8813 Classic 34"
Putter Talk's cited, Community-built account of this putter. Facts are sourced, photos are contributed, opinions are the Community's.
The Record
Written from the sources it cites · machine-drafted for the Community to correctThe Wilson Staff 8813 Classic 34" is a heel-shafted blade that traces back to the 1960s, according to ahggolf.com, which lists the design to Robert Mendrella and places it within the Wilson Staff Model Collection. That same reporting puts the head in stainless steel with a black PVD finish, a thin topline, 3 degrees of loft, and 71 degrees of lie, and lists an MSRP of £129. The unit ahggolf.com describes is a refurbished example, graded excellent and called like new.
Ahggolf.com's own writeup leans firmly toward the traditionalist camp, calling it a putter that appeals to the purists and the traditionalists, who appreciate its history and its performance, and noting that it has stood the test of time and remains a favorite among many golfers. Community opinion gathered elsewhere echoes the first half of that read, praising the solid feel and consistent roll when the putter is struck well, and pointing to its classic feel and classic look. Where that opinion diverges is on approachability: the same notes describe a head that demands a lot of skill and confidence to play, with no alignment aids or forgiveness features built in, which cuts against how forgiving a modern gamer might expect a putter at this price point to be.
Ahggolf.com also attaches some well known names to the 8813 line, listing Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw and Phil Mickelson among its famous users, though that detail comes from the same single source rather than from Wilson itself. Taken together, the record on this specific 34 inch Classic release is built almost entirely on one outlet's reporting and on Community reaction to the putter in hand, so a buyer weighing it against other 8813 variants is working from a fairly narrow, if consistent, paper trail.
No cited specs on record yet. Caddie tells you what IS known, honestly.
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The 8813 line
Releases of this line from the Putter Talk record. Similarly named models are separate putters with their own pages.
What the Community says
“The Wilson 8813 is a putter that appeals to the purists and the traditionalists, who appreciate its history and its performance. It is a putter that has stood the test of time and remains a favorite among many golfers.”
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