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wheres all the titleist stuff

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Thu, Mar 21 2013 8:36 PM

  ApexPC:

  As far as the VEM/deviation, I doubt that would factor at all.

  WGT remains the best online golf experience available.

   +1

  However I agree with Bella, premium brands often will not want to see their product associated outside of its core market as it may appear to some as "cheapening" its image. I believe this is the case with some Golf Courses as well (ie British Open Courses) that are privately owned and exclusive and has nothing to do with WGT's business approach.

• borntobesting 9,774 Posts

  Fri, Mar 22 2013 4:28 AM

  alanti:

  ApexPC:

  As far as the VEM/deviation, I doubt that would factor at all.

  WGT remains the best online golf experience available.

   

   +1

  However I agree with Bella, premium brands often will not want to see their product associated outside of its core market as it may appear to some as "cheapening" its image. I believe this is the case with some Golf Courses as well (ie British Open Courses) that are privately owned and exclusive and has nothing to do with WGT's business approach.

  I believe in the case of Royal Lytam last year Chad said they didn't want their course being associated with a video game. 

• TarheelsRule 5,607 Posts

  Fri, Mar 22 2013 9:41 AM

  Born is right and I think that is going to be a problem with a number of courses as we move forward, especially the British Open courses.

  In terms of equipment, that is a double edged sword.  Titleist  held themselves as a top brand only sold in Pro Shops for years, over the course of the last 20 years they eased that and sell balls in Wal Mart today.

  Allowing WGT to put your club into the game has the potential, in my mind, as being a great advertising tool, even if WGT doesn't pay you for the use of your brands, you reach 5 million potential customers many on a daily basis.  I play mainly Callaway clubs but I have tried Taylor Made, Cleveland, etc. over the years and half of the game is getting a brand into the consumers mind.

  If you think of it in terms of Taylormade and Callaway, WGT is a lot of free advertising.