If you have questions about this era ofg, Just buffed up, lengthened a half inch and regripped a set of MT Tourney. Single Irons; Shafts & Components . Tommy Armour Royal Scot Under Cut Irons 5-SW Golf Clubs. C $153.09. Where can i get these? Ending Today at 5:00PM PST 4h 30m. The TA-1s were respectable, and the Atomicsdespite the goofy name, were pretty hot performers. I cant justify getting a new set. So much I never knew explained so well. If you have questions about this era ofgolf,Imay be able to help get some answers. Tommy Armour Silver Scot 986 Tour RH Irons 2-9 Dynamic Gold S300 PGA Stiff Steel. August 1987 was eventful for Tommy Armour, as British conglomerate Hanson Trust bought Kidde, Inc., lock, stock, and barrel for $1.6 billion. Fairway Wood. Well Done, John. Young players today like challenge of trying to hit the MT's 2 iron. My first really good driver was a Genex425. Maxell Ultra Dynamic UD35-7 Reel To Reel Tape (Lot Of 8), CaddyTek One Click Folding Golf Push Cart, CaddyLite ONE-Black, Vintage (2) Pair Westinghouse 6FQ7/6CG7 NOS/NIB Tubes, Golf Cart SEAT Replacement WHITE COVERS Factory OEM '73-1994 New EZ GO M, Vintage ULTRA COOL 8 TRACK AUDIOVOX CAR STEREO IN BOX! 845 TI INSERT. Dayton Ohio sure does have history and not only with MacGregor. Tommy Armour. And its success put Tommy Armour on a seven-year run like the golf industry had never seen. 1P24B-V 1P24B Miniature Pentode NOS TUBE QTY=20. Yeah, I looked at the schedule when it first came out, I noticed OCN was on the list. The golf world reacted with a collective yawn. Absolutely, but when the competition innovates and you dont? TORCH. Not sure if theyll ever be played again, but they will maintain their position of prominence in my collection. Clear editor. . Hoping someone can help me out. Im 69 years young. Sadly it also embraces the ptifalls of overnight success, there is never a first time homerun. One of the most famous golf clubs from Tommy Armour was the 845 Silver Scot irons. FOR SALE! Another business truism is that rapid growth is a double-edged sword. Huffy, as it turned out, was sinking faster than anyone realized. By late 2002, Gen-X was sold to Huffy, the bicycle, and sporting goods company, for $19 million in cash plus five million shares of stock. In the 1990s, I remember thinking, Two companies shots at the same golfer.. Wedge. $20.00 shipping. Some irons just happen to be very stiff and brittle and others very soft. During the next several decades, Burke made and marketed golf clubs under a variety of names, eventually moving operations to Morton Grove, IL. **TOMMY ARMOUR GOLF TRAVEL BAG** $150 (Honolulu) . Since then I moved to Calloway but my 845s 56 degree is still in my bag and delivers great results in and out of the bunker including some short lobs. I recieved a call from a man by the name of Rick Paprick. 845 SILVER SCOT (GREY FINISH) 845 SILVER . Played all our rounds at 7am ish and both courses were pretty much full all morning. Luck have it, I met Gini Fine on a blind date on a Thursday Evening and proposed to her Sunday night. Both good mornings out and still time to meet the family for an afternoon at a theme park. Subsequently, PGA-PGA TOUR Properties wanted out of the equipment deal with PGA Golf and spent the better part of the next three years trying to get its name back from Morton Grove. I might go see the event here, just to discover what the on-course experience is like. I watched maybe 20 minutes a couple weeks back, and I wasn't impressed with the CW presentation. Celebration was $30 more a round, and I reckon thats a fair premium. THose were good times. MACGREGOR TOMMY ARMOUR V.F.Q. Unbiased. Free delivery and returns on eBay Plus items for Plus members. If you have a super high swing speed, any ball can be a problem. $499.99 *. golfinbrad Tommy Armour Iron Sets 845 FS Silver Scot 845 . Model Reviewed: Tommy Armour 855. He said about 50. You are looking at a used VINTAGE SET of MENS RIGHT handed 354616939982. I haven't noticed the inserts getting nicked or dented, but I think you're right it's not worth messing up a nice piece of wood. 845. The Tommy Armour 845 name still has cachet, making this a welcome revival. The mindset, apparently, was if it aint broke, lets not spend money we dont have to fix it. 2021 845 Max. I play a laminated maple 4 wood (Ram Investor II) that has been in my bag for 20 years-and in my grandfathers bag for probably about 20 years before that-and I have had no issues with modern balls (range balls or otherwise). Read John You are looking at a used VINTAGE SET of MENS RIGHT handed 354616939982 . In February, U.S. Industries bought Odyssey Sports of Carlsbad, CA, (yes, that Odyssey) for $17 million. Tommy Armour 855s Golden Scot Men's Graphite Sr Flex Iron Set 4-SW 394471874309. Pat. Newer ones didnt seem the same so ended up with Titleist DCI. in Instruction and Playing Tips, By Single Irons; Shafts & Components . About eBay; Announcements; Community; Security Center; Seller Center . Its a lesson in how tremendous success often sows the seeds of failure. I think MGS missed the boat on their review of this club. The 845s were a great set of irons for the price point and were very easy to play. The irons were too big and bulky, especially the Super Game Improvement version. AU. Can you tell from my avatar? Ive been playing my TA 845s since 1989. Love the article. Total Rating 100%. 