8802/8813

The Wilson 8802 is a blade putter within Wilson's 8802/8813 line, and most of what we hold on this specific release comes from groups.google.com rather than Wilson itself. According to groups.google.com, the design has been attributed to Ben Crenshaw, though this comes from that same discussion thread rather than any maker-published source we can point to directly.

The record shows some disagreement even within its own sourcing. groups.google.com describes the 8802 at various points as having no center line and as having a center line, and separately notes a line perpendicular to the face line etched on the flange. Whether that's a description of two different production runs or simply conflicting recollections from the same community thread isn't something we can settle here. The neck is reported, again via groups.google.com, as an offset or bent hosel design.

On positioning within Wilson's broader catalog, groups.google.com places the 8802 as the "pro shop" club, with one mention also tagging it as "KMart" variety, suggesting there may have been some ambiguity or variation in how the model was distributed and perceived at the time. Community sentiment on the putter itself leans favorable. One owner on groups.google.com wrote of a used 8813, I just purchased a used 8813 and I love it, and general Community notes describe the 8802 as a putter its owners tend to love. Take that alongside the muddier specs above and draw your own conclusions about which details describe the club you're actually holding.