Letter From PING about Eye 2 Wedges on the Major Tours

[savydan]

So the guy that bought pre '90s Eye2s hoping to flip them and sell them to a tour pro is out a few bucks in potential profit?

If that's the case why didn't the tour pro buy them directly?

Why hasn't the tour pro played the clubs in the last 20 years?

Enjoy your silver.

 

[rainbow_in_the_dark]

What was the effect of Ping's decision on the value of *formerly* grandfathered Eye 2's?

Nothing in your post is relevant.

You're on your way to non sequitur gold!

 

[spktho]

No but that's not the point. He bought Ping equipment, a meaningful part of the value derived from it's grandfathered status in various pro tournaments ... NOT JUST PGA. And the potential he had to sell them to someone who would utilize grandfathered status to put them in play.

Ping's decision to not honor their settlement has in all likelihood materially impaired the value of that equipment.

So the guy that bought pre '90s Eye2s hoping to flip them and sell them to a tour pro is out a few bucks in potential profit?

If that's the case why didn't the tour pro buy them directly?

Why hasn't the tour pro played the clubs in the last 20 years?

How is this "non sequitur"?

Non sequitur would be if he related this issue to dreaming about rainbows in the dark.

 

[birdie_man]

Guess I'm honored for the silver. Bit disappointed however, who won gold for most ridiculous post ever?

"CarrolGalleyZ" told my wife to leave me.

Ahahahahaha. I never did see it but I presume that will be hard to upseat...

Hilarious exchange anyway...congrats on your silver rainbow.

...

As for PING...I think they did the right thing.

 

[golfie]

PING did the right thing. Anyone who sought to profit off the gaming of the system or sought to avoid the new rules got what they deserve.

 

[trickyric67]

First of all,
someone buying the wedges to make profit is the same as a person buying a house to flip or a stock, sometimes outside forces change the value and you lose. Since the ruling is only for the PGA tour any amatuer who purchased them can still use them and as stated earlier a tour player can get a conforming one from Ping.
I am now just pissed I can't play the tour with mine! dang!

 

[mb6606]

PING gained significant brand exposure. When the controversy started getting ugly it made perfect business sense to back down. Ping would have become known as the, "cheaters" brand instead of saviors of the PGA tour.