Nick Faldo's Equipment

[The Gachet]

A bit off topic but I guess this was his equipment at some point !?ha :)

 

This was a Mercedes E320 Estate W124 Automatic car which was first registered and owned by Sir Nick Faldo in 1995.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Iggypop]

I may have said it before, but this thread is the reason I joined gwrx. The Gachet - you are a legend sir!
Well done Luke but Sir Nick will always be the daddy

[The Gachet]

[quote name='Iggypop' timestamp='1319550746' post='3715227']
I may have said it before, but this thread is the reason I joined gwrx. The Gachet - you are a legend sir!
Well done Luke but Sir Nick will always be the daddy
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Why thank you kind sir, this is one of my favourite threads too and have much more to add of which I will do over time !

Take care & happy golfing !!!

The G.

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Always loved his Mizuno Pom Pom Headcovers with N. FALDO knitted into the sock.

 

 

 

 

[Iggypop]

All these irons are the dogs baws, especially the tn87 blanks.
Stunning. Gotta love the pro only grips on the tp19's!

[ztsquared33]

Those irons are gorgeous. Thank you Gachet!

[JH3one2]

TP-19s GLORIOUS!! I have still have a set in storage that I played in school. I think I might break them out if I need to spread some butter on my toast!

[jebb]

Ooh I've just come over all funny at the sight of those Sure Tacs!!

Fantastic thread and work as usual by The Gachet.

[Texsport]

I have a couple of wedges made for Mr. Faldo.

They're Vokey 54* and 60* with his grip, shaft band, but no N F stamp.

They're both 3/4" over standard length.

Texsport

[Thrillhouse]

Hey guys I clicked on our friend The Gatchet's profile and was shocked to see his reputation score was a lowly 7! I really appreciate all he has put into his thread so how about clicking on some +1's for all of his great posts. Lets give some credit where credit is due!

Back to Nick, two things about his equipment make me sad when I think about them. The first was seeing him with that nike deal he signed, he was playing with some clubs that lets just say were not up to snuff with what he had in his bag in the earlier years. anyone who has seen the playing lessons he did know what i am talking about, he was gaming that first nike driver they came out with (with the blueish crown), and some of the original nike pro combos. The second thing to me was seeing him playing with ping cavity backs, it just never looked right to me for such a fine striker of the ball to be playing with anything other than blades. even price had a set of blades made up when he was with goldwin!

[PKMillerJr]

 

 

 

 

 

What was the model of these MP's?

[fiveunder]

I believe they are either MP-29s or TN-87s without the stamping.

[Iggypop]

I'm pretty sure the blanks are the TN-87's.
The coolest irons this side of Hogan personals....spot the difference!

[PKMillerJr]

[quote name='fiveunder' timestamp='1319657544' post='3721899']
I believe they are either MP-29s or TN-87s without the stamping.
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What is a TN 87? How do they differ from MP 29's?

[NPVWhiz]

[quote name='PKMillerJr' timestamp='1319666255' post='3722657']
[quote name='fiveunder' timestamp='1319657544' post='3721899']
I believe they are either MP-29s or TN-87s without the stamping.
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What is a TN 87? How do they differ from MP 29's?
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I'm sure there's more info in other threads, but I recall that the TN stands for Tommy Nakajima, and that this was a design of his during that time-frame.

I just found a pristine set of TP-19 heads on Ebay recently, almost new. I've been looking for a set for ages, now on my second set of MS203's. The 19s are just a beautiful iron.

[fiveunder]

There was very little difference between the MP 29s and the TN 87s and yes, the TN did stand for Tommy Nakajima. I believe 87 was for the first production year (or the number of strokes he needed to escape the Road Hole Bunker). There were subsequent models in 91 and 92. Back to the difference between the 29s and the 87s; very little. The head design was almost identical. Essential difference being invisible, a layer of copper beneath the chrome finish on the TN-87 irons. Most will claim the copper provided a softer feel. I did not consider the difference significant and sold the more coveted 87s. I still have the 29s as well as a couple of sets of TP-19s. One of which I use regularly.

[The Gachet]

 

[jaskanski]

Nice post again mate. Super squidgy Rextar pros - I recall the big debacle when Nick got the wrong compression balls in a tourney once and suffered bad scoring as a consequence. One of the majors or maybe the World Matchplay perhaps...
Anyways, he got issued the 40's or 60's by mistake. Wouldn't want to be Fanny that day....

[The Gachet]

[quote name='Thrillhouse' timestamp='1319612807' post='3719359']
Hey guys I clicked on our friend The Gatchet's profile and was shocked to see his reputation score was a lowly 7! I really appreciate all he has put into his thread so how about clicking on some +1's for all of his great posts. Lets give some credit where credit is due!
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Cheers for all the kind comments guys, they are all very much appreciated and I will continue to post more photos that I have in my collection as and when I get round to scanning them !!!

