Origins MacGregor Golf dates its corporate origins to 1829, when Archibald and Ziba Crawford arrived in
Dayton, Ohio, to begin the manufacture of hand-carved wooden
footwear lasts for the manufacture of shoes. Their product was successful and they expanded the operation to include four or five hired workmen under the firm name Dayton Last Works, The firm was joined by John McGregor in 1874 and Edward Canby in 1886 so that by 1897 the company had taken the name "Crawford, McGregor & Canby", with its base of operations remaining in Dayton,
Amer Sports acquired a majority 80% stake in MacGregor from
Jack Nicklaus in the mid-1980s for a reported $8 million. With MacGregor's fortunes deteriorating, in 1997 Amer sold the company to a British-led
consortium. The firm changed hands again the following August with its acquisition by equity investment company The Parkside Group. In 2003, MacGregor regained control of MacGregor Golf Japan from
Suntory, and in 2006, along with
Greg Norman co-acquired the Greg Norman Collection brand of sports apparel from
Adidas. In May 2009, MacGregor was acquired by
Golfsmith International and Norman stepped down as chairman. Golfsmith owned the company until the retailer fell into bankruptcy in 2016. Golfsmith's assets, including MacGregor Golf, were later acquired by
Dick's Sporting Goods. ==Sponsorship deals==