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BigLeftyinAZ said:
Wow,This thread makes for some interesting reading. Just about every player on the Tour accepts money to play certain products.It's a money game to them.

All products are pretty much equal in performance .830 cor is 830 and that's it.It comes down to sound,feel and looks.
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Not all companies pay or having winning pools though, however you are right for the most part. There are a handful of guys that play putters without receiving a dime.
 
I think you have to remember that ultimately this is their JOB, how they provide for their families and their lifestyles.
If my boss asked me to do a job that maybe I didn't like as much, but it was something I could deal with... and it was more $$... I would probably take it.
 
This week’s Tour Winner is the Titleist Pro V1x golf ball played by Jason Bohn, who won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana at TPC Louisiana. Bohn beat Jeff Overton (Titleist Pro V1x) by two strokes to secure his 2nd career PGA title.

Top 10 Finishers: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

1 Titleist Pro V1x (Jason Bohn)
2 Titleist Pro V1x (Jeff Overton)
3 Titleist Pro V1 (Troy Merritt)
4 Callaway Tour i(z) (Lee Janzen)
5 Titleist Pro V1x (Greg Chalmers)
6 Callaway Tour i(z) (Stuart Appleby)
T7 Callaway Tour i(z) (Nicholas Thompson)
T7 Titleist Pro V1 (Jason Dufner)
T7 Titleist Pro V1 (Chris Riley)
T10 Titleist Pro V1x (Roland Thatcher)
T10 Titleist Pro V1x (Kevin Sutherland)
T10 Srixon Z-Star X (Boo Weekley)
T10 Titleist Pro V1x (Matt Jones)
T10 Titleist Pro V1x (Aron Price)
T10 Titleist Pro V1x (Jarrod Lyle)


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Leaderboard: (through 18 events)

2010 Tour Winners:
1 Titleist (9 wins)
2 Callaway (5 wins)
3 Srixon (2 wins)
T4 Nike (1 win)
T4 TaylorMade (1 win)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Model: **
1 Titleist Pro V1x (3180)
2 Titleist Pro V1 (1780)
3 TaylorMade Penta TP (1185)
4 Nike One Tour (605)
5 Srixon Z-Star X (555)
6 Callaway Tour i(s) (550)
7 Bridgestone Tour B330-S (465)
8 Callaway Tour i(z) (430)
9 Nike One Tour D (310)
10 Srixon Z-Star (275)
11 Callaway Tour ix (230)
12 Callaway Tour i (130)
13 Bridgestone Tour B330 (40)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Manufacturer:
1 Titleist (4960)
2 Callaway (1340)
3 TaylorMade (1185)
4 Nike (915)
5 Srixon (830)
6 Bridgestone (505)
 
NikeGolf said:
I think a large part of it is for the guys who aren't well recognized, and/or who aren't big winners on tour who might be playing stuff that pays them the most money because they simply want the extra income.
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I think it's the exact opposite. When you are barely cutting it on tour, that's when the psychological aspect of playing something you trust matters. If they played something that didn't work for them, they are probably going to find their way off the tour. That sponsorship money isn't going to be more than the prize money they could have won.
 
This week’s Tour Winner is the Titleist Pro V1x golf ball played by Rory McIlroy, who won the Quail Hollow Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. McIlroy shot a final round 62 to beat Phil Mickelson (Callaway Tour ix) by four strokes to secure his 1st career PGA title.

Top 10 Finishers: Quail Hollow Championship

1 Titleist Pro V1x (Rory McIlroy)
2 Callaway Tour ix (Phil Mickelson)
3 Titleist Pro V1x (Angel Cabrera)
4 Titleist Pro V1x (Brendon de Jonge)
5 Titleist Pro V1 (Bo Van Pelt)
6 Titleist Pro V1x (Rickie Fowler)
T7 Titleist Pro V1x (Mark Wilson)
T7 Titleist Pro V1x (Padraig Harrington)
T7 Titleist Pro V1x (Matt Jones)
T7 Titleist Pro V1x (Scott McCarron)
T7 Srixon Z-Star X (Jim Furyk)
T7 Nike One Tour (Anthony Kim)
T7 Callaway Tour i(s) (J.J. Henry)

Leaderboard: (through 19 events)

