- PowerBilt is owned by the famous Hillerich & Bradsby Company in America.
- Today, the PowerBilt Brand represents the longest–running Family Ownership of any major Golf Club Company in America.
- The company was founded in 1884 by John “Bud” Hillerich and today the President and CEO of the Company is “Buds” great grandson John Hillerich IV.
- John “Bud” Hillerich created the legendary Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat. See www.slugger.com.
- Hillerich & Bradsby first began making golf clubs in 1916.
- In 1932, Olin Dutra used H&B clubs to win the PGA Championship.
- In 1933, H&B introduced the PowerBilt brand name.
- In 1934, Olin Dutra used the new PowerBilt clubs to capture the US Open by one shot from Gene Sarazen.
- PowerBilt clubs went on to win 8 majors and over 100 other PGA and worldwide events.
- Throughout the 1960s/70s and 80s, PowerBilt Citation Persimmon Woods were the standard by which all drivers and fairway woods were judged.
- In the mid 1990s , PowerBilt took the decision not to sponsor tour professionals and ploughed the funds into Research & Development. The results were astounding, with technically superior golf clubs being produced at 20-30% less cost to the consumer. PowerBilt now offers a complete selection of high-performance clubs at intelligent prices. We hope you compare PowerBilt to other brands. You’ll see that you have to pay hundreds of dollars more to match PowerBilt’s craftsmanship, technology and playability features.
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