Equipment

TaylorMade reports Q3 sales of $280 million

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13 years ago

Nov 9, 2013

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TaylorMade-adidas Golf announced third-quarter sales of $280 million worldwide, including increased sales in the iron, footwear and apparel categories. Year-to-date (YTD) sales have now reached $1.3 billion.

The game of golf is currently struggling to attract and retain golfers, which makes TMag’s report of continued growth a breath of fresh air for the industry. Golf has traditionally been perceived as a “rich man’s game,” and as such was greatly affected by the economic downturn.

After an industry-wide struggle during the late 2000s, the golf business has leveled off recently, but an industry that is not growing is bad news. TMag CEO and President Mark King’s statement that the company is on track to reach an unheard of $2 billion in sales by 2015 brings a renewed sense of optimism.

“Strong equipment sales combined with our growth in the footwear and apparel categories have us on track to surpass the unprecedented $2 billion sales barrier by 2015,” said King. “We believe the industry will rebound in 2014 from the 10 percent YTD drop in the U.S. metalwood market size and 6 percent drop in U.S. rounds played that have impacted growth in 2013.”

TaylorMade has been a clear juggernaut in the metalwood and iron categories as the market leader since 2003 and 2011, respectively. It currently boasts a metalwood marketshare of 38 percent YTD, and an iron marketshare of 27 percent YTD in the U.S.

King also that he expects Adidas, which is currently No. 2 in footwear sales behind FootJoy, can overtake the top spot by 2015.

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Grant Shafranski is the Program Director for the First Tee of Minneapolis and Head Teaching Professional at Hiawatha Golf Club in Minneapolis, MN. He is a Level 2 PGA Apprentice following a successful amateur career where he played collegiately at Division III University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN).

15 Comments

Rich

Nov 11, 2013 at 6:23 pm

The snake oil method – promise the gain in distance and the people will swallow it hook line and sinker. The people will figure it out ,at least some will. Their drivers should be reaching about 400 yards for the avg joe swing speed of 94 mph. Maybe tell them the material is new and from outer space and that should boost sales another 20%.
What goes up will go down at some point.(Edwin Watts)

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RealMath

Nov 11, 2013 at 12:16 pm

How does the article leave out that they were down 16% year over year Q3 even with SLDR pulled in to buoy sales? This article would lead you to believe that Taylormade is killing it, meanwhile they’re scrambling to pull in launches to 2013 so they can hit their commitments. Pulling forward launches to deliver results is a slippery slope that eventually will increase price movements, lower margin and result in an extremely tough year for Taylormade in 2014 unless they have multiple new tech, home run products.

BTW, Callaway was up 38% in the same snapshot.

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- johnloft
  
  Nov 11, 2013 at 3:17 pm
  
  Up 38% but still taking a hit.
  
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- bainz69
  
  Nov 13, 2013 at 3:26 pm
  
  New irons for 2014 will take care of margins for 2014 and then more drivers for 2015 – result 2 billion in sales 😉
  
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scott

Nov 11, 2013 at 4:15 am

Can’t see them overtaking footjoy!

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- NG
  
  Nov 11, 2013 at 4:17 am
  
  Footjoy are have lost about 25% market share in last three years…I can.
  
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kwoot

Nov 11, 2013 at 2:35 am

Haters gonna hate,

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Tmag

Nov 10, 2013 at 6:06 pm

How bizarre is this story??? They talk about growth in irons, footwear, and apparel, but not in their dominant wood category, which they are obviously down big this year. Strangely absent is any YOY comparisons???? $2 Billon by 2015???? Wonder if that’s like M. King’s arrogant claim they would make Adams the #2 golf manufacturer within a few years after their acquisition. There is more spin in this story than a night at the ballet.

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- R
  
  Nov 10, 2013 at 8:23 pm
  
  You really could use some accounting knowledge…or financial knowledge for that matter
  
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- NG
  
  Nov 11, 2013 at 4:18 am
  
  Numbers are numbers…they don’t lie!
  
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bl21

Nov 10, 2013 at 11:52 am

What were their expenses? I would never invest in Taylor Made.

