Major Champion pays tribute to Legendary Club Maker who has sadly passed away

After the late passing of Katsuhiro Miura, the legendary golf club designer, Masters Champion Adam Scott pays tribute to the man who crafted his own personal iron set

After the announcement made by the Miura family on the late passing of chairman and patriarch Katsuhiro Miura, Adam Scott paid homage to the icon of the game in a small, personal tribute via his social media.

The master club maker and designer sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 83, after having spent a lifetime in the world of golf, creating the company that would bear his name and become one of the most well-respected and iconic brands in the game.

Scott, who collaborated with Miura Golf in 2023 to produce a completely personalised set of irons for his own use, the Miura AS.1, and which later saw a limited release to the public, left a small yet apt message on his social media accounts that speaks to the nature of the man himself as well as his company.

“Rest in peace, Mr. Miura. Your impact on golf across the globe with never be forgotten.”

Scott’s eulogy for Katsuhiro is fitting. Miura-san was responsible not only for crafting beautiful golf clubs that left a lasting impression on those fortunate enough to see them, but also for setting trends that influenced club manufacturers worldwide, helping to define and refine the foundation — the very soul — of what a modern iron should be.

His clubs have become legendary, and he’s rumoured to have had more than just a hand in the bags of some of the greatest players in golf today. Always modest in his response when asked, never attention-seeking nor ever confirming or denying these rumours, there has long been a suggestion that his golf clubs have been played at times by the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

Still a family-run business to this day, Katsuhiro Miura would bring in his two sons, Shinei and Yoshitaka, to continue in the craftsmanship begun through the factory he started in Himeji, Japan.

Now succeeded by the pair, there’s no doubt that Miura-san’s legacy will continue to thrive under the next generation of clubmakers he has personally taught by hand in the never-ending chasing of his Kaizen – the Japanese pursuit of perfection.

And, if you’re lucky enough to look down upon one of these outstanding pieces of handcrafted joy, you’ll struggle to see how that pursuit hasn’t possibly already been achieved.