adminLOS ANGELES. — World number two Rory McIlroy has signed a long-term sponsorship deal with US golf equipment manufacturer TaylorMade, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
The deal, which will see the Northern Ireland star use the company’s clubs, bag and balls, is worth $100 million over a decade, reports said.
McIlroy is already one of golf’s most marketable stars, recently signing a $200 million extension to his existing contract to wear Nike golf apparel.
McIlroy, who is preparing for this week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, has spent the last several months experimenting with different makes of clubs following Nike’s withdrawal from the club manufacturing market. However he settled on TaylorMade after deciding the firm’s clubs and ball offered the best chance to regain his world number one ranking.
“My future rests firmly in my hands — that’s why I choose TaylorMade. I’ve been around the game long enough and have tested most clubs on the market, but I have never been as excited about equipment as I am right now,” McIlroy said in a statement. — AFP.
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