2 irons; 3 irons; 4 irons; 5 irons; 6 irons; 7 irons; 8 irons; 9 irons; Pitching Wedges; Gap Wedges; Sand Wedges; . I gamed them up until this past fall when I opted to get a set of newer GI irons. has plenty of life left, possible worn groves 275384841503 Finally, I was amazed to find that John Hoeflich was the brains behind the 845s. Add to Compare. USA & International; Australia; Canada; France; Germany; Italy; Spain; Shafts are Rifle 6.0 and grips are Golf Pride! It won a few LPGA Tournaments the year it was introduced, which helped Nickent deepen the toe hold established by their most excellent hybrids. Hope this helps.. You can post now and register later. I am surprised that the berrylium copper version was not mentioned , sorry for the misspelling , I thought that the price of them approached $2000. At 56 years old, the Ford Mustang is still as cool as ever. I fell in love with them and liked them better the Pings I was playing. I figured if I didn't like these irons I would at least get my money back on the shafts alone, since I was going to build a set from golfsmith before I found these. SPONSORED. Me thinks I will shove some shafts in them and take them out for a trip down memory lane. The very first Tommy Armour irons weren't made by Tommy Armour at all, but by MacGregor, and for a very good reason: there was no Tommy Armour company at the time. Safe? I watched the Korn Ferry Qual at my local course the other day and some of the best players I have ever seen wont make a dime as pros. FYI my son uses DCIs so I guess we are playing sisters of of sorts given their design heritage. I still have my old woods in the closet (PGA Tommy Armours from the late 70's and a set of Golfcraft Dick Mayers from the 50's) but I'd be too scared to actually hit balls with them ever again. $10,500. Tommy Armour: Year: 845s Oversize: 1998: 845s Oversize Reduced Offset: 1999: . I was a Hogan staff member until I left the game in 72.. Did not pick up a club for 10 years but later got a set of the early 845S irons. i went back to old faithful s. We need to hear those stories. Does anyone know which ones they are? I marvel at the old players like Tiger and Phil, they all grew up in my era. Sports I went to the U. of Georgia in 1962 to play golf on one of the best golf teams in the Country. $22.32 shipping. Sign up for a new account in our community. During the next two years, Maltby introduced eight models based on the 845, with all assembly done by Golfworks. i was just wondering if anyone plays or had palyed these irons. It was a pleasure to speak with you. He was the guiding spirit behind Nickent Golf and authored several other iconic iron designs, including the Titleist DCI and the TaylorMade RAC. Matched To Your Swing. What a fantastic story, I am happy to say I am still playing a set of the original TA 845s Silver Scotts. Men's Right Handed. Also, the combination of chrome and brushed silver makes the club face appear smaller than it is. My personal history is that I picked up a set of early 845s 3i-PW (pat. The best part is when a golf pro at a course happens to look in my bag they go bananas and are super impressed that I am still putting them through their paces. Exceptionally well written article. Not gaming them anymore but they are down in my basement. Hoeflich is one of my golf heres as I used to bang the drum for Nickent Golf years ago when they were a true up and comer. WHo cares? Tommy Armour Forged Silver Scot Blades?? When I think of Tommy Armour 845s .. they were extremely popular and could give any of the pro line club sets of the time a run for their money as they were a excellent iron, Im thinking the 845BC was about $1100.00 with Mitsubishi graphite shafts. The Clubs. Even if I get a new set, I am keeping them. For example: every time my clubmaker bends vokey's they are like butter, but when he was bending my 54* sm to a 52* he was grunting and you could hear it creak and pophe got it to 52* anyways but I was a little scared. Welcome to TST! Dicks Sporting Goods bought Sports Authoritys assets that July and is steadily trying to rebuild Tommy Armour into a high-quality, high-performing, high-value house brand. 