True Temper Sports is the leader in golf shaft technology and has been the number one shaft on the PGA Tour for more than 70 years. With manufacturing facilities located throughout the country and offices around the world, we continue to solidify our position as the dominant global market share leader in golf shafts. It is our mission to be the worldwide innovator and provider of golf club components and performance tubing products through the development and marketing of new designs, processes and materials.
True Temper's corporate headquarters is located in Memphis, TN. This facility houses our marketing, accounting, engineering, and sales service departments.
The majority of True Temper's steel shafts are produced in our steel manufacturing facility in Amory, Mississippi. This 325,000 square foot facility was opened in 1965. In addition to golf shaft production, True Temper manufactures a variety of steel products for the automobile, bicycle, and sports recreation industries.
In 2007, True Temper expanded our steel golf shaft manufacturing capacity with a 100,000 square foot facility in Suzhou, China.
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In the late 1800's True Temper began with the combination of several independently owned forging companies with loosely related product lines. In 1902 this combination of businesses was formally organized as the American Fork and Hoe Company in Ohio.
In 1930 the Royal and Ancient Order of Saint Andrews, the golf decision making body in Scotland, made the steel shaft legal for tournament play. Shortly thereafter, predecessors of the Company began marketing steel shafts under the True Temper brand name. In 1939 a predecessor of the Company completed an initial public offering.
In 1967 True Temper merged into Allegheny Ludlum. In 1978 Allegheny Ludlum sold True Temper to Wilkinson Sword in exchange for a 45% interest in Wilkinson Sword. Two years later Allegheny International acquired the remainder of Wilkinson Sword, bringing True Temper back to Allegheny ownership. In 1985 Allegheny sold True Temper to Emhart Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by Black & Decker in April 1989. The company was then sold to independent investors in 1998 and has been a "stand alone" company since that time.
A summary of the Company's key milestone events follows.
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