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True Temper Sports
True Temper Sports has manufactured over one billion golf shafts since 1941, including the #1 shaft on men's global tours. HQ in Memphis.
True Temper Sports
True Temper Sports was founded in 1941 when it introduced the original Dynamic steel shaft, a design that has remained visually unchanged since that year. The company has produced over one billion golf shafts, marking its billionth shaft in 2012. Its steel shafts have been manufactured in Amory, Mississippi since 1964, using a proprietary austempering process that creates a seamless 360-degree tube. True Temper's product line includes Dynamic Gold Tour Issue, Dynamic Gold Mid, AMT Silver, and AMT Red shafts, along with the new Dynamic Gold MID Tour Issue MID 115 Onyx. The company targets both professional and amateur golfers, with its Dynamic Gold shaft available in sub-flexes and tour-issue variants. True Temper claims the tightest weight tolerances of any shaft on the market and offers a lighter-weight steel shaft at 118g and 120g. The company is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, with its sole US manufacturing facility in Amory, Mississippi. True Temper operates as a single-vertical golf shaft manufacturer with no disclosed adjacent vehicles or philanthropic foundations. The firm does not publicly disclose ownership structure, team size, or principal names. True Temper's structural differentiator is its vertically integrated manufacturing in the US — a rarity in the golf equipment industry — combined with a product design (the Dynamic Gold shaft) that has remained essentially unchanged since 1941, providing a consistent feel that players trust across generations.
General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
1941
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Memphis
Corporate office
Memphis, TN, United States
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who owns True Temper Sports?
True Temper Sports does not publicly disclose its ownership. The company presents itself as an independent manufacturer of golf shafts with no parent company named on its website or in public filings available through standard sources.
Is True Temper Sports a family office?
No. True Temper Sports is a golf shaft manufacturer, not a family office or asset manager. It operates as a standalone operating company in the sports equipment sector, with no disclosed investment arm or capital deployment function.
Where are True Temper shafts made?
True Temper's steel shafts are made in Amory, Mississippi, at a facility that has been in operation since 1964 (per the firm). The company uses a proprietary austempering process to form a seamless 360-degree tube.
What is True Temper's market position in golf?
True Temper claims its Dynamic Gold shaft has been the #1 shaft on men's global tours, with 78% of the weekly tour field using True Temper products (per the firm). In 2025, True Temper brands were in the bag of 37 of 39 Tour winners.
Has True Temper always made golf shafts?
Yes. True Temper introduced the original Dynamic steel shaft in 1941 and has been manufacturing golf shafts continuously since then. The Dynamic design has not changed visually since its introduction, with the brand renamed to Dynamic Gold in 1980.
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