Scotty Cameron moving to Nike.... ???

[kennay92]

I'm sure the two putter lines would remain separate. SC would be the "elite" line and will continue making boutique and custom putters and the method lineup will likely remain as the cheaper alternative.

Well nike markets the method as an elite putter. So I dont think they'd step down and make the SC line more elite to the method.. It's kinda like them admitting a competitor has had better product all along. Know what i mean?

[sean_miller]

Well nike markets the method as an elite putter. So I dont think they'd step down and make the SC line more elite to the method.. It's kinda like them admitting a competitor has had better product all along. Know what i mean?

Sort of like they did with pretty much everything Bauer made?

[enis750]

Sort of like they did with pretty much everything Bauer made?

easy Miller.....them there amerrricans might not know what Bauer is

they make hockey equipment........and Nike makes it hahahah!!!! j/k....but you never know.... ;)

[newtogolf]

There are none. You are right.

Nike has a great marketing department, and while their products aren't bad, they don't equal the hype. I doubt Nike would give SC the freedom that he currently has as Nike is all about controlling their brand.

[Slappy9]

[QUOTE=enis750;555144]easy Miller.....them there amerrricans might not know what Bauer is
they make hockey equipment........and Nike makes it

Nike just owns the Bauer name...its still all the same people at bauer making the same top of the line bauer equipment just Nike makes the proffit....

[sean_miller]

[QUOTE=Slappy9;555281]

easy Miller.....them there amerrricans might not know what Bauer is

Exactly. They knew their own equipment was garbage (skate and helmets especially) so they took over the people who knew how to do it properly.

In the case of golf, the Nike brand equipment isn't inferior to anyone.

[clubchamp]

I'm of the opinion that an asian company will buy the titleist brands. Nike just doesn't fit for me because I don't think they have the need to buy them. They already have better marketing, worlds most famous golfer, and "elite" lines. Plus I thought nike was eyeing under armour but this may have passed because I haven't seen anything recently.

[kurisu]

I'm of the opinion that an asian company will buy the titleist brands. Nike just doesn't fit for me because I don't think they have the need to buy them. They already have better marketing, worlds most famous golfer, and "elite" lines. Plus I thought nike was eyeing under armour but this may have passed because I haven't seen anything recently.

Which Asian company?

We listed them in the other thread about the Fortune brands being for sale, and the conclusion was that none had either the financial power or a good commercial reason to buy Titleist. None of the established brands, i.e. Mizuno, Bridgestone (with TourStage), Yamaha (InpresX), Yonex, PRGR, (and dare I add) Honma, have the marketing power to absorb a brand such as Titleist. If one of them did, then to save cost they would dilute the particularities of both their brand and Titleist's. And then, you get none of the positives from such acquisition. What is the point of having two completely different lines of clubs with completely different manufacturing facilities, completely different strategies ? That's a recipe for losing money. Only pure financial buyers will be interested in taking over the Acushnet empire.

[iacas]

I'm pretty sure Nike sold off Bauer or released it or whatever a few years ago.

http://www.bauer.com/

[jamo]

I'm pretty sure Nike sold off Bauer or released it or whatever a few years ago.

Wikipedia says they did:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauer_Hockey

[sean_miller]

Wikipedia says they did:

Good to know. I liked my pre-Nike Bauers, but since then went with Koho and Mission.

Anyway, my point was, when they realize someone else does a better job, they're not above buying that company and rebranding it (sort of). I don't see that happening with the Acushnet brands.