Nephi's golf driver is a unique melee weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
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Characteristics[edit | edit source]
Nephi's golf driver is a unique golf club utilized as a two-handed weapon. Compared to its more common variant, the 9 iron, it is in more pristine condition, having a straight handle instead of the bent one seen on standard 9 irons. It has better critical damage but is more brittle than the standard golf club.
Special attack[edit | edit source]
It has a special Fore! attack that does regular damage in V.A.T.S., but at the cost of 4 more action points will always knock down enemies (requires a Melee skill of 50).
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Type of attack |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per action point |  | - Additional effects | |
| | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0 | 60 | 21 | 2.86 | none |
| Fore! | 50 | 60 | 25 | 2.4 | Knockdown |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Fore! outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward, however, it may not knock the target down on impact.
Durability[edit | edit source]
Nephi's golf driver can successfully strike about 245 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[edit | edit source]
- 9 iron - The common variant found thoughout the Mojave Wasteland.
Comparison[edit | edit source]
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | | - Action point cost | |
| - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
| - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
| - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage | | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 iron | 17 | 40.3 | 2.37 | x1 | 17 | 22 | 1.5 | 295 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Nephi's golf driver | 30 | 71.1 | 2.37 | x1.2 | 30 | 21 | 2.9 | 245 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 25 | 2 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Location[edit | edit source]
It can only be obtained by killing Driver Nephi, a Fiend to the southwest of New Vegas.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- While in third person, the driver makes the sound of hitting a golf ball while doing a charge attack.
- The model for this weapon is a driver, rather than a 9 iron despite the game treating it as a unique version of the latter.
- It will disappear from Nephi's inventory if not picked up after killing him. (tested after 3 in-game days.)
- If you look at the club in third person, there is an Ace of Spades engraved on its head. It is also visible in first person if you look up enough.
- This weapon can be used for the Gun Runners' Arsenal challenge A Slave Obeys.
- The Vault Boy Pip-Boy image for this weapon differs from the image for the 9 iron.
- The knockdown effect is guaranteed against even the most powerful of opponents. This makes it possible for a low level player character to take on enemies that would otherwise be extremely difficult or impossible.
Sounds[edit | edit source]
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