Career
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. In 1979, Gary Adams 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 invented 12-degree loft metalwood.
He was awarded the National Golf Association man of the year in 1984. He was awarded the Professional Golf Association in 1995 for his contribution to golf.