JTJIII
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Okay, I just got back from the third round of the Barclay's here in New Jersey and I was shocked how many tour pros do NOT use equipment from the company they are sponsored by. Here are some of the things I saw:
1) Troy Matteson: He's got a big Titleist Bag and on Liberty National's 3rd tee whips off his Titleist 3 wood cover and pulls out a new Taylor Made R9 3 wood!
2) Charles Howell III: A Taylor Made R9 Driver and Taylor Made Burner 3 Wood under his Bridgestone headcovers, although he did have Bridgestone irons.
3) Brian Gay: Taylor Made R9 Driver under his Mizuno headcover.
4) Tim Petrovic: Taylor Made R9 Driver under his Callaway headcover
5) James Nitties: Big Callaway deal signed just before the US open but Titleist irons and an R9 driver peeking out of his big Callaway bag.
6) Ryan Moore: No equipment deal for this PGA tour winner so his Ping irons and Adams Speedline driver say a lot about what he really likes.
7) Webb Simpson: Hanging in at the Barclay's with his big Titleist bag....but thanks mostly to his Ping Craz-e putter.
8) Harrison Frazar: Nice Srixon bag, too bad about the Callaway x-forged irons hiding inside.
9) Daniel Chopra: Ping Bag and lifts off the headcover....noooooo! Another R9. Chopra was bombing it, by the way.
The Toronto Globe and Mail reported this week that tour pros below the top 30 in the world rankings who signed deals before the recession were getting between $1 and $2 million to carry a company's bag and play their equipment and that post recession are now getting $200,000. Still, if you're getting that kind of pay, the least you can do is play the stuff.
Personally, I saw so many non Taylor Made guys playing the R9 - that was the biggest endorsement of all!
1) Troy Matteson: He's got a big Titleist Bag and on Liberty National's 3rd tee whips off his Titleist 3 wood cover and pulls out a new Taylor Made R9 3 wood!
2) Charles Howell III: A Taylor Made R9 Driver and Taylor Made Burner 3 Wood under his Bridgestone headcovers, although he did have Bridgestone irons.
3) Brian Gay: Taylor Made R9 Driver under his Mizuno headcover.
4) Tim Petrovic: Taylor Made R9 Driver under his Callaway headcover
5) James Nitties: Big Callaway deal signed just before the US open but Titleist irons and an R9 driver peeking out of his big Callaway bag.
6) Ryan Moore: No equipment deal for this PGA tour winner so his Ping irons and Adams Speedline driver say a lot about what he really likes.
7) Webb Simpson: Hanging in at the Barclay's with his big Titleist bag....but thanks mostly to his Ping Craz-e putter.
8) Harrison Frazar: Nice Srixon bag, too bad about the Callaway x-forged irons hiding inside.
9) Daniel Chopra: Ping Bag and lifts off the headcover....noooooo! Another R9. Chopra was bombing it, by the way.
The Toronto Globe and Mail reported this week that tour pros below the top 30 in the world rankings who signed deals before the recession were getting between $1 and $2 million to carry a company's bag and play their equipment and that post recession are now getting $200,000. Still, if you're getting that kind of pay, the least you can do is play the stuff.
Personally, I saw so many non Taylor Made guys playing the R9 - that was the biggest endorsement of all!