Equipment
PXG and TaylorMade reach settlement over P-790 Irons legal dispute dating back to 2017
The lengthy legal battle between PXG and TaylorMade has finally come to an end, with the two companies reaching a settlement of the pending patent litigation and related patent disputes between the parties.
The legal dispute dates back to 2017 when PXG Founder Bob Parsons sued TaylorMade for patent infringement related to its new P-790 irons. The clash went back and forth, with TaylorMade accusing PXG of violating their patents, and then PXG amending its original complaint of patent infringement and creating a new version with as many as 11 patent-infringement claims.
PXG’s effort to prevent the P-790s sale at retail was unsuccessful, and the legal altercation has now been put to bed with PXG and TaylorMade both reaching a settlement which allows each company to have specified rights to make club products under patent cross-licenses.
Speaking on the settlement, David Abeles, TaylorMade Golf’s CEO, said
“I’m pleased that we were able to reach an acceptable and amicable resolution to put this case behind us so we can continue focusing on bringing industry leading equipment innovations to the golfer.”
While Bob Parsons, PXG’s CEO, stated
“As a golf equipment innovator, PXG will continue to pursue research and development and obtain patents for our novel club designs in the iron technology space. We will not hesitate to assert those patents in the future.”
Details of the settlement are confidential.
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- Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.
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Ping PLD putters have been a very common site on profesional tours. Pros seem to gravitate toward the PLD line’s custom options and precision milling. We have seen the PLD line expanded over the years, but we haven’t seen too many, if any, large mallets.
This week we spotted a PLD putter in Nate Lashley’s bag that has a similar look to the old Ping Wolverine head shape. This putter is a large mallet with the famous “claws” on the outside and oval center that housed the alignment aid.
Nick’s putter has the PLD logo on the back but also looks like it might have an insert installed on the face. It is hard to tell but at the address picture, it looks like the face is a lighter material than the rest of the putters. The putter is center-shafted and should be face-balanced with a high MOI for stability and forgiveness on mishits. The sole is completely milled and has no markings of name or technologies that might be present in the head. A single white site line is on the top of the putter for alignment.
Nick’s putter is finished off with a chrome steel shaft and a Super Stroke Zenergy Flatso 2.0 grip in black and white.
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/23/24): TaylorMade Qi10 Driver Ruby Red
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a TaylorMade Qi10 Driver Ruby Red.
From the seller: (@Gehly): “TaylorMade Qi10 Driver 9.0 Designer Series Ruby Red. Custom Mitsubishi Kai’li Red 60s (stiff) shaft, plays 46”. Great condition, head near mint (see pics). w/ Red/Black Golf Pride NDMC Midsize grip. No headcover for it. $545“
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: TaylorMade Qi10 Driver Ruby Red
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Ranger76
Feb 11, 2019 at 12:39 pm
Love my custom fit P790’s. Quite a few of us have the irons at my club and everyone loves them too.
Scott
Feb 1, 2019 at 8:50 pm
So PXG settled and Paige ended up going with Mizuno. What was the ROI here? Sounds like a win win.
1775
Feb 1, 2019 at 5:51 pm
Who cares? I mean, really? People commenting here act as if they had some stake in this.
DOMINICK TOMAINO
Feb 2, 2019 at 2:33 pm
So then why are you commenting on here ..brainiac..? Or should I say ‘hypocrite’..!
Tom
Feb 1, 2019 at 5:32 pm
Gianni must weigh like 100 pounds?
Tom
Feb 1, 2019 at 5:29 pm
Gianni is one bad man….
Gunter Eisenberg
Feb 1, 2019 at 5:20 pm
So how much PXG paid to TM to settle?
For those who make fun of my comment just remember, TM’s R9 irons were filled with foam and introduced way before PXG got in the business.
X
Feb 1, 2019 at 9:37 pm
Child,
Go back further in time for other foam filled clubs.
Go on, use Google and look it up
Gunter Eisenberg
Feb 2, 2019 at 10:59 am
Thank you my trans-fluid friend.
S.M.O.
Feb 1, 2019 at 5:15 pm
PXG CEO is trying too hard, much like the people who play his clubs.
John Krug
Feb 1, 2019 at 3:53 pm
Much ado about nothing.
Regis
Feb 1, 2019 at 11:32 am
Here’s the reality. You bring a case in Federal Court and you don’t have the goods and/or won’t discuss settlement the judge will work you like a pack mule and he/she will let you know it at the first conference. Look at how many cases settle where there’s no comment or briefing. These judges and their staff have nightmare dockets and work their butts off. They don’t have time for golf club manufacturers arguing over who has the proprietary rights for foam in iron heads
Buster
Feb 1, 2019 at 11:20 am
Win for PXG….TM money down the drain!
JP
Feb 1, 2019 at 12:55 pm
Care to elaborate?
Nothing happened with this lawsuit. Haha
Mark King
Feb 1, 2019 at 10:47 am
Bob Parsons = Raging Bullieaholic
Jose Pinatas
Feb 1, 2019 at 4:15 pm
Bob Parson’s favorite song: Sussudio.
earlanthony
Feb 1, 2019 at 10:32 am
Two words: One Length.
Every one else is spitting piss.
Chip
Feb 1, 2019 at 11:43 am
What does this mean?
earlathony
Feb 1, 2019 at 4:15 pm
The revolution of golf: One Length. Nothing else matters.
Tom
Feb 1, 2019 at 7:43 pm
Hey genius, Tommy Armour introduced this one length concept in the mid 1980s…..was a dud, will be again.
earlanthony
Feb 2, 2019 at 4:48 pm
One length, custom fit. Perfection. Tommy Armour, no fit, not perfection. Therefore, dud. Man named Tom has no brain. Therefore, makes stupid remarks and trolls silly discussions. Get a life. Learn to play. Go one length. Case closed.
Leftienige
Feb 3, 2019 at 7:20 am
Hello folks . Back in the late ’60’s I had a set of Tiger Shark irons , from 6-iron to P/W all one length . Nothing’s new under the Sun !
Tim Thomas
Feb 2, 2019 at 5:18 pm
Means everyone else is spittin piss.
Mower
Feb 1, 2019 at 12:44 pm
“One Length”?
Is that what all this is about? No details, so this whole thing is a… meh.
earlanthony
Feb 1, 2019 at 4:17 pm
One length, one swing, one dimension. Perfection.
JP
Feb 1, 2019 at 10:01 am
TM – 1 : PXG – 0