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Titleist - What Might It Mean for WGT...and also for Us?

• pmm711 5,702 Posts

  Wed, Apr 25 2018 10:44 AM

  OK...so the preeminent sponsor in all of professional golf, Titleist, now has a presence in THE BEST virtual golf game on the planet.  This makes me wonder why I still see people poking jabs at WGTChampion about him wanting to puke over the excitement of this news.  Why am I wondering???  Well...

  1) Maybe with Titleist "on board" they'll help to infuse "goodness" back into OUR game...and hopefully some development cash.

  2) Maybe we'll see Titleist clubs, and not only balls, in the near future...and hopefully high level irons with a slower meter speed.

  3) Maybe Titleist's influence in the world of golf will help WGT TopGolf leverage their ability to sign on new courses.

  4) Maybe the future of the game isn't just the "mobile" platform.

  5) etc. etc. etc.

  Let's look at this introduction of Titleist into OUR game from a glass half full perspective...

  Imagine the possibilities!!!!!

• dancingdennis 1,343 Posts

  Wed, Apr 25 2018 11:02 AM

  Well Paul it means it’s going to separate the haves & the have nots I think

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Wed, Apr 25 2018 11:20 AM

  The only thing I find unusual about this is why would Calloway, who owns 14% of TopGolf, be willing to sit back and let Titleist and Taylor Made get the spotlight so to speak...not the Cally golf company I remember from the 90's LOL

  You know Titleist clubs will be right behind this..

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Wed, Apr 25 2018 11:28 AM

  Excitement!  Titleist on board!  Now let's see if I can afford any of those balls.  Late getting on here today.

• pmm711 5,702 Posts

  Wed, Apr 25 2018 11:30 AM

  fatdan:

  The only thing I find unusual about this is why would Calloway, who owns 14% of TopGolf, be willing to sit back and let Titleist and Taylor Made get the spotlight so to speak...not the Cally golf company I remember from the 90's LOL

  I think Callaway realizes the golfing world just doesn't revolve around them.  An influx of cash from wherever will help them to profit in the near term and long run.  The more big players in this can only mean better things to come for us.  And we know there will be people moaning about the price of the Titleist balls (and future gear to come), but, watch the bags fill up as the majority of players on here don't whine...they just pay and play.

  fatdan:

  You know Titleist clubs will be right behind this..

  Most definitely

  
  

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Wed, Apr 25 2018 12:03 PM

  Ok, I wasn't aware that Ely Calloway had died....in fact a lonnnnng time ago LOL

  It was more about letting TM take the spot held by the Nike balls than Titleist coming aboard...Cally figured out nobody could wrestle the ball title from Titleist....Cally also owns Odyssey and Hogan, and I believe a piece of Srixon/Cleveland at one time

  TM owns Adams...which leaves only Cobra as the outsider since Titleist sold them some time ago....

  Lot of name brands here but only 2 motherships, Titleist should be a very welcome addition, albeit expensive LOL

   

• Fencer100 2,064 Posts

  Sat, May 5 2018 3:20 AM

  pmm711:

  2) Maybe we'll see Titleist clubs, and not only balls, in the near future...and hopefully high level irons with a slower meter speed.

  Here's one to stir up the forum ....... instead of making the meter slower for the higher level players aand enabling them to post even lower unrealistic scores, why not speed up the meter on the high level clubs and set them a real challenge !!

  Now that would be novel

• garyk49 2,331 Posts

  Sat, May 5 2018 4:07 AM

  Fencer100:

  Here's one to stir up the forum ....... instead of making the meter slower for the higher level players aand enabling them to post even lower unrealistic scores, why not speed up the meter on the high level clubs and set them a real challenge !!

  Now that would be novel

  Fine if you want to think that way.  By the same token then, they can make higher level, slower meter senior clubs for us old folks.  Our reaction time just isn't what it used to be.  They do that now IRL with the shafts on RL clubs.  Except mine aren't, but then again it's tough to get out on the course IRL anymore.

   

• Easy1955 264 Posts

  Sat, May 5 2018 4:28 AM

  cool info here FD ... Now that the Tiger is back and that he and Rory are using the Twist face driver ... here we go ... chaching ... lol ...