Crazy rumor of the day: Justin Rose to Honma?

[GolfChannel]

Rose is no different for me than Koepka, they should both move the needle, but either their team or their club sponsor has literally no idea how to brand and market them.

[kyle75]

Just watching the WGC from Shanghai - Justin Rose just hit the top of the leaderboard (recorded so not sure how day three ends). It strikes me that TM would be completely crazy to dump him. They have just gone through his stats - he’s one of the greatest on the planet and frankly puts Rory in a box. He’s just won the Fedex. Maybe something about what Rory might yet do ? Strange old world.

If they are parting ways, I imagine having Tiger Woods on staff with his game back is a potential game changer for TM.

[Ed Settle]

I can see it - No one thought Sergio would switch, he was the face of TM

 

His tie was stronger to Adidas and when Adidas/TM split, he was just one of the first dominos. I think this is a continuation of that. It’s nice to have a poster with five or six guys in the top 10 but you can’t keep them all

[SASpeeder]

This may be a contentious point of view but if TM are going to off load anyone then I think they should keep Rose and off load Rahm (in terms of moving the marketing needle). Rose has certainly been more visible than Rahm this past season. Just my 2 cents worth...

[Honman]

This may be a contentious point of view but if TM are going to off load anyone then I think they should keep Rose and off load Rahm (in terms of moving the marketing needle). Rose has certainly been more visible than Rahm this past season. Just my 2 cents worth...

 

Rose is getting on, and Rahm is young and full of potential. This is probably the right move longterm for TM. Probably for Rose too, as he will become the focal point of a brand which would never happen with any other brand. And if it is an iron only deal, I don't think he will skip a beat making a switch from one blade to another.

[tgtaggie]

Rose is no different for me than Koepka, they should both move the needle, but either their team or their club sponsor has literally no idea how to brand and market them.

 

I agree. And I find this funny bc Rose’s agent is Mark Steinberg

[Holy Moses]

This may be a contentious point of view but if TM are going to off load anyone then I think they should keep Rose and off load Rahm (in terms of moving the marketing needle). Rose has certainly been more visible than Rahm this past season. Just my 2 cents worth...

 

You sign players not based on what they have done, but what you expect them to do moving forward. I’d sign Rahm.

[Hawkeye77]

Rose is no different for me than Koepka, they should both move the needle, but either their team or their club sponsor has literally no idea how to brand and market them.

 

Well ---- no, actually.

 

Their "team" or sponsors have a little bit of knowledge about marketing them vs. yours.

 

You can't magically turn them into something they aren't.

 

Pretty sure they are happy with the millions they are making, so you also can't turn them into something they don't really want to be or can't be.

 

Thus endeth the lesson.

[GolfChannel]

You should have stopped at the “little bit of knowledge”, that part was right and also the problem.

 

Thus endeth the lesson...

[flushem]

I have always considered Honma as overpriced superhyped clubs. But i recently got tw737 driver and realized how foolish i have been. Honma is superb but totally overlooked club in terms of performance.

 

Honma also makes own proprietary shafts for decades. I am confident thst it will make a magical shaft for Rose. As matter of fact, Honma is more known for shafts than club heads.

[bladehunter]

Rose is no different for me than Koepka, they should both move the needle, but either their team or their club sponsor has literally no idea how to brand and market them.

 

I agree. And I find this funny bc Rose's agent is Mark Steinberg

 

lol..soooo maybe he just doesnt move the needle ?

[larciel]

I have always considered Honma as overpriced superhyped clubs. But i recently got tw737 driver and realized how foolish i have been. Honma is superb but totally overlooked club in terms of performance.

 

Honma also makes own proprietary shafts for decades. I am confident thst it will make a magical shaft for Rose. As matter of fact, Honma is more known for shafts than club heads.

 

their 3, 4 stars are, imo, overpriced superhyped. but honma do make great shafts with high tech materials.

[thesaxemachine]

Hideto Tanihara is a Honma staffer and as of last year didn’t seem to have Honma shafts in his Honma clubs. Not sure why Rose would accept a deal where that was the case.

 

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/1460290-hideto-tanihara-witb-2017-dell-match-play/

[Honman]

Hideto Tanihara is a Honma staffer and as of last year didn’t seem to have Honma shafts in his Honma clubs. Not sure why Rose would accept a deal where that was the case.

