1979Mass-marketed metalwood
Innovator: TaylorMade

Eighty-eight years after the first metalwood, TaylorMade's traditional-shaped metal driver, designed by Gary Adams, minimized the damage on heel-toe hits and eclipsed Scotsman William Currie Jr.'s innovative gunmetal 1891 design and Pinseeker's 1976 attempt. Ron Streck became the first PGA Tour pro to play the club, and TaylorMade ruled the metal market for the next 12 years.