380 yard par four. Ad posted 2 days ago Save this ad . Thank you for all your help John, and for the kind words. I needed something to do, he said at the time. Single Irons; Shafts; Grips; Bags & Carts; Balls; Headcovers; On-Course. how forgiving are these irons? Taylormade R510TP - Speeder 757 Ive still got them, minus a long-lost five iron and didnt switch to a new set of irons until 25 years later. After two weeks of shooting under par and not even one paycheck, I resorted to working at a driving range in Winter haven Florida. Well done business-lesson case story John. I switched to custom fitted wood bothers forged cavity backs and a new Taylor made metal wood and went to a 5 handicap. Sales reps would go into accounts to show the EQL, said Hoeflich. We continued to run the Tour, but when I got a call from Rudy Zucker threatening to sue us If we continued using the Tommy Armour Tour name. Fred Couples played the 845s and both Freddie and John Daly played Maxfli. I did play in one Varsity match against Duke University and my famous acknowledgement was when the Varsity Coach, Howell T. Hollis, told me I was academically ineligible for the 1965 season. And there had been nothing compelling in Tommy Armours pipeline since the 845s launch. I was ready to litigate, but I had an invitation to attend the Japanese Senior PGA Tour School Qualifier and my wife did not want to Fight. Thus, that was the end of The Tommy Armout tour. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750. Im still looking for a set that feels as good to play as those did back in the dayof course, Im too cheap to actually spend the equivalent money in todays dollars on a set of irons. I bought my 845c on ebay for $130 brand new and the musclebacks used for $63.00. Otherwise they might still e around today. He told me he and his boss, Bob McNally would be in Florida and wanted to meet with me at the Innesbrook Golf Course. Add .50" to shown length for graphite lengths. I still have my 845s. I wonder how much Dicks paid MGS to write this story? We compared them. document.getElementById( "ak_js" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The Worlds Largest Unbiased Head-To-Head Driver Test. We found +57,254 Used and New deals on Iron sets in Harrisburg, PA! I saw the force that was applied trying to bend! The clubfitter for my replacement set said I should keep the MT irons for historic purposes. The Pipe Putter was a winnerquite literally. Progressive offset. The company we came to know as Tommy Armour actually started in Ohio in 1910 as the Burke Golf Equipment Company. It was a good club but as noted in the article, wasnt supported by the retailers.. The USGA won the fight but Ping won the War. What a great club in the 90 s . They look and feel like long irons should, with a straight leading edge, strong top line, generous offset, and a solid feel.. That was the weighting concept. Tommy Armour Women's 2021 845-MAX Irons. Fantastic irons, especially for the money. The 845 was John Hoeflichs very first effort at designing a golf club. I swear every other hackers bag had TA or TF irons back then and I still them today every once in a while. The Silver Scot Tour Blades are a big part of the new line and provide golfers with a quality blade at a great price. . Shot some of my best scores with these until they were stolen. AND still own TWO (2) Nickent Pipe putters. And cutting price to move volume left them with no margin to fund new R&D and marketing efforts. Now, if the club has cracks, a loose insert, the wood is proud around the insert, loose whipping, or the finish is gone, I wouldn't hit it with any ball unless I didn't care about it. Upload or insert images from URL. Copyright 2023. That sure as shootin could have been written in 2020, couldnt it? I love how these irons carry the loft deg on the face. Tommy Armour. But they always loved selling clubs. SN# M2217. Tommy Armour 845s Silver Scot 8 Iron - NICE! Plus, the price point was decent, especially for a house brand. The Tommy Armour 845 - The fascinating back story of one of golf's most iconic irons. or Best Offer. C $31.28 Still look great! I acquired a set of Macgregor M75 Tourney irons and MT Tourney woods that have LTWA stamped on the bottoms. I'm the guy that said they may not be forged. 1950s MacGregor Tommy Armour 5 iron stainless steel golf club silver Scot good condition. 