Thanks again to you all, this sure is a friendly and appreciative community on here !

[jaskanski]

[quote name='jaskanski' timestamp='1319732989' post='3726535']
Nice post again mate. Super squidgy Rextar pros - I recall the big debacle when Nick got the wrong compression balls in a tourney once and suffered bad scoring as a consequence. One of the majors or maybe the World Matchplay perhaps...
Anyways, he got issued the 40's or 60's by mistake. Wouldn't want to be Fanny that day....
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Found it! 1995 Players Championship. Nick shot a first round 80 which went some way to him missing the cut. A second round 73 was pretty good under the circumstances as the cut line finished at +6 that week.

[foregolfersonly2003]

Shame he gave up when metal woods came out and everyone was driving it past him.

[The Gachet]

1987 British Open – Muirfield

DRIVER: MacGregor M85W Eye-O-Matic Persimmon (9°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - 43.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

FAIRWAY WOODS: Taylor Made Tour Preferred Metal Spoon (13°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - 42.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

IRONS: Mizuno TP-P (TP-9 Prototypes) (1-PW) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D4 - 1° Upright

WEDGES: Wilson Staff JPII (55°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - D5 - 1° Upright

PUTTER: Ping Pal 2 BeCu with Pingman Grip - 35.5"

BALL: Maxfli HT Compression 90 Balata

BAG: Wilson Staff

TOWEL: Wilson Staff

GLOVE: Wilson Staff

GRIPS: Golf Pride Victory SwingRite GripRite Full Cord (10 layers of tape with no taper)

CLOTHING: Pringle

FOOTWEAR: FootJoy Classics

 

1989 US Masters – Augusta

 

DRIVER: MacGregor M85W Eye-O-Matic Persimmon (9°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - 43.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

FAIRWAY WOODS: Taylor Made Tour Preferred Metal Spoon (13°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - 42.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

IRONS: Mizuno TP-P (TP-9 Prototypes) (1-PW) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D4 - 1° Upright

WEDGES: Wilson Staff JPII (55°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - D5 - 1° Upright

PUTTER: Acushnet Bullseye with a Taylor Made TPA Pro-Arch Grip (first three days) / Taylor Made TPA XVIII with a Taylor Made TPA Pro-Arch Grip (final day) - 34"

BALL: Titleist Tour Balata 90

BAG: Wilson Staff

TOWEL: Wilson Staff

GLOVE: Wilson Staff

GRIPS: Golf Pride Pro Only Cord (10 layers of tape with no taper)

CLOTHING: Pringle

FOOTWEAR: Stylo

 

 

1990 US Masters – Augusta

 

DRIVER: MacGregor M85W Eye-O-Matic Persimmon (9°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - 43.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

FAIRWAY WOODS: MacGregor M85W Eye-O-Matic (13°) with Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - 42.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

IRONS: Mizuno TN-87 (Blank Prototypes) (2-PW) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D4 - 1° Upright

WEDGES: Mizuno Tour Proven (55°, 60°) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D5 - 1° Upright

PUTTER: Taylor Made TPA XVIII with a Taylor Made TPA Pro-Arch Grip - 34"

BALL: Titleist Tour Balata 90

BAG: Wilson Staff

TOWEL: Wilson Staff

GLOVE: Wilson Staff

GRIPS: Golf Pride Pro Only Cord (10 layers of tape with no taper)

CLOTHING: Pringle

FOOTWEAR: Stylo

 

1990 British Open - St. Andrews

 

DRIVER: Mizuno Hot Metal Prototype (8°) with a Mizuno Exsar Gold X shaft - 43.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

FAIRWAY WOODS: Taylor Made Tour Preferred Metal Brassie (12°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - 42.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

IRONS: Mizuno TN-87 (Blank Prototypes) (2-PW) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D4 - 1° Upright

WEDGES: Mizuno Tour Proven (58°, 60°) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D5 - 1° Upright

PUTTER: Taylor Made TPA XVIII with a Taylor Made TPA Pro-Arch Grip - 34"

BALL: Titleist Professional 90 Balata

BAG: Wilson Staff

TOWEL: Wilson Staff

GLOVE: Wilson Staff

GRIPS: Golf Pride Pro Only Cord (10 layers of tape with no taper)

CLOTHING: Pringle

FOOTWEAR: Stylo

 

1992 British Open – Muirfield

 

DRIVER: MacGregor M85W Eye-O-Matic Persimmon (10°) with a Dynamic Gold X300 shaft - 43.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

FAIRWAY WOODS: Taylor Made Tour Preferred Metal Raylor (16° bent to 13°) with a Dynamic Gold X200 shaft - 42.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

IRONS: Mizuno TP-19 (2-PW) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D4 - 1° Upright

WEDGES: Mizuno Tour Proven (52°), Wilson Staff JPII (57°) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D5 - 1° Upright

PUTTER: Ping B60 BeCu with Lamkin Pistol Grip - 35.5"

