New Contracts confirmed

[m_schroeds]

[quote name='hogans71' timestamp='1384566022' post='8156030']

And the cubs will win the world series.

I suppose anything is possible with no timetable...
[/quote]


Hey now! Let's try to stay positive... we just landed Joe Gir... I mean, umm, Rick Renteria?

[hayzooos]

[quote name='wundej' timestamp='1384740715' post='8164572']
[quote name='alange_underpar' timestamp='1384579174' post='8156938']
[quote name='heyjude1979' timestamp='1384541045' post='8154186']
Not surprised. Callaway is going after younger players to gain more appeal with the young golf population that typically doesn't play their equipment.

How do you get this info??
[/quote]

I never could understand why Callaway was always considered "for old guys". But I work part time for a DSG in the golf department, and literally every 50+ male that comes into the store, I can just b-line it to the Callaway section and meet him there... every time.

[/quote]
It is because they built their brand when those guys were younger, playing stuff like the the berthas, etc.
[/quote]

Exactly what I was getting ready to say as well. They lead the charge in forgiving woods and irons back then. Bertha woods were flat out revolutionary in their day.

[Chilli9880]

[quote name='MCoz' timestamp='1384760732' post='8165540']
[quote name='csiachos' timestamp='1384735075' post='8164084']
Duffy Waldorf to Nike. Bet on it.
[/quote]
Uhh, . . . yeah . . . okay. What ever you say ????
[/quote]

I think the humor was lost on you, MCoz. I know I just LOL when I read it so that's how I took it.

[shakey]

[quote name='Chilli9880' timestamp='1384799341' post='8167438']
[quote name='MCoz' timestamp='1384760732' post='8165540']
[quote name='csiachos' timestamp='1384735075' post='8164084']
Duffy Waldorf to Nike. Bet on it.
[/quote]
Uhh, . . . yeah . . . okay. What ever you say ????
[/quote]

I think the humor was lost on you, MCoz. I know I just LOL when I read it so that's how I took it.
[/quote]
Besides...Nike doesn't make those flowery shirts he likes to wear.

[MCoz]

[quote name='Chilli9880' timestamp='1384799341' post='8167438']
[quote name='MCoz' timestamp='1384760732' post='8165540']
[quote name='csiachos' timestamp='1384735075' post='8164084']
Duffy Waldorf to Nike. Bet on it.
[/quote]
Uhh, . . . yeah . . . okay. What ever you say ????
[/quote]

I think the humor was lost on you, MCoz. I know I just LOL when I read it so that's how I took it.
[/quote]
Uhh . . . yeah . . . so did I .

[AzPGAPro]

[quote name='pappaf2' timestamp='1384767244' post='8165644']
[quote name='AzPGAPro' timestamp='1384522854' post='8152594']
Graham DeLaet and Hale Irwin to Cobra/Puma
[/quote]
Is this confirmed? I think delaet would be a good fit for Puma/Cobra
[/quote]

Oh yes…by a very reliable inside source.

[Mitchell]

[quote name='AzPGAPro' timestamp='1384809576' post='8168338']
[quote name='pappaf2' timestamp='1384767244' post='8165644']
[quote name='AzPGAPro' timestamp='1384522854' post='8152594']
Graham DeLaet and Hale Irwin to Cobra/Puma
[/quote]
Is this confirmed? I think delaet would be a good fit for Puma/Cobra
[/quote]

Oh yes…by a very reliable inside source.
[/quote] This would be interesting move since Irwin played the King Cobra stuff to such success and Delaet is such a solid ball-striker.

[Titleistgolfer95]

carl Petterson has gone to tayalormade (may be old news)

[ohcanada17]

I've heard Delaet to TM

[legion of boom]

Dalaet won't be wearing orange or any crazy colors if he goes Cobra/Puma.. he's already the best Canadian player he doesn't need more attention than that.

[mws92]

[quote name='legion of boom' timestamp='1384822713' post='8169488']
Dalaet won't be wearing orange or any crazy colors if he goes Cobra/Puma.. he's already the best Canadian player he doesn't need more attention than that.
[/quote]

Yeah cuz Sligo is so muted...

