Speith...Where does he go from here? New club endorsement?

[jdowning111]

So he's done it...5 wins, 2 majors and the Fed Ex Cup all wrapped up in a nice neat package. Does he stay with Titleist? Obviously his endorsement contract with Under Armor complicates who will go after him but with rumors abounding about DJ and Jason Day leave TMAG next year (heard recently from a TM rep that they are both off to Cobra/Puma next year) who will try to lure Jordan away next year? Thoughts anyone?

[bladehunter]

Disneyworld Bossman!!! where else!? Hes Taking Ellie to Disneyworld!! (i sure hope hes doing something with the family to rest this coming week)

[MtlJeff]

There's been a few threads already about his endorsement contract. Yes several golfers have left Titliest, however a differentiator for Spieth is his Under Armour deal. UA doesn't make clubs but does make apparel. Other OEMs would want an apparel deal too (Nike specifically) so that would mean he couldn't stay with Under Armour, who by the way has very deep pockets and i imagine is making a mint on apparel, and has also locked Spieth up to a multi-year deal

Spieth has a great deal. UA can afford to pay him a ton, and he can decide to take less for clubs due to that.

So what will he do? Probably stay with Titliest, UA...and go home and hang out with his hot-twenty-something girlfriend

[Sean2]

Sp[color=#ff0000][b]ie[/b][/color]th.

It would simply be speculation. He is doing pretty well with the clubs he is currently playing. That said, any OEM would be happy to have him, not just because he wins, but because he is so personable.

[stu_man]

I think UA makes a play on Callaway at some point. Until then, he stays with Titleist.

[PGArox]

President of the United States, of course.

[jmvargas]

if it ain't broke don't fix it....

he's not going to make any major changes..

[miboy]

I think he stays with Titleist clubs, with UA paying him a contract, why change at this point.....?

[prorobo]

Spieth has [i]only[/i] ten years left on his UA deal (a bit less to be exact). So that basically rules out Nike and Taylormade until that time. But as long as he doesn't change his putter, it won't really matter what sticks he swings!

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[quote name='jdowning111' timestamp='1443395857' post='12375294']
So he's done it...5 wins, 2 majors and the Fed Ex Cup all wrapped up in a nice neat package. Does he stay with Titleist? Obviously his endorsement contract with Under Armor complicates who will go after him but with rumors abounding about DJ and Jason Day leave TMAG next year (heard recently from a TM rep that they are both off to Cobra/Puma next year) who will try to lure Jordan away next year? Thoughts anyone?
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Any validity to the rumor of Day and DJ both going to Cobra?

[KrazyTrain18]

1. Spieth isn't going to make any significant changes as opposed to popular belief, I'd almost put money on it.

2. Jason Day is one of the last people I can see gaming Cobra equipment.

[mtsmith]

Where does he go from here? To number 2, then number 3, then back to 2, then back to number 1, back to 2, back to 1, etc ect.....he bounces around with mcilroy and day for (hopefully 10-15 years) at the top of the OWGR.

[golfandfishing]

This is at least the 4th thread on Spieth changing clubs. Why do so many on this board feel he needs to change? There is zero indication he will leave Titleist.

[gvogel]

IF he goes anywhere, he would be crazy to change putters.

So, I see him staying with Titleist for quite awhile.

[tbowles411]

[quote name='golfandfishing' timestamp='1443403226' post='12375972']
This is at least the 4th thread on Spieth changing clubs. Why do so many on this board feel he needs to change? There is zero indication he will leave Titleist.
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Because he won't. He's making his money from AT&T and Under Armour.

[Buzzkill]

[b] Speith...Where does he go from here?[/b]

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[MarkCPA]

I see a trend here. Jordan breaks par = another new thread about his bolting from Titleist.

[tbowles411]

[quote name='Buzzkill' timestamp='1443403684' post='12376014']
[b] Speith...Where does he go from here?[/b]

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It IS a magical place...

