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Forum Thread of the Day: “Major TaylorMade Announcement?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day was submitted by From_Parts_Unknown, who claims to have received an interesting email from David Abeles, CEO and President of TaylorMade Golf. Within the email, From_Parts_Unknown states that the message contained the following:
“We are preparing to make one of the most significant announcements in company history – a new addition to our athlete team that will light up the industry and enhance the impact of our brand like never before. Please stay tuned. You will hear from us in a couple of weeks!”
As you would expect, the news has created a buzz in our forums, and our members have been speculating on what the major announcement could be.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- jll62: “If it’s a ball/glove deal with Rickie, that is a big deal. Signing the #12 player in the world to use your product is a major announcement. Think about it. He’s a long time Titleist ball loyalist, so if you can get him to come over and play your product, it’s validation that you have something special.”
- tatertot: “Any way TM found a way to get Phil away from Callaway?”
- andrieddie: “Fleetwood is the best guess but does he light up the industry? Curry is all Callaway and why would they think signing a basketball star would help with selling golf clubs? Or maybe with the hyperbole, it is Rickie with the ball deal.”
- golfgirlrobin: “‘Light up the industry’ is a pretty high bar. If it turns out to be a ball/glove deal, that’s going to be a bit of a joke. I don’t see Zach Johnson switching companies again as particularly exciting and certainly wouldn’t enhance the impact of their brand “like never before“. I am curious, though.”
This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.
Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.
Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.
Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.
@Lamosteve began:
Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine
Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6
Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
- JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
- jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”
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Will
Jan 16, 2019 at 2:03 pm
Come on you guys are smarter than this. They got tiger for the TP5 ball. Nobody gets the whole bag and allows the ball to be bridgestone. Tiger has been testing during his break and is probably on board now.
Tom
Jan 16, 2019 at 1:29 pm
Will they announce they signed long baller Gianni Maglicco, the mustachioed wizard?
Larry Covey
Jan 15, 2019 at 6:13 pm
It’s Fleetwood using T/M irons! P-7tw1
jgpl001
Jan 15, 2019 at 1:31 pm
My guess it’s Donald Trump ????
MasterFitter
Jan 15, 2019 at 1:30 am
My guess is Tommy Fleetwood, he has been practicing with a set of TaylorMade prototype irons in Dubai, saw them with my own eyes, identical to Tigers
Kyle89
Jan 15, 2019 at 12:47 am
DJ convinced his buddy Brooks to sign?
KIRKLANDBALL
Jan 14, 2019 at 7:52 pm
Got to ba Jack Nicklaus
ChipNRun
Jan 14, 2019 at 6:26 pm
IF there’s a lawsuit involved for a competitor’s non-performance, it could be almost anybody.
That said, I seriously doubt that Phil will leave Callaway. After all, he half-invented the PM grind wedges and the PM 64* jumper.
Tom
Jan 14, 2019 at 6:10 pm
I bet they signed someone who can really move the needle, maybe like Woody Austin?
Bob Yeahaw
Jan 15, 2019 at 10:35 am
Omar Uresti!
Wally kim
Jan 14, 2019 at 5:53 pm
I was thinking they were going to offer a few members here an experience like the previous ones at the kingdom or an exotic destination.
Manohman
Jan 14, 2019 at 4:02 pm
0 and 31 lololol
Taylormade and Golfwrx are peas in a pathetic pod.
The dude
Jan 14, 2019 at 4:01 pm
Who gives a F ….whoever they got….they wrote a huge check!…congrats on that…..it says S about their products.
Tom
Jan 14, 2019 at 3:47 pm
Adding another “athlete” won’t sell one more club for TM….just ask Nike how that worked for their now defunct club business.
Thomas A
Jan 14, 2019 at 3:37 pm
Some company bought Taylor Made.
David Landig
Jan 14, 2019 at 2:55 pm
Cameron Champ?
CaoNiMa
Jan 14, 2019 at 1:49 pm
Paul Casey?
CaoNiMa
Jan 14, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Brooks?
neil
Jan 15, 2019 at 12:44 am
Maybe merging with Honma?