Back in the dawn of time, woods were made of wood and irons were made of iron. Golf clubs also had names instead of numbers and some of them are still in use today. Technology has moved on considerably since then, but the names and numbers below are a guide to the modern equivalent of these ancient golfing weapons.
Old Wood Names
1 - Play Club, Driver
2 - Brassie
3 - Spoon
4 - Baffy
Old Iron Names
1 - Driving Iron, Cleek
2 - Cleek, Midiron
3 - Mid-Mashie
4 - Jigger, Mashie Iron
5 - Mashie
6 - Spade Mashie
7 - Mashie-Niblick
8 - Pitching Mashie
9 - Niblick, Baffing Spoon
10 - Wedge, Jigger
Blank - Putter