Ron Mon - Latest Comments on Rory McIlroy to leave Titleist -- What does it mean? http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ron.mon?disp=comments en-US-utf8 http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Stuart [Visitor] in response to: Rory McIlroy to leave Titleist -- What does it mean? Sun, 04 Nov 2012 10:20:18 +0000 Stuart [Visitor] c125038@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ Great comment. McIlroy is only 23 and from January 2013 will replace Woods as the future of Nike's no-money-spared marketing and the media says Tiger Woods helped broker the deal. Apparently he has a 10-year contract, commencing at $200m before bonus clauses. It rivals David Beckham, who is a leading figure for Nike's rival Adidas. He makes roughly $46m annually. Adding to McIlroy’s appeal is the romance with Caroline Wozniacki, who is on the women's tennis circuit. Nike appear able to trust McIlroy but have had problems with both Armstrong and Woods. http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ron.mon/2012/10/30/mcilroy-to-leave-titleist-what#c125038