2010 Tour Winners:
1 Titleist (10 wins)
2 Callaway (5 wins)
3 Srixon (2 wins)
T4 Nike (1 win)
T4 TaylorMade (1 win)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Model: **
1 Titleist Pro V1x (3570)
2 Titleist Pro V1 (1830)
3 TaylorMade Penta TP (1185)
4 Nike One Tour (635)
5 Srixon Z-Star X (585)
6 Callaway Tour i(s) (580)
7 Bridgestone Tour B330-S (465)
8 Callaway Tour i(z) (430)
T9 Nike One Tour D (310)
T9 Callaway Tour ix (310)
11 Srixon Z-Star (275)
12 Callaway Tour i (130)
13 Bridgestone Tour B330 (40)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Manufacturer:
1 Titleist (5400)
2 Callaway (1450)
3 TaylorMade (1185)
4 Nike (945)
5 Srixon (860)
6 Bridgestone (505)
 
wilwin said:
I think it's the exact opposite. When you are barely cutting it on tour, that's when the psychological aspect of playing something you trust matters. If they played something that didn't work for them, they are probably going to find their way off the tour. That sponsorship money isn't going to be more than the prize money they could have won.
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I see your point, but I think it goes both ways.

The point you made about sponsorship money not being as big as prize money was the same argument I made for the consistent guys on tour using such things as a putter solely based on how they like it, rather than the sponsor money, or "pool" of money that goes along w/ playing certain putters.

Furyk recently switched to a Scotty Cameron putter. I think some believe that the MAIN reason he went w/ a SC putter is because of the money involved.

I tend to think he games one because he likes it better than anything else. I think Tiger games one because he likes it better than anything else.

Just like I think Phil games an Odyssey because he likes it best. Perry games a Ping putter. Stricker games an Odyssey.

Guys like the ones I mentioned aren't playing their putters for the money. I'm sorry, but that's just hard for me to believe simply because a putter is such a personal thing and I really doubt those guys need the money.

On the flip side, I think SOME middle of the road guys will use basically whatever they would get paid to play.

For some, it IS about the money.
 
This week’s Tour Winner is the Srixon Z-Star golf ball played by Tim Clark, who won the The Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Clark shot a final round 67 to beat Robert Allenby (Srixon Z-Star) by one stroke to secure his 1st career PGA title.

Top 10 Finishers: The Players Championship

1 Srixon Z-Star (Tim Clark)
2 Srixon Z-Star (Robert Allenby)
3 Nike One Tour D (Lucas Glover)
T4 Titleist Pro V1x (Davis Love III)
T4 Titleist Pro V1x (Heath Slocum)
T4 Titleist Pro V1 (Bo Van Pelt)
T4 Titleist Pro V1 (Ben Crane)
T4 Titleist Pro V1x (Lee Westwood)
9 Nike One Tour D (Francesco Molinari)
T10 Callaway Tour ix (Fredrik Jacobson)
T10 Titleist Pro V1x (Andres Romero)
T10 Callaway Tour i(s) (Chris Stroud)


Leaderboard: (through 20 events)

2010 Tour Winners:
1 Titleist (10 wins)
2 Callaway (5 wins)
3 Srixon (3 wins)
T4 Nike (1 win)
T4 TaylorMade (1 win)


2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Model: **
1 Titleist Pro V1x (3755)
2 Titleist Pro V1 (1950)
3 TaylorMade Penta TP (1185)
4 Nike One Tour (635)
T5 Srixon Z-Star X (585)
T5 Callaway Tour i(s) (585)
7 Bridgestone Tour B330-S (465)
8 Srixon Z-Star (455)
9 Callaway Tour i(z) (430)
10 Nike One Tour D (390)
11 Callaway Tour ix (315)
12 Callaway Tour i (130)
13 Bridgestone Tour B330 (40)


2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Manufacturer:
1 Titleist (5705)
2 Callaway (1460)
3 TaylorMade (1185)
4 Srixon (1040)
5 Nike (1025)
6 Bridgestone (505)
 
This week’s Tour Winner is the Titleist Pro V1x golf ball played by golf ball played by Adam Scott, who won the Valero Texas Open at the TPC San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. Scott shot a final round 67 to beat Fredrik Jacobson (Callaway Tour ix) by one stroke to secure his 7th career PGA title.