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- R
  
  Nov 10, 2013 at 8:24 pm
  
  taylormade is not a public company, Adidas is. do your homework.
  
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- johnloft
  
  Nov 11, 2013 at 3:18 pm
  
  Good thing you can’t invest in TMAG. They aren’t public.
  
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Tallpk

Nov 10, 2013 at 6:53 am

Well when you put out the “latest and greatest” club every week and fleece your loyal customers, it’s no wonder you’re making bank.

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- Wouldn't you?
  
  Nov 10, 2013 at 10:48 am
  
  I hate tmag as much as the next guy but if they are pushing nearly 2 billion in sales apparently they are just doing what they feel is best for business. Which I disagree with how they go about it, but you cant argue with the numbers…
  
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Putters that never made it: Check out some of the best tour builds that didn’t make the cut

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2 weeks ago

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Alistair Cameron

Arguably, the best perk of being a professional golfer on the PGA Tour is the ability to request or even just be handed pretty much any club you could think of. It happens more often than you think, usually with putters around the practice green from one event to the next. Come Wednesday, the Tour bags lining the edge of the putting surface become resting places for fallen flatsticks that never made the cut.

So let’s take a look at some of the best we’ve seen out on Tour this year that never made it to the competition. (You may notice none of Hideki Matsuyama’s custom Scotty Cameron putters made this list. There are too many.)

Let’s start with this custom Damascus Milled Odyssey Rossie made for Ryo Hisatsune. Featuring a single line and the short-slant hossel, we’ve seen plenty of Number 7 and jailbird heads featuring the Damascus Milled insert, but this is the first and only one we’ve spotted in a Rossie. Hisatsune primarily putts with an Odyssey Black Series iX #9, but we have seen him recently with a TaylorMade TP Collection SOTO, so there could be potential that the Damascus Milled Rossie could end up in the bag.

Everyone wants to be Cameron Young right now. We’ve had Justin Thomas and Tom Hoge both game the Scotty Cameron 9.5R prototype. Well, for the PGA Championship, Brooks Koepka nearly joined that list after requesting the same style of putter, with the full-length alignment line. But the Scotty Cameron reps took the request a step further and made one specially for Koepka with a Teryllium insert, similar to one in his previous Newport 2 gamers. The reason why this one didn’t go into play, though? Because it was too heavy.

Harry Hall was the third-best putter on Tour last year, so when Bettinardi made him a custom proto, you know it was going to be good. The custom BB28 blade features VDF face milling, a custom-welded single-bend shaft, and the owner’s initials – HH – on the sole of the putter. Hall, who usually games an Odyssey O-Works #7 W, has dabbled with a TaylorMade Spider Tour X already this year. Maybe there’s a chance this Bettinardi might make his bag.

Honestly, this one doesn’t need a description. It’s Kieth Mitchell’s custom Scotty Cameron Napa. One Scotty Cameron face stamp, two Scotty Dogs, two Scotty Cameron 7-Point Crowns and one Circle T. That is all. Oh, except for the Cashmere Cameron headcover.

Finally, and just for fun, how about we pour one out for this TaylorMade Spider Tour X made for Scottie Scheffler in its new torched finish. It’s unlikely we’ll see a putter change anytime soon from the best golfer in the world. In fact, he hit just two putts with it on the Harbour Town practice before going back to his trusty gamer.

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Patrick Reed WITB 2026 (May)

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Driver: Titleist GT3 (9 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 130 M.S.I. 70 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (21 degrees)
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Which of Tiger’s major winning irons are your favorite? – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been discussing their favorite major winning irons used by Tiger Woods. WRXer ‘golferdude54’ kicks off the thread saying:

“Mizuno MP 14/29. Titleist 681T. Nike Forged Blades. TaylorMade P7TW.

Among these irons that helped Tiger win 15 majors, which is your favorite in terms of looks?”

And our members have been naming their favorites and why in response.

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SwingBlade: “I prefer the early blades he played and the more recent TM TW’s especially because after Tiger had his major behavioral setbacks, part of Nikes support payback was making Tiger play a Nike putter and cease using his beloved uniquely customized Scotty putter.”
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