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'''Gary Adams''' was a notable salesman, founder of [[TaylorMade-Adidas|TaylorMade Golf]], Founders Club, McHenry Metals, and nominal [[Invention|inventor]] of the modern "metal [[Wood (golf)|wood]]."
After leaving college, he started working as a golf salesman. He observed new golf balls worked well with irons, but not wood clubs, so he started tinkering to create a metal driver.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stinton|first=Mike|title=Keeping His Dream Alive: Gary Adams, Father of the Metal Wood|url=http://www.publinksgolfer.net/articles/40/1/Keeping-His-Dream-Alive:-Gary-Adams,-Father-of-the-Metal-Wood/Page1.html|work=Magazine article|publisher=Golfing Magazine|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref> In 1979, Gary Adams borrowed borrowed $24,000 on his house and leased a 6,000 square foot building in [[McHenry, Illinois]] to found TaylorMade Golf. He originally had three employees and sold only one item, his newly
He was awarded the [[National Golf Association]] man of the year in 1984. He was awarded the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA]] Ernie Sabayrac award in 1985 for his contribution to golf.<ref name=CDGA>{{cite web|last=Nichols|first=Bill|title=Heavy Mettle|url=http://www.cdga.org/pdf/Aug09Adams.pdf|work=Magazine Article|publisher=Chicago District Golfer|accessdate=13 July 2013|month=August|year=2009}}</ref>
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