[legion of boom]

[quote name='mws92' timestamp='1384824817' post='8169702']
[quote name='legion of boom' timestamp='1384822713' post='8169488']
Dalaet won't be wearing orange or any crazy colors if he goes Cobra/Puma.. he's already the best Canadian player he doesn't need more attention than that.
[/quote]

Yeah cuz Sligo is so muted...
[/quote]

He had two or three odd ball get ups. They weren't anything like all Orange.

[wundej]

[quote name='legion of boom' timestamp='1384825095' post='8169724']
[quote name='mws92' timestamp='1384824817' post='8169702']
[quote name='legion of boom' timestamp='1384822713' post='8169488']
Dalaet won't be wearing orange or any crazy colors if he goes Cobra/Puma.. he's already the best Canadian player he doesn't need more attention than that.
[/quote]

Yeah cuz Sligo is so muted...
[/quote]

He had two or three odd ball get ups. They weren't anything like all Orange.
[/quote]
Hmmm, When I think of people wearing flashy clothing (or things that just stick out and not match) I think of Fowler, Dalaet (i remember some bright blue/yellow plaid pants), Poulter, Daly and Sergio (he has to get dressed in the dark sometimes).

[legion of boom]

[quote name='wundej' timestamp='1384827372' post='8169932']
[quote name='legion of boom' timestamp='1384825095' post='8169724']
[quote name='mws92' timestamp='1384824817' post='8169702']
[quote name='legion of boom' timestamp='1384822713' post='8169488']
Dalaet won't be wearing orange or any crazy colors if he goes Cobra/Puma.. he's already the best Canadian player he doesn't need more attention than that.
[/quote]

Yeah cuz Sligo is so muted...
[/quote]

He had two or three odd ball get ups. They weren't anything like all Orange.
[/quote]
Hmmm, When I think of people wearing flashy clothing (or things that just stick out and not match) I think of Fowler, Dalaet (i remember some bright blue/yellow plaid pants), Poulter, Daly and Sergio (he has to get dressed in the dark sometimes).
[/quote]

I guess I don't see plaid pants as extreme flashy.

[vjswing]

[quote name='nochrome' timestamp='1384810757' post='8168440']
[quote name='AzPGAPro' timestamp='1384809576' post='8168338']
[quote name='pappaf2' timestamp='1384767244' post='8165644']
[quote name='AzPGAPro' timestamp='1384522854' post='8152594']
Graham DeLaet and Hale Irwin to Cobra/Puma
[/quote]
Is this confirmed? I think delaet would be a good fit for Puma/Cobra
[/quote]

Oh yes…by a very reliable inside source.
[/quote] This would be interesting move since Irwin played the King Cobra stuff to such success and Delaet is such a solid ball-striker.
[/quote]
Hale Irwin is pushing 70 these days, but the guy is still an AMAZINGLY pure ball-striker! GF and I followed him around for most of the round at the Champions event at Des Moines this year, and he was giving himself tons of opportunities, and just burning edges for most of the day. Wakonda is a really old-school traditional tree-lined kind of course, so it really didn't surprise me to see him contend there. Looks very good and fit for his age as well.

[MPG]

[quote name='csiachos' timestamp='1383859976' post='8116366']
Els
[/quote]

+1

[Ti-Père BBQ]

Is English really go to another company ? He just won with an all-PING bag.

Just sayin'

[Lesmond]

[quote name='Titleistgolfer95' timestamp='1384815946' post='8168848']
carl Petterson has gone to tayalormade (may be old news)
[/quote]

Yup, here is the link and a WITB.
http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/918101-carl-pettersson-switches-oems-hes-now-a-taylormade-staff-player/

[wundej]

Dalaet won't be wearing orange or any crazy colors if he goes Cobra/Puma.. he's already the best Canadian player he doesn't need more attention than that.

 

Yeah cuz Sligo is so muted...

 

He had two or three odd ball get ups. They weren't anything like all Orange.

Hmmm, When I think of people wearing flashy clothing (or things that just stick out and not match) I think of Fowler, Dalaet (i remember some bright blue/yellow plaid pants), Poulter, Daly and Sergio (he has to get dressed in the dark sometimes).

 

I guess I don't see plaid pants as extreme flashy.

These aren't flashy? ;)

Poulter's plaid stuff is normally pretty calm, but the pics below yell "look at me"

[braincramp52]

And people on here complain about Denim?!

