Penfold Golf Ltd. is a British manufacturer of golf balls, founded in 1927 by Albert Edward Penfold (1884–1941).[1]
A.E. Penfold began his career with the Silvertown company where he was involved in golf ball development. In 1919 he joined Dunlop and designed the famous “Maxfli” ball. Penfold left Dunlop in 1927 to form his own company, Golf Ball Developments Ltd, based at Bromford Lane, Ward End, Birmingham. [1]
In the early 1930s, Penfold launched his “Latticed” ball which was an instant success at home and in export markets.[1]
In 1941, A.E. Penfold was lost at sea aboard the MV Siamese Prince, after it was torpedoed by the German submarine U-69 off the coast of Ireland.[1]
The company continued manufacturing golf balls at Bromford Lane up until the late 1990s, after which the production of golf balls was out sourced to Korea. Nothing remains of the Bromford Lane factory which was sold for redevelopment. Penfold Golf Ltd, continues to market and distribute Penfold branded golf balls from its head office in Birmingham.[2]