13 watching. A story about how Tommy Armour went bankrupt? I know I spent more on a full set of Win. There is a book out there by Jim Kaplan that lists the MacGregor catalogs and history from 1930s thru 1970s. That, ultimately, is how Sports Authority came to own the Tommy Armour Brand. I ran a GOLF Day store in the late 90s and we sold a ton of 845s irons, everything that followed from Tommy Armour couldnt come close to the 845s. I think if Tommy Armour had launched a less-offset version of the 845, it would have run for another three or four years.. And that iconic font on the back that put a ribbon and bow on the iconic look of the 845s? Tommy Armour Silver Scot Forged Irons 3-PW right hand standard length and lie with the Rifle 5.0 Factory Flighted Shafts and like new Grips. He was a brilliant club designer. I happen to know more than I should about MacGregor forged irons of the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's. I played the MacGregor MT (1972) "flatsole" irons from 1974 to 1994. Great read. . Otherwise - pull the shafts - would still be value for money. Another , what night have been golf company. PEND. Unfortunately, the ownership game of hot potato was about to enter the lightning round. They were cool to look at though- and still are. ADD TO CART. *This content is backed by the MyGolfSpy Integrity in Advertising Promise. Fantastic article! Arnie I still regularly game two Nickent Pipe putters, one at home from April through end of season and another here in New Zealand from mid-January through end of March (southern hemi summer). Ceej, March 25, 2008 Once again, John Barba and My Golf Spy, providing the best most in-depth golf writing you will find anywhere! Tommy Armour Silver Scot Cavity Back Forged TaylorMade 2023 Product Testing and Fitting Experience At The Kingdom! With TA going through so many changes, I don't know who exactly is Customer Service. . Titleist 660 4-P - Dynamic Gold I happen to know more than I should about MacGregor forged irons of the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's. Too many things did go wrong for TearDrop. Heres hoping the 845 Re-boot is as good as some of us suspect. I saw Jim Gallagher use this model at the Belfry Ryder Cup Swung those irons (stiff graphite shafts) for 10 years before I realized I couldnt anymore, and mostly because my swing slowed and the technology got so much better. I started playing Mac Gregor in The Grill Room, Copyright 2004-2023 The Sand Trap .com Putter. Honestly, I didnt seem to notice a huge performance gap, but perception seemed to hurt. They got replaced but it wasn't the same, and not as if MacGregor will replace yours now. Bought 1 set of new clubs Hong Kong pings told guy who made them didnt like them. . If they keep up their end on the quality, then their price controls could turn this into a real profit monster without the shddy workmanship of other store brands. In 1961, Comptometer merged with the Victor Corporation, another Chicago adding machine company. AT1 Golf Clubs Steel Tour Blades set irons 3-PW - $98.02. Mike. Every cavity balanced 845s iron has its sweet spot engineered just where it should be in the precise physical and optical center of the club, resulting in a much larger effective hitting area.. Thomas, you ever notice how Tommy Armour clubs in up near the top of the club ratings in MGS? MyGolfSpy, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Add 1 swingweight point for True Temper Sensicore steel shafts. By October, Huffy filed for Chapter 11. I have a few sets on M85's. I believe they are late 50's clubs. Up for sale is a set of Tommy Armour Forged Silver Scot Irons. Apex 4 Steel NEW GRIPS. AU $425.06 postage. in Golf Talk, By I bought mine on Ebay - paid 153$ - breat value for money. **These are a vintage set of irons, the grips are original and have a unique era . i hit a shot with the newly purchased tommy armour silver scot hybrid 18* stiff shaft model and it goes right down the middle roughly 230 yards. Sluckers magic touch was failing him so he turned to the golf industrys time-tested Bad Decision Playbook. Was allways a wilson staff player but in the early 80s didnt have as much golf time. When I saw Freddy and Calcavecchia gaming these things, I knew I had to switch to the 845s. I have upgraded my driver and woods a few times over the years, but I have still not found a reason to drop my TA 845s. I picked up a new LH 3-PW 6.0 Rifle set of the 2006 TA Silver Scot MB's on e-bay for $152.50 from pro shop warehouse, and I also got a set of the LH heads only 3-6, 8 at their website (www.proshopwarehouse.com) for $40 to do some shaft experimenting with. On sole: TOMMY ARMOUR. If these things are forged, they are the most brittle forging ever! AMAZING CHARM, Maroon Schutt DNA Football Helmet - Adult Large. Plays: Righty. Standard B. Mid-Size C. Over sized? (2016 2020). Not sure, but I couldn't find a threadaddressing vintage (40s,50s,60s,70s) Macgregor clubs. It seems nearly every golfer has a story involving