[millerlitenice]

[quote name='Marlockey' timestamp='1384726823' post='8163362']
[quote name='Ness' timestamp='1384726594' post='8163344']
[quote name='TheMoneyShot' timestamp='1384725177' post='8163230']
Anyone else hear Henrik Stenson to Cally in 2014? That would be a huge addition to the stable after the year he just had.
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They just had a good shot of him hitting a[b] Callaway[/b] wedge on one of the last few holes.
[/quote]

Stenson Plays Callaway Legacy Black Forged irons and still carries Callaway fairway woods
[/quote]

[golfmad50]

Stenson with callaway before he went to srixon he's got ten cally clubs already

[TheMoneyShot]

[quote name='Capitaine Haddock' timestamp='1384920148' post='8176020']
Is English really go to another company ? He just won with an all-PING bag.

Just sayin'
[/quote]

He suppose to be callaway bound for next year.

[MCoz]

[quote name='golfmad50' timestamp='1384998031' post='8181118']
Stenson with callaway before he went to srixon he's got ten cally clubs already
[/quote]

Callaway may go with 10 clubs but they won't want him without those two clubs he is missing. To be with Cally the driver and putter are mandatory! He would have to break or buyout his Piretti putter contract. As small as they are what would they prefer, a nice stash of cash or the notoriety, credibility, and PR of having the hottest player in the world right now and the only person to win what he did on both the PGA and Euro Tours in the same year. If they are sound financially they won't want to lose him. I don't know that Callaway is willing to the hill to buy him for what could be a steep price. . . . now if his putter agreement is year to year then that could change quickly.
I am not aware of Stenson's current contractual obligations and considerations

[LongIslandBirdie]

Adam Scott to Taylormade

[NRJyzr]

[quote name='alange_underpar' timestamp='1384579174' post='8156938']
[quote name='heyjude1979' timestamp='1384541045' post='8154186']
Not surprised. Callaway is going after younger players to gain more appeal with the young golf population that typically doesn't play their equipment.

How do you get this info??
[/quote]

I never could understand why Callaway was always considered "for old guys". But I work part time for a DSG in the golf department, and literally every 50+ male that comes into the store, I can just b-line it to the Callaway section and meet him there... every time.

It's a good look for them to start projecting that younger image for sure, and they really put some horses in their stable. The asian players they have and have picked up recently are some studs. That's another thing I noticed, Callaway is rockstar status in Asia.
[/quote]

It's just the turn of the calendar combined with brand loyalty, I guess.

Callaway made the big splash with the Big Bertha, and then the Great Big Bertha. And, near legendary customer service (which seems to have fallen off in the post-Ely Callaway world). The guys who really bought in to Callaway then are now 20 years older, but I'm guessing you're seeing the loyalists who bought in to that brand in a big way in the 90s, and haven't gone anywhere else since.

Total guess, obviously.

Unrelated comment: like seeing MCoz posts again. Regularly enjoyed them years ago on another forum, glad to see him still around, serving the goods...

[DaBigSaus]

Saw a bunch of posts saying Els to Adams. But in fact it's Els to TaylorMade

[ssfranny]

[quote name='TKD24' timestamp='1383865275' post='8116700']
Callaway losing Phil to TMAG would be a pretty big loss, imo.

And Ernie to Adams?!? That feels like it came out of left field...
[/quote]

Philly Mick was playing an SLDR at Presidents Cup. No way I could see him leaving for TMAG unless they broke the bank for him..they have wayy too many pros to pay the kind of money Phil is worth.

[patrick421]

[quote name='LongIslandBirdie' timestamp='1385050672' post='8183570']
Adam Scott to Taylormade
[/quote]

Tiger Woods to Warrior.

[ssfranny]

[quote name='moose557' timestamp='1383915608' post='8118672']
If one of these established tour stars absolutely loved their equipment would they take less to stay with their current company instead of taking the highest bidder? I know in the case of Rory the money difference between what Nike was offering and what Titleist would offer was probably too big, but lets take for example a player like Rose. He just won his first major and is playing great. Is the difference between these offers that large to mess with changing the equipment your totally comfortable with?
[/quote]

Well in the case of TMAG he has to get used to hitting a new driver every 3-6 months haha