Top 10 Finishers: Valero Texas Open

1 Titleist Pro V1 (Adam Scott)
2 Callaway Tour ix (Fredrik Jacobson)
T3 Titleist Pro V1x (Aaron Baddeley)
T3 Callaway Tour i(s) (Ernie Els)
T3 Titleist Pro V1 (Jimmy Walker)
T6 Callaway Tour ix (Tim Petrovic)
T6 Srixon Z-Star (Garth Mulroy)
8 Srixon Z-Star X (Steve Flesch)
T9 Titleist Pro V1 (Tom Gillis)
T9 Titleist Pro V1 (Spencer Levin)
T9 TaylorMade Penta TP (James Driscoll)
T9 Titleist Pro V1 (Ryan Palmer)

Leaderboard: (through 21 events)


2010 Tour Winners:
1 Titleist (11 wins)
2 Callaway (5 wins)
3 Srixon (3 wins)
T4 Nike (1 win)
T4 TaylorMade (1 win)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Model: **
1 Titleist Pro V1x (3825)
2 Titleist Pro V1 (2150)
3 TaylorMade Penta TP (1185)
4 Callaway Tour i(s) (655)
5 Nike One Tour (635)
6 Srixon Z-Star X (605)
7 Srixon Z-Star (495)
8 Bridgestone Tour B330-S (465)
9 Callaway Tour ix (435)
10 Callaway Tour i(z) (430)
11 Nike One Tour D (390)
12 Callaway Tour i (130)
13 Bridgestone Tour B330 (40)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Manufacturer:
1 Titleist (5975)
2 Callaway (1650)
3 TaylorMade (1185)
4 Srixon (1100)
5 Nike (1025)
6 Bridgestone (505)
 
This week’s Tour Winner is the TaylorMade Penta TP golf ball played by Jason Day, who won the HP Byron Nelson Championship at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Day shot a final round 2-over 72 to beat Brian Gay (Titleist Pro V1), Jeff Overton (Titleist Pro V1x) and Blake Adams (Titleist Pro V1x) by two strokes to secure his 1st career PGA title.

Top 10 Finishers: HP Byron Nelson Championship

1 TaylorMade Penta TP (Jason Day)
T2 Titleist Pro V1 (Brian Gay)
T2 Titleist Pro V1x (Jeff Overton)
T2 Titleist Pro V1x (Blake Adams)
T5 Titleist Pro V1 (Scott Verplank)
T5 Callaway Tour i(s) (Cameron Beckman)
T7 Titleist Pro V1x (Ben Crane)
T7 TaylorMade Penta TP (Dustin Johnson)
T7 Titleist Pro V1x (D.A. Points)
T7 Titleist Pro V1x (Arjun Atwal)
T7 Titleist Pro V1x (Tom Pernice Jr.)
Leaderboard: (through 22 events)

2010 Tour Winners:
1 Titleist (11 wins)
2 Callaway (5 wins)
3 Srixon (3 wins)
4 TaylorMade (2 wins)
5 Nike (1 win)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Model: **
1 Titleist Pro V1x (4105)
2 Titleist Pro V1 (2280)
3 TaylorMade Penta TP (1315)
4 Callaway Tour i(s) (705)
5 Nike One Tour (635)
6 Srixon Z-Star X (605)
7 Srixon Z-Star (495)
8 Bridgestone Tour B330-S (465)
9 Callaway Tour ix (435)
10 Callaway Tour i(z) (430)
11 Nike One Tour D (390)
12 Callaway Tour i (130)
13 Bridgestone Tour B330 (40)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Manufacturer:
1 Titleist (6385)
2 Callaway (1700)
3 TaylorMade (1315)
4 Srixon (1100)
5 Nike (1025)
6 Bridgestone (505)
 
This week’s Tour Winner is the Titleist Pro V1x golf ball played by Zach Johnson, who won the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Johnson shot 64-64 over the weekend to beat Brian Davis (Srixon Z-Star) by three strokes to secure his 7th career PGA title.

Top 10 Finishers: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

1 Titleist Pro V1x (Zach Johnson)
2 Srixon Z-Star (Brian Davis)
T3 Titleist Pro V1x (Jeff Overton)
T3 Titleist Pro V1 (Ben Crane)
T5 Titleist Pro V1 (Scott Verplank)
T5 Titliest Pro V1x (Bryce Molder)
T7 Callaway Tour i (Ricky Barnes)
T7 Titleist Pro V1 (Corey Pavin)
9 Srixon Z-Star X (Boo Weekley)
T10 TaylorMade Penta TP (Martin Laird)
T10 TaylorMade Penta TP (Pat Perez)
T10 Titleist Pro V1 (Bo Van Pelt)

Leaderboard: (through 23 events)

