I grew up twenty miles from Augusta, Georgia, close enough that the Masters wasn't just a television event, it was a presence. The azaleas, the hush of the gallery, the impossible precision of the world's best golfers on the world's most beautiful course. Golf got into me early and never quite left.

For more than two decades now I’ve worked as an editor in film and television, cutting stories together frame by frame. It's meticulous, craft-driven work. The kind where details that nobody notices make all the difference. I loved it. Then the industry changed, the way industries do, and I found myself with time, a garage, and a question: what's next?

The answer came from the game I'd never stopped loving.

I wanted to make something. Something physical, something lasting, something worthy of the moments that golf uniquely creates: a first ace, a milestone score, a bucket-list round with the people you love. I looked at what existed in the market and found plenty of cheap, forgettable tools, but nothing that felt like it belonged next to a fine watch or a good leather bag. So I decided to make that thing myself.

I started prototyping at a friend's woodworking shop, before moving the operation to my garage, sourcing secondhand equipment and slowly refining my design until it felt right in the hand and right to the eye. The exotic hardwood. The antiqued brass finish. The wooden ball marker that sits flush via a magnet is easy to remove and hard to lose. Every detail is intentional.

Each tool passes through my hands, at every stage. I select the wood for its grain and character. I fit the brass hardware. I finish every piece with oil that deepens in character over time, the way good things do.

Golf has always been a mirror to the challenges and rewards of life. The Divsmith is my way of honoring what it reflects.

— Nathan, The Divsmith