 

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/1460290-hideto-tanihara-witb-2017-dell-match-play/

 

Vizard are honma shafts.

[theboypinoy]

Hideto Tanihara is a Honma staffer and as of last year didn't seem to have Honma shafts in his Honma clubs. Not sure why Rose would accept a deal where that was the case.

 

http://www.golfwrx.c...ell-match-play/

 

As mentioned above, all the Honma clubs had Honma shafts. :)

[GoGoErky]

Rose is no different for me than Koepka, they should both move the needle, but either their team or their club sponsor has literally no idea how to brand and market them.

 

Koepka doesn’t care and once he’s off the course he’s in his own world. Rose outside of the UK doesn’t resonate with fans and has a rep for being a dbag. On the UK side many bigger names for fans to care about

[Holy Moses]

Rose is no different for me than Koepka, they should both move the needle, but either their team or their club sponsor has literally no idea how to brand and market them.

 

Koepka doesn’t care and once he’s off the course he’s in his own world. Rose outside of the UK doesn’t resonate with fans and has a rep for being a dbag. On the UK side many bigger names for fans to care about

 

Yet Koepka gets mad that the media doesn’t care for him.

 

Rose is a dbag? First I’ve heard of that.

[theboypinoy]

Rose is no different for me than Koepka, they should both move the needle, but either their team or their club sponsor has literally no idea how to brand and market them.

 

Koepka doesn't care and once he's off the course he's in his own world. Rose outside of the UK doesn't resonate with fans and has a rep for being a dbag. On the UK side many bigger names for fans to care about

 

Yet Koepka gets mad that the media doesn't care for him.

 

Rose is a dbag? First I've heard of that.

 

Me too; haven't heard anything of that sort about Rose.

[freowho]

I like that their staff player bios list their blood type.

One of the girls is 5 foot 18!

[EricWGolf]

I like that their staff player bios list their blood type.

One of the girls is 5 foot 18!

 

That’s nothing. Ha-Neul Kim Is 5 foot 63” !

 

[daparty]

I like that their staff player bios list their blood type.

 

Knowing people's blood types is a really common thing in Japan. (Don't have experience living in other countries in the region, so can't comment about them.). Think of it like when knowing people's constellations was a big thing in the U.S. People like to use blood types to imply that someone will have a certain type of personality or certain characteristics, and it often comes up in conversations, but like horoscopes most people don't take it seriously.

[andrieddle]

I'd love for this to happen! Come on Rosey, make it happen, he would still be great with 13 Honma clubs and a customized putter from SC.....

[daniel32293]

Remember Rose wasn't at Taylormade's most recent commercial shoot for Taylormade's "Big 5": Woods, McIlroy, Day, Rahm and DJ.

[taylorx300]

Rose went to number 1 ( Fedex winner ) and at that point, TM lost the bag and hat deal for next season. He was not part of the 760 launch down in Florida.

Mark King has had a long relationship with Rose and wants to grow the brand. You will see the changes in Jan 2019.

[bladehunter]

I like that their staff player bios list their blood type.

 

Knowing people's blood types is a really common thing in Japan. (Don't have experience living in other countries in the region, so can't comment about them.). Think of it like when knowing people's constellations was a big thing in the U.S. People like to use blood types to imply that someone will have a certain type of personality or certain characteristics, and it often comes up in conversations, but like horoscopes most people don't take it seriously.

 

It’s to track those with alien lineage.

[GolfChannel]

From the same reliable source I have been told the second “big name” that is already a done deal is Paul Casey and they are trying to secure Molinari as well.

[gunmetal]

Rose is no different for me than Koepka, they should both move the needle, but either their team or their club sponsor has literally no idea how to brand and market them.

 

Koepka doesn't care and once he's off the course he's in his own world. Rose outside of the UK doesn't resonate with fans and has a rep for being a dbag. On the UK side many bigger names for fans to care about

 

Nope.

 

Quite the opposite actually.

[DRRicks]

Rose and Casey...decent stable to start your Tour presence with!

[elwhippy]

Casey won't sell anything he is not popular on either side of the pond. Excellent player but arrogant. Rose is a bit dull. Very safe. Brilliant player but very mechanical. Honma irons will be as good as anything TM make so no issues.

[flushem]

I heard that Honma was bought by TM. True?

 

If so, I could see the strategic shift from TM to Honma.