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In 1971 and 1972, Lee Trevino dominated world golf, capturing back-to-back Open Championships and breaking Jack Nicklaus’s Grand Slam dreams. But if you looked closely at his bag, every single iron had its brand logo covered in thick black tape.
Trevino was using a secret set of custom-forged Australian Slazenger irons crafted in Sydney—a set he trusted completely, but couldn’t legally show on television due to a lucrative sponsor contract.
In this video, we uncover the story behind the secret equipment, master clubmaker Alex “Sandy” Faichney, and how Lee Trevino risked his endorsement deals to win on golf’s biggest stage.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – The Mystery Behind Trevino’s Hidden Irons
02:06 – The Australian Craftsmanship Few Knew About
04:32 – When the Secret Faced Its Biggest Test
07:06 – The Legacy of the Taped-Up Clubs
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That “archival footage” of “his clubs” shows grips that didn’t exist for over two decades after he won that event.
When Gary Player endorsed Shakespeare golf clubs, he had Ben Hogan irons in his bag. There are probably a number of others. A few had contracts that allowed them to play whatever clubs they wanted in the Majors and required to play the endorsed clubs in other tournaments.
First, please provide actual footage film of the claimed clubs Trevino used in those two Open Championships. You have shown several irons and talked about this infraction, but nothing shown to prove it.
Second, think about this. If those Slazenger irons were so perfect as he had them crafted in Australia, why would he put lead tap on them??? Several strips of lead tap will drastically change the swing weight of a club.
Third is you do not know the exact provisions of Trevino's contract, so the claim is void in my view.
Not sure about the authenticity of this claim. That being said, most pros today play a manufacturers club that is far different from anything you can buy off the shelf with their name on it. Most pros have their equipment company hand make, custom build the clubs they play and simply put their name on it for the cameras. So they are actually playing a club you can't buy with the sponsors name on the back.
There were 7 different brands in his bags because he hit those clubs better. Lots of guys had mixed bags. Trevino was not hiding anything. There was NO SECRET and he did not cover the names with electrical tape. He used a lot of lead tape. This is a BS made up Video with AI Narration.
Such a silly claim that golf professionals could not identify a club if the logo was covered. Obviously the lead tape was the "Secret".
Gary Player isn't American.
I dont disagree with what you say. Kudos for remembering Player and Shakespeare. In those days players often onlychad to use 10 of their sponsors clubs and have four of thei own choice.
Royal birkdale is not in Scotland it's nr Liverpool lol
Nothing new here folks they've all done it at some time or other the only point of value here is that early Dunlop and Slazenger clubs were as good as anything else we all have our favourites !