Tommy Fleetwood to TaylorMade

[getair23]

Is it possible to think he signed a 4-5 year club deal with Nike that will finalize at the end of 2020.  Tommy may have been enjoying the extra payday with the freedom to experiment.   

 

https://www.golfwrx.com/438308/tommy-fleetwood-witb-2017/

https://www.golfwrx.com/131247/tommy-fleetwood-witb/

[BIG STU]

On 12/9/2020 at 12:26 PM, getitdaily said:

Who's their big name English staffer right now? Do they have a top level european tour player currently? 

 

Wonder if fleetwood's deal includes any backend dollars on product sales increases in Europe. 

 

Anyone remember the deal baddeley got with McGregor way back in the day? IIRC, he had exclusive distribution rights for product into Australia. Not saying TM and fleetwood did anything close to that. Just reminiscing on how old I am that I remember that stuff.

 

Met badds in my gym here in Orlando back around 2003ish. Looked at him and said "badds.com huh?". He smiled and said "you a goalfer?". 

 

Anyway, so, Fleetwood and TM, pretty cool huh?

Abraham Ancer had a similar deal with Miura in Mexico

[BIG STU]

On 12/9/2020 at 7:33 PM, StrokesGainedBreakfastBall said:

When I think of Tommy Fleetwood, I always think of Matthew Fitzpatrick.  Fitzpatrick is 3 years younger than Tommy but they both have 5 European Tour wins.  Tommy is a strong player, but in terms of marketability and visibility, Tommy did himself a great favor growing a beard and letting his hair grow out.  Sponsors are paying players for the amount of time they can be on screen, which is why Michelle Wie got paid A+ bucks with a C+ playing resume.  But I sometimes wonder if Tommy were to shave, cut his hair off and play the same way, would his price go down?

I seriously think you may be on to something there

[AJFR]

On 12/10/2020 at 10:03 AM, cw1209 said:

 

Spot on man. I think of Tommy Fleetwood as the English Ricky Fowler. High level of visibility due likeable personalities and great hair. Both have single digit pro wins, a handful of 2nd place finishes at majors. Both are very particular about their clubs and always have interesting WITBs. Great players in their own right, but rare for guys to get camera time and media attention without being at the top of the leader board and/or a dominant resume. If Tommy were to cut his hair and shave he would be running on personality alone. Plus nobody would recognize him.......

 

 

 

 

Tommy is a pretty smart guy. It also helps to have one of the nicest looking swings on tour.

[DixieD]

Tommy has the long game to match anybody, if he unlocks the putter magic he could be a superstar. Shrewd signing for TM.

[B.W.]

On 12/9/2020 at 1:26 PM, RH82 said:

I'm gonna miss looking at his mixed WITB setups.

Agree 100%

[Copester2512]

On 12/9/2020 at 10:09 PM, noodle3872 said:

Fleetwood by all accounts is a super nice guy however I don’t see him as a high profile player. His tournament results don’t put him in the same bracket as Rahm. 

I talked with Fleetwood at the British Masters years ago during a weather delay. Just a regular guy. Not up himself. Fantastic personality and a great player. Just needs a major to make him a worldwide household name. 

[StrokesGainedBreakfastBall]

On 12/9/2020 at 4:33 PM, StrokesGainedBreakfastBall said:

When I think of Tommy Fleetwood, I always think of Matthew Fitzpatrick.  Fitzpatrick is 3 years younger than Tommy but they both have 5 European Tour wins.  Tommy is a strong player, but in terms of marketability and visibility, Tommy did himself a great favor growing a beard and letting his hair grow out.  Sponsors are paying players for the amount of time they can be on screen, which is why Michelle Wie got paid A+ bucks with a C+ playing resume.  But I sometimes wonder if Tommy were to shave, cut his hair off and play the same way, would his price go down?

 

Matthew Fitzpatrick is the "poor man's" Tommy Fleetwood 🙂. His swing and ball striking are not as attractive as Tommy's.  But Matthew gets the job done in terms of winning.  

 

https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/rolex/news/articles/detail/double-dubai-delight-as-fitzpatrick-claims-first-rolex-series-win/

 

 

[ASN21]

1 hour ago, StrokesGainedBreakfastBall said:

 

Matthew Fitzpatrick is the "poor man's" Tommy Fleetwood 🙂. His swing and ball striking are not as attractive as Tommy's.  But Matthew gets the job done in terms of winning.  

 

https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/rolex/news/articles/detail/double-dubai-delight-as-fitzpatrick-claims-first-rolex-series-win/

 

 

I was a Fitz fan until he started whining about Bryson. 

[MK7Golf21]

Fleet wood always liked Tigers irons, played the Nike ones forever before switching to the TM Tiger irons.

[GolfTurkey]

On 12/10/2020 at 10:33 AM, StrokesGainedBreakfastBall said:

When I think of Tommy Fleetwood, I always think of Matthew Fitzpatrick.  Fitzpatrick is 3 years younger than Tommy but they both have 5 European Tour wins.  Tommy is a strong player, but in terms of marketability and visibility, Tommy did himself a great favor growing a beard and letting his hair grow out.  Sponsors are paying players for the amount of time they can be on screen, which is why Michelle Wie got paid A+ bucks with a C+ playing resume.  But I sometimes wonder if Tommy were to shave, cut his hair off and play the same way, would his price go down?

