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01-07-2011 09:47 AM #1
My Man Rocco: Mediate opts for no club deals in 2011
http://www.golfweek.com/news/2011/ja...ub-deals-2011/
Mediate opts for no club deals in 2011
So which equipment company did Rocco Mediate sign with in the offseason?
“No club deals,” he announced outside the clubhouse at Kapalua. “Not looking for one. I turned them all down.”
Obviously you're not a golfer.
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01-07-2011 10:18 AM #2
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Ah, this makes sense now. This really caught me by surprise yesterday when I saw a commercial with him for Dicks, and he was walking around with a shirt with a Nike logo, an arm with a Taylormade Tattoo etc. They really emphasize all the manufacturer logos throughout the commercial.
Its funny how you associate people with certain "brands" and how easily you can be thrown off when you see them with something else. Tiger's a perfect example, I take a 2nd look every time I see him with a putter missing the 3 red dots.
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01-07-2011 10:25 AM #3
Not really a big surprise.
Rocco was probably already financially secure and with the win last year he's exempt until he's eligible for the Retirement Fund Gravy Tour, I mean Champion's Tour, so why not play what he wants.Not fat anymore. Need to get better at golf now!
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01-07-2011 11:14 AM #4
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What this really means is that he was probably not offered what he thought was "fair" from Callaway, his longtime sponsor. Getting a big head because you won a Fall Series event, Rocco? Tsk tsk.
Callaway also failed to re-sign McDowell, so maybe they're cutting back on player endorsements?
Anyways, if he got something from Dick's, good for him.
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01-07-2011 12:03 PM #5
Actually he and Callaway split because he wanted to switch putters from an Odyssey, which was against the terms of his (and all) Callaway club contract.
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01-07-2011 12:06 PM #6
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01-07-2011 12:09 PM #7
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01-07-2011 12:14 PM #8
In his defense, the Callaway putter wasn't working for him and he wanted to change it. They said no, so they ended the contract.
With the new putter he ended up winning so it's hard to argue against his decision.
Ping and Callaway both require you to play one of their putters if you have a club deal with them. I guess the message is that they care more about putters than other clubs.Not fat anymore. Need to get better at golf now!
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01-07-2011 12:28 PM #9
Talking about putters.
Talking about putters.
Last year Rocco went to Scotty Camerons Putting Studio and asked Scotty for a Scotty Cameron carry/stand bag to use at the Frys.com tournament. Which is actually a Sun Mountain carry bag with Scotty Cameron badging all over it. Rocco likes the Scotty Cameron putters so much he wanted to carry it for free. Scotty had to deny his request and told Rocco that he is only a sub-brand to Titleist and he has to answer to them.
Rocco wasn't happy about it apparently.
I read this in an article after Rocco won the Frys.com tournament last fall.Last edited by Break68; 01-07-2011 at 12:34 PM. Reason: typo
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01-07-2011 02:35 PM #10
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Lefty Lucas
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01-07-2011 02:37 PM #11
Probably true, but people are very superstitious about their putters.
In McDowell's case even though he is now a Srixon staffer he is still using his Odyssey putter.Not fat anymore. Need to get better at golf now!
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01-07-2011 02:40 PM #12
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01-07-2011 02:43 PM #13
http://blogs.golf.com/equipment/2010...scom-open.html
Rocco WITB at Frys.com Fall 2010.Obviously you're not a golfer.
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01-07-2011 02:45 PM #14
I was wrong about the wedge shafts, they were KBS as well. Not DGS300.
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01-07-2011 04:29 PM #15
I didn't think the "Scotty Cameron" brand paid players to play his stuff, so why would that have been an issue? Seems a little strange to me. Perhaps it had more to do with Titleist not wanting tour players to have SC branded bags, etc.
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01-07-2011 04:43 PM #16
Yes, I think Titleist can tell Scotty whatever they want from what it sounds like.
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01-07-2011 06:37 PM #17
Well Cameron is a subordinate brand to Titleist, so they're not going to allow it to be promoted over the main brand. Also, there is pay for play for Cameron putters.
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01-07-2011 07:04 PM #18
I read McDowell was drawn to Srixon mainly because their ball (Z-Star) that he wanted to use
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01-07-2011 07:07 PM #19
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01-07-2011 07:45 PM #20
rocco mediate
So the tour for 2011 will now have 2 players without equipment deals, Ryan Moore and Rocco Mediate. You might see this incresing each year as companies are really cutting back on equipment deals that pay alot. Last i heard Titleist is even toying with the idea of letting Scotty Cameron go. The putters do not generate the income for them like they used to, and the royalties to Scotty Cameron are high.
Cobra has been sold since July 1 2010 and Fortune brands the parent company of Titleist has put the company up for sale as of Dec 1 2010. Things will change for alot of tour players in the next few years regarding equipment contracts.
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01-07-2011 08:07 PM #21
Moore went without a contract 2 years ago, but last year he was with Scratch and this year Adams. Also, the situation with Cameron isn't that Titleist is thinking of letting him go, it's more whether he will walk or be sold off as part of the Acushnet auction by Fortune Brands. Titleist just signed him to a new multi-year deal earlier this year.
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01-07-2011 09:11 PM #22
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