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The GolfWorks is proud to announce that its founder, Ralph Maltby, has been inducted into the Ohio Golf hall of Fame, joining other notables such as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson and Tom Weiskopf. The Ohio Golf Hall of Fame honors men and women who have made a substantial impact on golf as players, architects, tournament directors, administrators and club professionals and who have contributing in making Ohio a leader in the game.
Joining the Hall of Fame was an honor for me.
“From innovative golf club design to the advancement of custom clubmaking to in-depth research in making the game more enjoyable, Ralph has made a huge contribution to golf, and we’re extremely proud of his induction to the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame,” says Mark McCormick, CEO of The GolfWorks.
Ralph Maltby began his career in golf with Spalding in 1969. In 1976, Maltby founded The GolfWorks, which has since grown to become the world’s leading source for research, development, technical services and education for custom clubmaking. With offices in Canada and the United Kingdom, The GolfWorks manufactures and distributes machines, gauges, tools and supplies worldwide. Used by golf club repair shops, golf pros, original equipment manufacturers and clubmakers, The GolfWorks’ tools and supplies have become the universal standard in performance and quality.
In addition to clubmaking machinery and supplies, Maltby has been at the forefront in the most advanced clubhead designs of the last 30 years and has served as consultant to such renowned golf equipment manufacturers as Maxfli, Powerbilt and Tommy Armour.
Ralph has lectured at more than 250 PGA business schools on golf club design principles, golf club fitting and golf club repair procedures. he has taught Tour player schools, repair and fitting workshops for the PGA, and has written numerous instructional books and articles for golfing publications around the world. he is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and The Golf Collectors Society. in 1991 he was listed by Golf Digest as one of the 36 most powerful men in golf, and in 1996 was inducted into the Professional Clubmakers Society Hall of Fame.
Earlier this year, Maltby published the results of decades-long research in his latest book on golf club design, The Maltby Playability Factor – Understanding Golf Club Dynamics, Book One: Irons. Based on decades of experience, he developed a comprehensive system to select the right iron head desigs for golfers of every playing ability, including tour professionals, and this new book translates the theory and history of iron design into a practical guide for understanding iron playability.

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Recent Comments
I wanted to thank you for your kindness to my daughter, Erin. Yesterday, you met her at her Golf Galaxy store in Akron, Ohio, and mentioned that you had met her at a company retreat in Minneapolis. She was very pleasantly surprised that you had remembered her. By the way, she put her '68 Mustang in the Summit Mustang show today. Thanks for helping her reach for the stars!
Ralph, Thanks for providing the technical information to educate us high handicappers. We need this knowledge when building a new driver, irons, wedge or a hybrid. I refer to your books and now this great web site for length, loft, lie, grip size and much more. Again thanks and congratulations on your induction into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame. Steve Gilligan
Van, yes I lived in Forrest Hills for 17 years.
Hi Ralph and my son, who's now a skiing and golfing attorney in Portland, OR asks if this Ralph Maltby the same as our neighbor, many, many years ago in Forrest Hills/Heath, OH? My answer is yes, but I ask anyway just to sure. Van White Browns Point, WA
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