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Just got off the phone with Taylormade and it is OFFICIAL. Greg Norman signs his deal. The official press release will hit the wire in about 15 minutes.
Greg Norman makes it Official
askthejak
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Anybody know what he had in his bag until this (last year's British for example)? I was under the impression that he no longer had any affiliation with Cobra.
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Last year at the British he was playing the TP Red golf ball and that is what got the ball rolling. He really chose TM on his own. I will have the official press release up in a little bit.
LBlack14
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He did play MacGregor.
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Here is the official press release
TaylorMade Golf Company announced today that global golf icon Greg Norman has joined its Tour Staff. Norman, 54, will play TaylorMade clubs, a TaylorMade TP golf ball, use a TaylorMade staff bag and display the TaylorMade logo on the side of his headwear.
Norman chose on his own accord to play TaylorMade’s TP Red Golf ball with Low Drag Performance (LDP) Technology during his remarkable run at last year’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where he held a two-stroke lead going into the final round and finished tied for third. It was his 30th career top-10 finish in a major. Soon after a conversation began between Norman and TaylorMade that resulted in the relationship announced today.
"It started with the TP ball, which I played at the Open Championship last year,” said Norman. "I'm pleased that the discussions have evolved to the extent that I am now a member of the TaylorMade Staff. TaylorMade’s approach to the game and equipment design is very similar to my own. In my opinion TaylorMade is at the very forefront of golf equipment and ball technology.”
Norman, who spent 331 weeks as the world’s No. 1 ranked golfer during the 1980’s and 90’s, has won 91 times worldwide, including the Open Championship twice. His improbable run at last year’s Open Championship earned him an invitation to this year's Masters, which he accepted; it will be his first appearance in the event since 2002.
In preparation for Augusta, TaylorMade's tour technicians have already worked extensively with Norman to fit him for a full set of TaylorMade clubs, including the new R9 driver. Specifically, they dialed in his R9's Flight Control Technology setting to Neutral (N) and his Movable Weight Technology (MWT) configuration to an 8-gram cartridge in the toe, 6-gram cartridge in the back and 8-gram in the heel to promote drives that "roll out" after landing for increased distance. Norman was also fit for TaylorMade's Tour Preferred irons which he debuted on the Champions Tour last week at the Cap Cana Championship.
“Our relationship with Greg Norman is really a throw back to the way business was done when I started my career,” said Mark King. “Greg let us know prior to last year’s Open Championship that he was going to play our TP Red ball. He has started testing our equipment and it looks like our technology is capable of maximizing his incredible talent. From our perspective, it is exciting to be working with Greg and seeing him go out there and give these guys all they can handle.”
TaylorMade Golf Company announced today that global golf icon Greg Norman has joined its Tour Staff. Norman, 54, will play TaylorMade clubs, a TaylorMade TP golf ball, use a TaylorMade staff bag and display the TaylorMade logo on the side of his headwear.
Norman chose on his own accord to play TaylorMade’s TP Red Golf ball with Low Drag Performance (LDP) Technology during his remarkable run at last year’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where he held a two-stroke lead going into the final round and finished tied for third. It was his 30th career top-10 finish in a major. Soon after a conversation began between Norman and TaylorMade that resulted in the relationship announced today.
"It started with the TP ball, which I played at the Open Championship last year,” said Norman. "I'm pleased that the discussions have evolved to the extent that I am now a member of the TaylorMade Staff. TaylorMade’s approach to the game and equipment design is very similar to my own. In my opinion TaylorMade is at the very forefront of golf equipment and ball technology.”
Norman, who spent 331 weeks as the world’s No. 1 ranked golfer during the 1980’s and 90’s, has won 91 times worldwide, including the Open Championship twice. His improbable run at last year’s Open Championship earned him an invitation to this year's Masters, which he accepted; it will be his first appearance in the event since 2002.
In preparation for Augusta, TaylorMade's tour technicians have already worked extensively with Norman to fit him for a full set of TaylorMade clubs, including the new R9 driver. Specifically, they dialed in his R9's Flight Control Technology setting to Neutral (N) and his Movable Weight Technology (MWT) configuration to an 8-gram cartridge in the toe, 6-gram cartridge in the back and 8-gram in the heel to promote drives that "roll out" after landing for increased distance. Norman was also fit for TaylorMade's Tour Preferred irons which he debuted on the Champions Tour last week at the Cap Cana Championship.
“Our relationship with Greg Norman is really a throw back to the way business was done when I started my career,” said Mark King. “Greg let us know prior to last year’s Open Championship that he was going to play our TP Red ball. He has started testing our equipment and it looks like our technology is capable of maximizing his incredible talent. From our perspective, it is exciting to be working with Greg and seeing him go out there and give these guys all they can handle.”
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i still cant get over how well he did at The Open. That would've been so cool if he had won
TheHammer
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I believe that Greg Norman owns a stake in MacGregor golf. With him signing with TM, I wonder what the future of one of the oldest and IMO classic club makers holds.
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He does still own a stake in the company.
LBlack14
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From the looks of the way places are dumping their equipment and from what I've heard, Macgregor golf isn't long for this world, Truly sad.
DDBowdoin
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they're toast man... what a shame
Gummi Bear
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Yeah, that's a really weird move on Norman's part. I guess he's bailing on the company that helped to make him who he is.
If Mac Gregor closes the doors, there's going to be some real talent on the street in club makers and designers. It'll be interesting to see where those guys go. Don White, Bobby Grace and lots of others will be out there...
If Mac Gregor closes the doors, there's going to be some real talent on the street in club makers and designers. It'll be interesting to see where those guys go. Don White, Bobby Grace and lots of others will be out there...
askthejak
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I was under the impression that Bobby Grace left MacGregor some time ago, but they own the rights to his name- making it so he can't put his name on his putters. I may be wrong here.
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Not surprizing when one of the owners more or less admits their equipment is second rate.