2010 Tour Winners:
1 Titleist (12 wins)
2 Callaway (5 wins)
3 Srixon (3 wins)
4 TaylorMade (2 wins)
5 Nike (1 win)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Model: **
1 Titleist Pro V1x (4325)
2 Titleist Pro V1 (2435)
3 TaylorMade Penta TP (1315)
4 Callaway Tour i(s) (705)
5 Nike One Tour (635)
6 Srixon Z-Star X (615)
7 Srixon Z-Star (575)
8 Bridgestone Tour B330-S (465)
9 Callaway Tour ix (435)
10 Callaway Tour i(z) (430)
11 Nike One Tour D (390)
12 Callaway Tour i (160)
13 Bridgestone Tour B330 (40)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Manufacturer:
1 Titleist (6760)
2 Callaway (1730)
3 TaylorMade (1325)
4 Srixon (1190)
5 Nike (1025)
6 Bridgestone (505)
 
As a newbie, I'm doing a lot of catch up reading and found this thread a little disappointing. I just can't figure out why there couldn't be disagreement without so much attitude. :confused2:

Furyk took home $1,026,000 for winning the Heritage. Think about the math - he'd have to play a Scotty Cameron putter for 30+ years (at $1000/week played) to make that same $1,026,000. There's no way these guys put anything in their bag they aren't absolutely, positively, 100% happy with to make what is for them chump change.

Do they get paid to play the equipment? Of course. All things being equal (which it may very well be in top of the line gear) does the money make the decision for them? Quite possibly. But, do any of the top guys making tens of millions a year, play something inferior to make a few bucks? NO CHANCE!
 
Flooder said:
As a newbie, I'm doing a lot of catch up reading and found this thread a little disappointing. I just can't figure out why there couldn't be disagreement without so much attitude. :confused2:

Furyk took home $1,026,000 for winning the Heritage. Think about the math - he'd have to play a Scotty Cameron putter for 30+ years (at $1000/week played) to make that same $1,026,000. There's no way these guys put anything in their bag they aren't absolutely, positively, 100% happy with to make what is for them chump change.

Do they get paid to play the equipment? Of course. All things being equal (which it may very well be in top of the line gear) does the money make the decision for them? Quite possibly. But, do any of the top guys making tens of millions a year, play something inferior to make a few bucks? NO CHANCE!
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While I agree with you to an extent, take a look at a different situation. Many of the guys take a contract and then after a period of time struggle with something. No different than us amateurs, lets use a putter as an example. If they are locked in (we see it all the time during practice rounds) they cannot make a change. Heck we have seen it a few times on the practice green at tournaments where they try something else and it is working and then say "I wish I could, perhaps in a few months".

Guys are signed to long term deals in many cases. Right out of college or Nationwide. It is a rare case that they can violate the terms of a deal. Look at the Jeff Quinney situation with Nickent and Taylormade. He violated his deal and lost a sponsorship over it. Was considered unsponsored until another company picked him up almost 6 months later.

You are also forgetting the winners pools that go along with deals and especially putters. Forget the $1000 per week, guys can make 10 times that in winners pools with some companies compared to others. I believe guys play what they want, but I also believe money plays a role in certain decisions.
 
Fair enough, JB. If guys are locked into something I agree with you. And as you say at the end, I don't doubt that money plays a role. I guess I'm simply saying I don't see (as an example) Phil leaving Callaway and playing some other brand he doesn't like simply because they offer him more money. Winning, his place in golf history, etc. are far more important to him. Don't forget also, that winning brings non-golf endorsement money, so playing inferior equipment for contract money would not make financial sense if through poor performance it cost you a KPMG, Buick, or similar endorsement.

Doesn't sound like we disagree with each other really. Just that there are a whole bunch of angles to this and so there's no one way of looking at it.
 
Flooder said:
Fair enough, JB. If guys are locked into something I agree with you. And as you say at the end, I don't doubt that money plays a role. I guess I'm simply saying I don't see (as an example) Phil leaving Callaway and playing some other brand he doesn't like simply because they offer him more money. Winning, his place in golf history, etc. are far more important to him. Don't forget also, that winning brings non-golf endorsement money, so playing inferior equipment for contract money would not make financial sense if through poor performance it cost you a KPMG, Buick, or similar endorsement.

Doesn't sound like we disagree with each other really. Just that there are a whole bunch of angles to this and so there's no one way of looking at it.
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Agree 100%. All of the OEMs are making incredible equipment right now. I will say that there have been certain players that took ridiculous sums of money that was not being offered by anybody else to play equipment that did not exist yet. TW is the perfect example of that. But that is a rare case indeed.