BALL: Bridgestone Rextar Pro Model Balata 40 (Number 11 and printed N. Faldo)

BAG: Mizuno Staff

TOWEL: Mizuno Staff

GLOVE: Mizuno Tec Flex

GRIPS: Lamkin Sure Tac Classic Cord 56 (10 layers of tape with no taper)

CLOTHING: Pringle

FOOTWEAR: FootJoy Classics

 

 

1996 US Masters – Augusta

 

DRIVER: Mizuno T-Zoid (8.5°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft – 43.625" - D4 - 1° Upright

FAIRWAY WOODS: Mizuno T-Zoid (18°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - D4 - 42.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

IRONS: Mizuno TP-19 (2-PW) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts – D4 - 1° Upright

WEDGES: Mizuno Tour Proven (54°, 60°) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D5 - 1° Upright

PUTTER: Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II with Lamkin Pistol Grip - 35.5"

BALL: Bridgestone Precept Tour Double Cover (Number 11 and printed FALDO)

BAG: Mizuno Staff

TOWEL: Mizuno Staff

GLOVE: Mizuno Tec Flex

GRIPS: Lamkin Sure Tac Classic Cord 56 (10 layers of tape with no taper)

CLOTHING: Pringle

FOOTWEAR: Mizuno MST

 

 

2002 US Masters - Augusta

 

DRIVER: Taylor Made 360 Ti (8.5°) with an X graphite shaft - D4

FAIRWAY WOODS: Mizuno T-Zoid (18°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - D4

IRONS: Ping i3 Blade (2-5) Ping i3 O-Size (6-9), Mizuno TP-19 (PW) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D4 - 1° Upright

WEDGES: Mizuno Tour Proven (54°, 60°) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D5 - 1° Upright

PUTTER: Scotty Cameron Del Mar 3.5 Xperimental Tour Prototype with a Lamkin Crossline Cord Grip - 35.5"

BALL: Bridgestone Precept MC Tour Premium (Number 11 and printed FALDO)

BAG: Ping Black

TOWEL: Mizuno Staff

GLOVE: Mizuno Tec Flex (debadged)

GRIPS: Lamkin Crossline Midsize Full Cord 58R (Reversed with 6 layers of tape with no taper)

CLOTHING: Bally

FOOTWEAR: Bally

HEADWEAR: Audemars Piguet

His irons were all 0.875" longer than standard.

[The Gachet]

1996 US Masters – Augusta

 

DRIVER: Mizuno T-Zoid (8.5°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft – 43.625" - D4 - 1° Upright

FAIRWAY WOODS: Mizuno T-Zoid (18°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - D4 - 42.5" - D4 - 1° Upright

IRONS: Mizuno TP-19 (2-PW) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts – D4 - 1° Upright

WEDGES: Mizuno Tour Proven (54°, 60°) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D5 - 1° Upright

PUTTER: Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II with Lamkin Pistol Grip - 35.5"

BALL: Bridgestone Precept Tour Double Cover (Number 11 and printed FALDO)

BAG: Mizuno Staff

TOWEL: Mizuno Staff

GLOVE: Mizuno Tec Flex

GRIPS: Lamkin Sure Tac Classic Cord 56 (10 layers of tape with no taper)

CLOTHING: Pringle

FOOTWEAR: Mizuno MST

 

2002 US Masters - Augusta

 

DRIVER: Taylor Made 360 Ti (8.5°) with an X graphite shaft - D4

FAIRWAY WOODS: Mizuno T-Zoid (18°) with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft - D4

IRONS: Ping i3 Blade (2-5) Ping i3 O-Size (6-9), Mizuno TP-19 (PW) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D4 - 1° Upright

WEDGES: Mizuno Tour Proven (54°, 60°) with Dynamic Gold X100 shafts - D5 - 1° Upright

PUTTER: Scotty Cameron Del Mar 3.5 Xperimental Tour Prototype with a Lamkin Crossline Cord Grip - 35.5"

BALL: Bridgestone Precept MC Tour Premium (Number 11 and printed FALDO)

BAG: Ping Black

TOWEL: Mizuno Staff

GLOVE: Mizuno Tec Flex (debadged)

GRIPS: Lamkin Crossline Midsize Full Cord 58R (Reversed with 6 layers of tape with no taper)

CLOTHING: Bally

FOOTWEAR: Bally

HEADWEAR: Audemars Piguet

 

[Iggypop]

The Pings just seem wrong after a career of finessing the finest blades - they are like Elvis in a dodgy film compared to the 68 comeback.....
The iron play of Faldo was up there with the very best.
Interesting people still refer to his lack of length despite winning majors on the longest courses.
This thread has me chasing some TP's despite the fact I traded my MP68's for JPX 800 pros.
Damn these shiny clubs!!

[Honman]

I would love a set of TP19s. I knew someone using 9s until recently