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Acushnet IPO next week, set to raise $435 million

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Acushnet, the umbrella company of Titleist and FootJoy, will have its initial public offering (IPO) next week, according to a report in the Boston Globe. It will trade under the symbol GOLF on the New York Stock Exchange.

The offering is set to raise about $435 million, with 19.3 million shares priced between $21-24. That puts Acushnet’s value at roughly $1.7 billion. Proceeds will go to previous investors, not the company.

Fila Korea Ltd., which purchased Acushnet in 2011, will have majority voting shares after series of transactions in advance of the offering, according to The Globe.

The Fairhaven, Massachusetts-based company registered $1.5 billion in sales during a 12-month period ending this past June, losing $1 million. News of Acushnet’s IPO broke in May when the company was reportedly valued at $2 billion.

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  1. Mike Honcho

    Oct 19, 2016 at 11:07 am

    Nike out, TM up for sale, now this???? Pretty soon the choices will be Expensive Japanese brands, PXG or go over to Dicks and get a full set of MaxFli’s.

    • JL

      Oct 19, 2016 at 4:48 pm

      We don’t sell Maxfli sets at Dick’s anymore.

  2. golfbum

    Oct 18, 2016 at 12:30 pm

    “The offering is set to raise about $435 million, with 19.3 million shares priced between $21-24. That puts Acushnet’s value at roughly $1.7 billion. Proceeds will go to previous investors, not the company”

    Looks like a leverage buyout….pay off those that got to where they are and then move the risk to the public. Be hard pressed to reason that institutional investors will seek long term gains. This is a stock to SHORT.

  3. D

    Oct 18, 2016 at 8:55 am

    Beginning of the end

  4. carl spackler

    Oct 18, 2016 at 8:09 am

    and here comes the quick release cycles to keep up with shareholders demands for more profits

  5. Alex Bedwell

    Oct 17, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    *Initial Public Offering

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Steve Stricker WITB 2024 (April)

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Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, C4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 7.2 X

3-wood: Titleist 915F (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX

Hybrid: Titleist 816 H1 (17 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 X

Irons: Titleist T200 (3, 4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (46-10F @55), Titleist Vokey SM10 (54-10S @53), Titleist Vokey SM4 (60 @59)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 w/Sensicore

Putter: Odyssey White Hot No. 2

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip Rite

Check out more in-hand photos of Steve Stricker’s clubs here.

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  • Alex Fitzpatrick what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic. 

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X

Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 TX

Irons: Ping iCrossover (2), Titleist T100 (4-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 9 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X (4-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 56-12D, 60-08M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X

Putter: Bettinardi SS16 Dass

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Check out more in-hand photos of Alex Fitzpatrick’s clubs here.

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What’s the perfect mini-driver/shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been discussing Mini-Drivers and accompanying shafts. WRXer ‘JamesFisher1990’ is about to purchase a BRNR Mini and is torn on what shaft weight to use, and our members have been sharing their thoughts and set ups in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • PARETO: “New BRNR at 13.5. Took it over to TXG (Club Champ but TXG will always rule) in Calgary for a fit. Took the head down to 12, stuck in a Graphite Design AD at 3 wood length and 60g. Presto- numbers that rivaled my G430Max but with waaaaay tighter dispersion. Win.”
  • driveandputtmachine: “Still playing a MIni 300.  The head was only 208, so I ordered a heavier weight and play it at 3 wood length.  I am playing a Ventus Red 70.   I play 70 grams in my fairways.  I use it mainly to hit draws off the tee.  When I combine me, a driver, and trying to hit a draw it does not work out well most of the time.  So the MIni is for that. As an aside, I have not hit the newest BRNR, but the previous model wasn’t great off the deck.  The 300 Mini is very good off the deck.”
  • JAM01: “Ok, just put the BRNR in the bag along side a QI10 max and a QI10 3 wood. A load of top end redundancy. But, I have several holes at my two home courses where the flight and accuracy of the mini driver helps immensely. Mine is stock Proforce 65 at 13.5, I could see a heavier shaft, but to normal flex, as a nice alternative.”

Entire Thread: “What’s the perfect Mini-Driver/Shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”

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