flange
WFL-O - Wide Flange Offset
HSF - Heel Shafted Flange
HSF-II - Heel Shafted Flange II
ML - Mallet
MLO - Mallet Offset
MLI - Mallet I
Length:
4 - 34"
5 - 35"
6 - 36"
"LaFemme" - 34"
Lie:
M - Medium
U - Upright
F - Flat
Grip:
P - Paddle
S - Standard
C - Cord
Couldn't find any manufacture dates but I'm sure it's on the internet
someplace.
jnawa...@gmail.com
I'm a Pro Golfer on the Sunshine Tour here in South Africa. I'm in a position of an OS Bulls Eye putter,how much is it with perhaps?
Kind regards
J.G.Nawanga,Tour Pro.