But we have met players that left companies to go to another for money. We have met players that took apparel endorsements strictly for the money. We have also met players that wont take on apparel deals so that they can add more billboards to their clothes.

If money did not play a role in the decision making, companies would all offer the same thing in a lot of ways. Take Brian Gay for example. He was not resigned by his iron company despite still playing the same irons. Yet he did sign a deal to play a driver and wear a visor, and play a staff bag for a different company. Deals are so different for every player.
 
This week’s Tour Winner is the TaylorMade Penta TP golf ball played by Justin Rose, who won the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Rose shot a final round 66 to beat Rickie Fowler (Titleist Pro V1x) by three strokes to secure his 1st career PGA title.

Top 10 Finishers: The Memorial Tournament

1 TaylorMade Penta TP (Justin Rose)
2 Titleist Pro V1x (Rickie Fowler)
T3 Titleist Pro V1 (Bo Van Pelt)
T3 Callaway Tour i (Ricky Barnes)
T5 Callaway Tour i(s) (Ryan Moore)
T5 Callaway Tour ix (Phil Mickelson)
T5 Callaway Tour ix (Tim Petrovic)
T8 Bridgestone Tour B330-S (Matt Kuchar)
T8 Nike One Tour D (Stewart Cink)
T10 Srixon Z-Star X (Jim Furyk)
T10 Titleist Pro V1x (Rory McIlroy)

Leaderboard: (through 24 events)

2010 Tour Winners:
1 Titleist (12 wins)
2 Callaway (5 wins)
T3 Srixon (3 wins)
T3 TaylorMade (3 wins)
5 Nike (1 win)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Model: **
1 Titleist Pro V1x (4410)
2 Titleist Pro V1 (2505)
3 TaylorMade Penta TP (1415)
4 Callaway Tour i(s) (755)
5 Nike One Tour (635)
6 Srixon Z-Star X (620)
7 Srixon Z-Star (575)
8 Callaway Tour ix (535)
9 Bridgestone Tour B330-S (485)
10 Callaway Tour i(z) (430)
11 Nike One Tour D (410)
12 Callaway Tour i (230)
13 Bridgestone Tour B330 (40)

2010 Season Standings – Top Finishers by Manufacturer:
1 Titleist (6915)
2 Callaway (1950)
3 TaylorMade (1425)
4 Srixon (1195)
5 Nike (1045)
6 Bridgestone (525)
 
after reading this thread I'm amazed at those that are of the opinion that pros aren't in it for the money side of things.Duh.....
 
jefffann said:
after reading this thread I'm amazed at those that are of the opinion that pros aren't in it for the money side of things.Duh.....
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Right.

They want to play the best equipment FOR THEM to finish better to MAKE MORE MONEY.
 
NikeGolf said:
Right.

They want to play the best equipment FOR THEM to finish better to MAKE MORE MONEY.
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Ummm Okay. As mentioned while that is the case for many, it is not for all. I know that you want to believe that it is always the case, but frankly it isnt.

EDIT: Perfect example. Bo Van Pelt left Nike last year for Titleist this year. Do you think it is because they have better equipment? Maybe because the pay scale was different?
 
JB said:
Ummm Okay. As mentioned while that is the case for many, it is not for all. I know that you want to believe that it is always the case, but frankly it isnt.
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I'll even agree w/ that.

I just hate the premise that ALL of these guys play certain equipment based purely on how much the OEM will give them.
 
NikeGolf said:
I'll even agree w/ that.

I just hate the premise that ALL of these guys play certain equipment based purely on how much the OEM will give them.
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Nobody ever said that. But you have no idea why guys play stuff. And sorry, when you see contracts and meet the guys out there, there is NO QUESTION, that quite a few play certain brands strictly for the cash. Do they hurt their game? Probably not, but the extra cash makes a difference.
 
JB said:
Nobody ever said that. But you have no idea why guys play stuff. And sorry, when you see contracts and meet the guys out there, there is NO QUESTION, that quite a few play certain brands strictly for the cash. Do they hurt their game? Probably not, but the extra cash makes a difference.
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Fair enough.

And for "no one" ever saying that. Right here in this thread more than one poster has "hinted" that the reason pros play what they play is basically solely for the money (to make more, etc).

That's the only thing I take issue with.
 
And there are a few that have hinted as you call it, that nobody plays gear for the money. Face it, this is a business for these guys. There are players on EVERY tour, even top players that are 'for sale'.
 
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