the original Tommy Armour Silver Scot 845s. Mine are waxed after every round. There is great history here in how someone gets it right from the get-go. Classic set! Driver. I dont think they did themselves any favors when they introduced the Atomic lineup. Celebration was in fantastic condition, the greens were smoother and faster than FF( about a 10.5 ) and they sped up more as the sun sparked up. I have a set and heard they were made by MacGregor also. this story should eb made into a movie. (back then it was one male and one female PGA Tour Player. No Guesswork. Would like to see more of these. I have a set of graphite shafted 845 Ti irons. I loved Nickent stuff. Has anybody played with these? I have been using the cb's now for a few weeks. What a great article and history, sad to say I spent the 80s sort of affiliated with Tommy Armour and didnt know it, I was selling Victor Calculators and PCs lol. They have an ebay store and a regular website. That resonated with me, said Hoeflich. 150 ono. The sports retailer snapped up Huffys assets within days of the Chapter 11 filing. Not sure which year but I am guessing one of the later production years in the mid 90s because my set do not have the loft stamps on the face of the club like the original sets from the 80s had. AKA as beating me. Up for sale is a set of Tommy Armour Forged Silver Scot Irons. Hickory shafts for nearly all of the club manufactures back in that era got there shafts from a MacGregor curing barn in Dayton. If you don't need to bend them, they are a decent club. Theyre walking on a tightrope.. Callaway X Forged Irons Golf Clubs, Tour Edge Iron Golf Club Head Covers; Additional site navigation. My first set of irons,hand me downs from my dad, were VIPs. $35. The 845s isnt terribly game improvement by todays standards, but in 1987 it was top-shelf tech. where there was a golf tournament. Sold by @Gear4Good. Still have them and take a coupl to the range now and again. You presented the facts and captured the spirit of the brand. This was the first good set of clubs I ever owned. They are the same size as my buddy's Nike Pro combo irons. Gamed them until I discovered my Mizuno MP-32s. Everything was just a bit more pristine. When the 845 came out, the guys just jumped all over it.. Review Of Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scot Irons. Somehow a TA club almost always makes it in the top 5 or 10 recommended clubs. Tommy Armour 855s Silver Scot 5 - 19, 3 - 15 Wood-Regular 855s . Left Handed Tommy Armour Silverscot Forged Irons Set 3-PW - Forged Backs Set is in great shape, only played a few times with them but found set I originally wanted shortly after $175. I got to play OCN when I was there a few years ago, and I get to play at Trump one a year or every other year as part of our local inter-club league. 163961. Tommy Armour 6 Pc Golf set in right Handed. I still have my set of Nickent irons sitting in the storage locker with a bunch of other old clubs. Those pads changed shape as you went from the 2-iron to the pitching wedge to keep the weight balanced in the center of the club.. Cast from 431 stainless steel with a thin L-shape face insert (to assist shots struck low), steel weighting with tungsten . We still love the Beatles and, even though Elvis has been dead for more than 40 years, hes still Elvis. Within days of the sale, Tommy Armour released the 845s. That's not the exact tagline for the revamped Tommy Armour 845 Forged irons. Cavity back design. Gini was in the Computer business with banks as her clients. I played each off the second to back tees the first time and each off the tips the second time. Bob MacNally ran a great company. I looked into the 845s when in the 90s I decided that technology had far surpassed my then 20 year old cast stainless MacGregor MT Tourneys, but ended up with King Cobras and my brother still Those little back pads became the signature look of the 845s and Hoeflich whipped up a prototype the old-fashioned way. Many of the Macs from the 60's and early 70's are less than $100, and the remakes from the late 70's and 80's are often less than $50 unless absolutely mint. I got mine on ebay for $158 shipped from proshopwarehouse.com. Model Reviewed: Tommy Armour Silver Scot MB. 845 FS. Aren't you concerned you might bust up the woods hitting rocky range balls? Scotty Cameron Teryllium. You can guess what happened. At that time The Tommy Armour Tour had over 2,000 paid Members. Great story about history in golf and reminds me of the good ole days when it didnt break the bank to buy a set of clubs. The New York Stock Exchange gave Huffy the boot in August 2004 when its stock price bottomed out at 58 cents.

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