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WUTiger Incredible Member

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Stopped by the local Sports Authority today to check the closeout sale. Most items including golf are 30% off.

Good chance to pick up drivers, FWs and hybrids for TM Aeroburner and SLDR, plus Nike Vapor Speed. Brand name golf bags have also been discounted, including TM, Callaway, Titleist and Ogio.

Gloves: Some Bionic StableGrip, plus second tier models. // Lots of Tommy Armour golf balls of different sorts, along with hitting nets and other training stuff.

Note: Store fixtures are for sale, including an indoor hitting net for golf (which I don't think they ever hung up). SA had a putting green, but no place to hit clubs.

(I used to get workout gear at SA).

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gregsandiego Great Member

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10 hours ago, WUTiger said:

Stopped by the local Sports Authority today to check the closeout sale. Most items including golf are 30% off.

Good chance to pick up drivers, FWs and hybrids for TM Aeroburner and SLDR, plus Nike Vapor Speed. Brand name golf bags have also been discounted, including TM, Callaway, Titleist and Ogio.

Gloves: Some Bionic StableGrip, plus second tier models. // Lots of Tommy Armour golf balls of different sorts, along with hitting nets and other training stuff.

Note: Store fixtures are for sale, including an indoor hitting net for golf (which I don't think they ever hung up). SA had a putting green, but no place to hit clubs.

(I used to get workout gear at SA).

I practice regularly at a huge Golfsmith store that has lots of inside mats and nets. I make my golf purchases there even though I could get cheaper on Amazon. I'd hate to see this store go out of business.

 

 

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My local SA (Plano, TX) was almost completely empty 3 weeks ago, wish I'd have gone sooner.

In my Bag: Driver: Titelist 913 D3 9.5 deg. 3W: TaylorMade RBZ 14.5 3H: TaylorMade RBZ 18.5 4I - SW: TaylorMade R7 TP LW: Titelist Vokey 60 Putter: Odyssey 2-Ball

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WUTiger Incredible Member

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You might see if you can buy an inside SA sign for your basement bar.

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I thought so. They sent me an email today and said hurry in final day is the 28th. I have been to these kind of going out of business sales and if you are not there on the day the sale starts it is very slim pickins after that.

What other brick and mortars do you think are going to be closing when then do not keep up with the online sales?

Doug

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I stopped in yesterday and all I saw in the golf section was a huge bin of club covers.

I did score big time on some football gear for my son.

I got 2 football shirts, 1 pair of padded pants, 2 pair of all sport socks and some Nike cleats for $30.00

That was a nice visit, saved huge over going to Dicks.  I went there after to buy another pair of pants and spent $34.00 for them.

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Selection slim in SA's last 53 hours here...

3 hours ago, Vinny Cap said:

I stopped in yesterday and all I saw in the golf section was a huge bin of club covers.

Similar to what I found:A bin of head covers for $1.97 each, and mixed rack of golf and handball gloves and various golf and tennis items. Only golf clubs = two Cleveland Tour Action wedges - slight rusting - display props for $3 each.

I did get a Tourna Elbow Guard band for $5.29, designed to lessen both golf and tennis elbow pain.

Some cold weather workout gear, but that's about it. Sadly, several of the remaining SA red shirts for sale had snags in them. 

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Driver:  :touredge: EXS 10.5°, weights neutral   ||  FWs:  :callaway: Rogue 4W + 7W
Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
Wedges:  :callaway: MD3: 48°, 54°... MD4: 58° ||  Putter:image.png.b6c3447dddf0df25e482bf21abf775ae.pngInertial NM SL-583F, 34"  
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Judge zaps SA executive bonuses

US bankruptcy judge Mary Walrath has ruled that Sports Authority executives are not entitled to $2.85 million in bonuses for overseeing the company's demise. Some 14,000 SA workers lost their jobs when the company tanked.

This link features Judge's remarks.

I do feel bad for all those who lost their jobs. The ones I dealt with were very helpful people.

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Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
Wedges:  :callaway: MD3: 48°, 54°... MD4: 58° ||  Putter:image.png.b6c3447dddf0df25e482bf21abf775ae.pngInertial NM SL-583F, 34"  
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I tried to visit SA website but was redirected to Dick's Sporting Goods.   :-\

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15 hours ago, WUTiger said:

Judge zaps SA executive bonuses

US bankruptcy judge Mary Walrath has ruled that Sports Authority executives are not entitled to $2.85 million in bonuses for overseeing the company's demise. Some 14,000 SA workers lost their jobs when the company tanked.

This link features Judge's remarks.

I do feel bad for all those who lost their jobs. The ones I dealt with were very helpful people.

SA was my go to sports store in my hometown. Folks there were always helpful. 

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