archaic term for a 2 wood Example: He always favored the brassie no matter how tight the hole.

Term used pre-war for the No. 2 wood. The sole of the club was fitted with a brass plate.

A further special golf club was called Brassie. It was a wood with a brass plate at the sole and a big loft. The name brassie is a derivation of the brass at the sole. Inbetween 1880 and 1890 the term was also for other woods with big loft. It is a close equivalent to the todays 2-woods. As the Brassie was especially for amateur golfers extremely h [..]

Brassie is the closest twentieth century counterpart to modern-day 2-woods.

Former name given to a 2 wood. A wooden club with a brass sole plate with more loft than a driver and less than the than the spoon. BREAK

a golf club used in golf’s early days and roughly comparable to a 2-wood.

Traditional name for the 2-wood, whose sole was at one time made of brass. The 3-wood is sometimes referred to as a "spoon," the 4-wood as a "baffie," the 5-iron as [..]

Former name given to a 2 wood. A wooden club with a brass sole plate with more loft than a driver and less than the than the spoon.

Term given to a club, typically a wooden shafted model that is equivalent of a modern day #2 wood.

Older name given to a #2 wood

Former name given to a 2 wood. A wooden club with a brass sole plate with more loft than a driver and less than the than the spoon.

A 2 wood (obsolete).

(n) (formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon

Old name given to wooden shafted fairway woods. In terms of modern day equipment this would be a number two wood. top

(golf,dated) A wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood.