Callaway asked me to be sponsored by them should I?

Question

this is not a fake question heres the email
If you would like to be considered to receive Callaway Golf products,
please send your golf resume with, 1) tournament results from events
played, both on a local level and a national level, 2) your handicap, 3)
what equipment you are currently playing, and 4) your golf instructor,
if applicable. A student needs to list activities involved in, and
Grade Point Average (GPA).

SHould i do it? I havent been in any tournaments but they like my play I guess. Someone may have been at the course because my pro is sponsored by titleist.

I have a pretty damn good gpa 3.8 i think.

Answer 1

Yeah, it's fake. You are not a great golfer from what I've read on here. And you can't be sponsored if you are an amteur. I wrote to Titleist and Taylormade about it, you have to be a pro.

Answer 2

I do not think Callaway is offering to sponsor you. I doubt Callaway has gone to the effort to find out who you are and how well you play if you have never been in any tournaments. And if they liked what they saw on the course why did they not walk over and introduce themselves but sent an impersonal e-mail instead?

This could be a golf marketing company offering you nothing more than a sleeve of golf balls in order to develop a data base.

Answer 3

Okay saying that you are telling the truth, why on earth would you come on here and ask such a question, do you need advice from the yahoo golf community to sign for one of the biggest brand in golf.

with what you say in that email, it dont sound like to me its a sponsorship, did you sign up to callaway for something, because what i dont understand is why would they keep your handicap and tell you tourney results, thats not a sponsosrship, do you have a 0 handicap they wont look at you otherwise, you dont play in torneys, oh well you might get a free 3 pack of golf balls for signing up for something online, good luck anyway

Answer 4

Definitely read the fine print.


Are you on your school golf team?

Do you have a low handicap?

If no to both, this is probably a scam.

What is your golf resume anyway, without competition? Post some more info so we can better answer.

Answer 5

I've gotten letters like that from Callaway and Titleist. Sign nothing, send them nothing. Until someone from any of these companies actually rings your doorbell enjoy golf with your buddies. Don't feel hurt if nothing happens.

Answer 6

Make sure this isn't a scam. If it's real, I'd definitely jump at the chance, as long as you read the fine print and find out what obligations you'd have.

I'd also think about how they received your email address and how they associated it with you as a potential golfer that they'd be interested in.

Good luck.

- Rich

Answer 7

This is a fake, either from you or the email is a fake. A company like Callaway would never do business like this. If you really did get this email its either spam or a phish.

Answer 8

Don't communicate anymore with them. You may be jeopardizing your eligibility to play school sports. Amateur athletes are not allowed to have sponsors. So, unless your already good enough to go pro and skip the the whole school sports experience, stick with having your parents buy clubs for you.

Answer 9

No Company....and I mean No reputable Company would conduct a solicitation to sponsor by means of an E-mail. Nor would they jeopardize amateur status without due diligence. In my opinion.....it is a scam

Answer 10

I would certainly check it out with your school coach, I don't think you can take anything even as a gift much less a sponsership and still be eligable. The rules are very strict.