Philip Endicott "Skipper" Young (December 1, 1885 – June 17, 1955) was an American businessman who founded Titleist, a brand of golf equipment.
George H. Young, a Unitarian minister, and his second wife, Elizabeth,[2][3] the daughter of Augustus Bradford Endicott.
[2][3][1] Young earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with the class of 1909.
[4][2] In 1910, he started the Acushnet Company with the financial backing of Allen Weeks, a fraternity brother from MIT.
[2] On June 17, 1955, Young died due to a heart condition at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.