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https://mygolfspy.com/chinese-group-to-buy-wilson-golf-owner-amer-sports/

 

Chinese company ANTA sporting goods appears to have reached an accord to buy Amer Sports, aka, the company that owns Wilson Golf.  No changes have been made official as of yet.  Interested to see how this plays out.  What say you?

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it is interesting for sure, Amer sports is a Finish company that has owned Wilson Staff for years.  And it's stock was up considerably in 2018 over 2017 over 50%.   Could be an opportunity to sell while the price is right. 

As in many things, time will tell. 

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10 minutes ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:

it is interesting for sure, Amer sports is a Finish company that has owned Wilson Staff for years.  And it's stock was up considerably in 2018 over 2017 over 50%.   Could be an opportunity to sell while the price is right. 

As in many things, time will tell. 

The speculation based off of the buy offer accounted for a good portion of that jump.  But I couldn't agree more with you.  When the stars align, it seems best to "sell, sell, sell".

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Let's be real about this sale. This seems a play for other things under the Wilson Sports umbrella other than golf. Basketball is booming in Asia, and with Naomi Osaka dominating women's tennis, there's a growing market there. Plus, the baseball brands  that Amer has for Japanese baseball and the skiing lines from Atomic for the upcoming 2022 Winter Games makes sense. I'm guessing Wilson Staff Golf stays pretty much untouched and they let them keep on keeping on. Might also cheapen manufacturing costs and increase margins since the home base will be in China and they probably own their own plants.

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7 minutes ago, Shankster said:

Release those blades first!

No worries, Alan.  The chinese have a pretty extensive history of good looking blades.

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I was listening to a new podcast yesterday afternoon.  It will likely be the last time I listen to this particular podcast given the host and co-host were so incredibly lacking in basic golf knowledge.  The host and co-host were going on and on about how "Gary Woodland will have a major decline in performance this year playing inferior irons" (direct quote)!!!!!!!   They went on and on about how Wilson hadn't produced anything Tour worthy in 40 years since Jack Nicklaus won all those majors.  After all, how could Woodland compete on Tour with something off a shelf at WalMart.  I'm paraphrasing following the quotations but that's the overwhelming sentiment of what these two were saying.

First, Jack played MacGregor his entire career!  Second, Padraig Harrington won 3 majors with a nearly full bag of Staff clubs in 2007 and 2008.  Third, Staff equipment is equal to anything on the market today and can't be found at any WalMart.  If these kids don't know that, they don't deserve my attention! 

With that said, the Amer Sports line across the board fits nicely with what's going on across Asia at the moment.  It should be fine I would think.

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1 hour ago, Shankster said:

Release those blades first!

On a related note, I had @GolfSpy Barbajo take a picture of a particular putter for you at the show  Hopefully he'll post it for you somewhere! 

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I was listening to a new podcast yesterday afternoon.  It will likely be the last time I listen to this particular podcast given the host and co-host were so incredibly lacking in basic golf knowledge.  The host and co-host were going on and on about how "Gary Woodland will have a major decline in performance this year playing inferior irons" (direct quote)!!!!!!!   They went on and on about how Wilson hadn't produced anything Tour worthy in 40 years since Jack Nicklaus won all those majors.  After all, how could Woodland compete on Tour with something off a shelf at WalMart. 


What on earth podcast is this???



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2 hours ago, sixcat said:

I was listening to a new podcast yesterday afternoon.  It will likely be the last time I listen to this particular podcast given the host and co-host were so incredibly lacking in basic golf knowledge.  The host and co-host were going on and on about how "Gary Woodland will have a major decline in performance this year playing inferior irons" (direct quote)!!!!!!!   They went on and on about how Wilson hadn't produced anything Tour worthy in 40 years since Jack Nicklaus won all those majors.  After all, how could Woodland compete on Tour with something off a shelf at WalMart.  I'm paraphrasing following the quotations but that's the overwhelming sentiment of what these two were saying.

First, Jack played MacGregor his entire career!  Second, Padraig Harrington won 3 majors with a nearly full bag of Staff clubs in 2007 and 2008.  Third, Staff equipment is equal to anything on the market today and can't be found at any WalMart.  If these kids don't know that, they don't deserve my attention! 