Good point, everyone needs their “angle” to make themselves marketable. And if Fleetwood cut his hair, would he still be able to walk on water hazards?

[kasting333]

18 hours ago, ASN21 said:

I was a Fitz fan until he started whining about Bryson. 

Fitz complains about course setup too much for my taste. 

[TK3309]

Fleetwood signing with TaylorMade now made official by TaylorMade. 

[ASN21]

https://twitter.com/TaylorMadeGolf/status/1338535312062992386?s=20

[TaylorMade Golf]

Free Team TaylorMade shampoo and conditioner with every driver purchase in 2021 *Terms and conditions apply

 

*Just joking

[BostonWRX]

2 minutes ago, TaylorMade Golf said:

Free Team TaylorMade shampoo and conditioner with every driver purchase in 2021 *Terms and conditions apply

 

*Just joking

Send us Tommys WITB

[TaylorMade Golf]

Just now, TrueWRX said:

Send us Tommys WITB

Gonna have to wait until 2021 for that my friend..speculate away.

[StrokesGainedBreakfastBall]

10 minutes ago, TaylorMade Golf said:

Free Team TaylorMade shampoo and conditioner with every driver purchase in 2021 *Terms and conditions apply

 

*Just joking

Does he have a "No Haircut" clause in the contract? 🙂

[ALIF]

7 minutes ago, TaylorMade Golf said:

Gonna have to wait until 2021 for that my friend..speculate away.

As long as gets those Titleist woods out of the bag that he kept hitting in the rough in Dubai.!!!

[Kgglonghorn]

On 12/9/2020 at 11:05 AM, MattM97 said:

As reported by TheEquipmentJunkie on Instagram who broke the Rahm to Callaway news. TaylorMade has signed Fleetwood to their roster. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIlZ8N2F6W3/?igshid=9khlnm0uj2hy

 

Of course the did.  They have his clubs.  The P7-TW is a Nike VR Pro knock off.  Wish TM would make their blades in lefty!!!!!

[2012BFT]

This is awesome, TF is a great add to Team TaylorMade! 

[QMany]

Any idea what Tommy's upcoming schedule is? 

 

Maybe he has some time off to test and get comfortable with new equipment, but I just found it really weird to announce this literally one day after he was playing Titleist's driver, woods, and ball, Callaway wedges, and an Odyssey putter. The only TM clubs in his bag were a set of blades that surely won't be publicly sold (and maybe a 7W?). That is a lot of change coming.

Edited December 15, 2020 by QMany

[tgoodspe1991]

If we take his current bag setup, my guess is we'll see Fleetwood rock:

 

Driver: SIM 2.0 or at least his old SIM until he gets dialed in

Fairways: His trusty M6's until he gets dialed into the new SIM 2.0 range

Irons #1: 4/5 P7MC perhaps, though the MC doesn't have the forgiveness his Srixon's did and wouldn't blend as well into the TW irons.

Irons #2: 6-9 still in the P7TF. Maybe we'll see him in the P7MB's since the MC's will blend better for his longer irons. But he also doesn't seem to care too much about what blends or not given his Srixon/TM combo

Wedges: MG2 48/52/56/60, maybe even TW's in the 56/60. Doubt we'll see him use any Hi-Toe wedges.

Putter: Probably contractually obligated to try the Soto/Juno in a similar slant/flow neck for a while instead of continuing to the rock the Odyssey. It'll be one made for him, in black, with a white sight line. Should have no trouble transitioning IMO.

Edited December 15, 2020 by tgoodspe1991

[Shilgy]

22 hours ago, Kgglonghorn said:

 

Of course the did.  They have his clubs.  The P7-TW is a Nike VR Pro knock off.  Wish TM would make their blades in lefty!!!!!

If they are just a knock of...here ya go...the real thing!

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nike-VR-pro-blades-Tiger-Rory/274612749457?hash=item3ff0320491:g:~5EAAOSw4QRf2RSH

[bogeyk]

On 12/14/2020 at 8:09 AM, GolfTurkey said:

Good point, everyone needs their “angle” to make themselves marketable. And if Fleetwood cut his hair, would he still be able to walk on water hazards?

* penalty areas

j/k

[DDMB]

No J Day in TM Christmas card, wonder where he goes?

[ksavy17]

4 minutes ago, DDMB said:

No J Day in TM Christmas card, wonder where he goes?

I believe someone here said he is going the free agent route. 

[ProjectX]

24 minutes ago, DDMB said:

No J Day in TM Christmas card, wonder where he goes?

[ProjectX]

On 12/10/2020 at 9:55 PM, getair23 said:

Is it possible to think he signed a 4-5 year club deal with Nike that will finalize at the end of 2020.  Tommy may have been enjoying the extra payday with the freedom to experiment.   

 

https://www.golfwrx.com/438308/tommy-fleetwood-witb-2017/

https://www.golfwrx.com/131247/tommy-fleetwood-witb/

If I remember right when Nike scrapped golf clubs they honored the remainder of everyone's contracts to keep them in Nike clothing. No pay cuts for anyone even though the deals were originally for clubs and apparel...even Rory's $220 million jack pot. That's why a lot of those guys took the opportunity to be free agents from a club standpoint(Koepka, Reed, Fleetwood, etc.). I don't see Nike dropping any of these guys either considering their performance and visibility still being top notch in the golf world.

[rkelso184]

Where is this christmas card people are speaking of?