[OldGolfer87]

A few weeks ago some people here started a thread asking is Jordan done ?? done laughing all the way to the bank ? . after a 22 million dollar year he can take a few months vacation and after that he gets to do it all over again ..

[hwc1954]

Where is he going from here:

1) He said last week that he wants to continue getting stronger in the gym over the off season and get a little longer off the tee. I think that is a very reasonable goal. At 22, he's not fully developed physically. He said that he was able to keep his weight up this year better than in previous years.

2) From my armchair perspective, he still has some room for improvement in shot making consistency under pressure. He hit a bunch of really bad shots today, and really all week at East Lake. Again, that would be a normal development curve. Most golfers don't really hit their full stride swinging the club until their late 20s.

[AMH58]

Why does everyone immediately think he's going to leave the clubs that have gotten him to this point? He's played Titleist for as long as I've remembered and he's had a hell of a run. Stick with what works and don't change. $22 million is no reason to leave anywhere. That's more than pretty much anyone in this thread will make in their life.

[Bonhomme Richard]

I can't believe how many threads there are on this. Why is it necessarily a foregone conclusion that he'll leave Titleist? And even more important, so what if he does?

[Cwing]

I would assume Presidents Cup and then vacation with the hottie girlfriend.

[Llortamaisey]

He can't stay with Titleist. The golf gods wouldn't allow it. Just think, if Rory had stayed with Titleist, we would have never known Jordan, except for at Texas.

Jordan must leave Titleist so that we can be introduced to the next star.

[OldGolfer87]

I truly wonder if whether Jordan changes club companies matters in the least to anyone outside this website .... i would vote a resounding NO

[foggedz]

[quote name='golfandfishing' timestamp='1443403226' post='12375972']
This is at least the 4th thread on Spieth changing clubs. Why do so many on this board feel he needs to change? There is zero indication he will leave Titleist.
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Some people look to what the pro's are playing as validation for them buying into club MFG's hype. If Spieth does switch MFG's it turns in a pissing match for those that have for some reason or another developed and alliance to a particular MFG.

For those that think something better does come out every few months they have a tuff time wrapping their mind around why any one would stay with Titleist with their steady 2 year product cycles.

[bscinstnct]

[quote name='hwc1954' timestamp='1443404836' post='12376126']
Where is he going from here:

1) He said last week that he wants to continue getting stronger in the gym over the off season and get a little longer off the tee. I think that is a very reasonable goal. At 22, he's not fully developed physically. He said that he was able to keep his weight up this year better than in previous years.

2) From my armchair perspective, he still has some room for improvement in shot making consistency under pressure. He hit a bunch of really bad shots today, and really all week at East Lake. Again, that would be a normal development curve. Most golfers don't really hit their full stride swinging the club until their late 20s.
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The gym?

Uh, oh...

[hwc1954]

[quote name='bscinstnct' timestamp='1443413055' post='12376694']The gym?

Uh, oh...
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He's got a really good modern strength and conditioning trainer. He said this week that he's done a better job of keeping his weight up. In 2014, he lost 15 pounds over the summer and couldn't wear the Ryder Cup clothes he'd been fitted for.

A lot of really young guys struggle to keep their weight up.

Here's Spieth's gym in Dallas:

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxriUgoJUk"]https://www.youtube....h?v=fJxriUgoJUk[/url]

Looks like a really good, solid program. I have no doubt that he will get stronger.

[Tinuke]

[quote name='stu_man' timestamp='1443396523' post='12375354']
I think UA makes a play on Callaway at some point. Until then, he stays with Titleist.
[/quote] UA buys TM, Adidas wants out. The value of the co. will probably be highly dependent on the sucess of the M1. The irony is that if UA waits 3 mere months, sharp discounts will apply.

[ebk]

[quote name='PGArox' timestamp='1443396591' post='12375358']
President of the United States, of course.
[/quote]

Ineligible for just under 13 years...which means a heck of a career prior to age 35...