With that said, the Amer Sports line across the board fits nicely with what's going on across Asia at the moment.  It should be fine I would think.

 

52 minutes ago, russtopherb said:

 


What on earth podcast is this???



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2 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

 

My guess is golfunfiltered

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57 minutes ago, russtopherb said:

What on earth podcast is this???



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It's called "Who's Your Caddie?"  They have only released 2 episodes.  I made it through about 7 minutes of the first one and gave up.  If you consider yourself enough of a golf fan to create a podcast and don't know Nicklaus played MacGregor, you don't deserve my time.

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On a related note, I had [mention=2876]GolfSpy Barbajo[/mention] take a picture of a particular putter for you at the show  Hopefully he'll post it for you somewhere! 


Can’t wait. My game will be rather dull when I get to Maryland, but I’ll show you my most current golf skills.

Might only be there for 12-14 months... but we should be able to sneak a round or 2 in.
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Just now, Shankster said:

 


Can’t wait. My game will be rather dull when I get to Maryland, but I’ll show you my most current golf skills.

Might only be there for 12-14 months... but we should be able to sneak a round or 2 in.

 

Most definitely!

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1 hour ago, sixcat said:

Nope, gave up on them long ago!  Honestly, didn't realize Fonseca was still spouting his nonsense! 

Even tweeting it on a regular basis too on all kinds of things 

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Thats interesting.  I wouldnt jump to a negative conclusion about it.  I mean, Honma got bought out by a Chinese firm and look how well they are doing.

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13 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Even tweeting it on a regular basis too on all kinds of things 

Even for what he puts out there, I didn't think it was him who said that about Wilson. 

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18 minutes ago, russtopherb said:

Even for what he puts out there, I didn't think it was him who said that about Wilson. 

I'm not a fan of Fonseca or GU.  Much too "Johnny Knoxville/Steve-O" for me!  But my post above wasn't refering to Fonseca or the Golf Unfiltered guys.  It was something called "Who's Your Caddy" and a kid named Matt Ostdiek .  

 

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If I had to guess I'd guess the sale will mean next to nothing to Wilson  Staff, other than maybe reestablishing the brand in Asia. The whole of Amer sports goes wayyyyyy beyond golf, but the entire portfolio makes ANTA a pretty powerful juggernaut, particularly in outdoor sports such as cycling, hiking, mountaineering and skiing - areas where Amer excels. ANTA has factories in China, but none that I could find that made golf equipment, so I don't think there will be any changes there. 

Interesting things about ANTA - when it went public in 2007 one of the biggest investor was the then-owner of the Houston Rockets, and since then it has steadily become a presence in the NBA. And having Chip Wilson involved should be entertaining - he made a crap ton of money selling yoga pants as the founder of Lululemon. Google him sometime - you will laugh .

But as for how all this affects Wilson Staff? My guess is it will matter neither a jot nor a tittle.

 

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On 1/30/2019 at 2:14 PM, sixcat said:

I was listening to a new podcast yesterday afternoon.  It will likely be the last time I listen to this particular podcast given the host and co-host were so incredibly lacking in basic golf knowledge.  The host and co-host were going on and on about how "Gary Woodland will have a major decline in performance this year playing inferior irons" (direct quote)!!!!!!!   They went on and on about how Wilson hadn't produced anything Tour worthy in 40 years since Jack Nicklaus won all those majors.  After all, how could Woodland compete on Tour with something off a shelf at WalMart.  I'm paraphrasing following the quotations but that's the overwhelming sentiment of what these two were saying.

First, Jack played MacGregor his entire career!  Second, Padraig Harrington won 3 majors with a nearly full bag of Staff clubs in 2007 and 2008.  Third, Staff equipment is equal to anything on the market today and can't be found at any WalMart.  If these kids don't know that, they don't deserve my attention! 

With that said, the Amer Sports line across the board fits nicely with what's going on across Asia at the moment.  It should be fine I would think.

They really did not know Jack ( pun intended) if they even think he played Wilson stuff---- That would be enough to make any Macgregor man's blood pressure get so high as to blow a head gasket---- Now excuse me while I double my dose of daily blood pressure meds

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