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Equipment: Player changes for 2013

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By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider

The start of the PGA TOUR season is only a couple of days away, but signing day for equipment and apparel companies started on Jan. 1, as Nike, Titleist and Callaway welcomed new additions to their respective staffs.

With so many players moving from one equipment brand to another, keeping up with every move can be a daunting task. So in an effort to simplify things, here’s a running list of who’s coming and going in the equipment world.

(Note: Updates will be made as equipment and apparel companies announce new staff additions in the coming days/weeks.)

TaylorMade
Lucas Glover (formerly with Nike)
Ryan Moore (Adams)
John Huh (Ping)
J.J Henry (Callaway)
Brian Davis (Titleist)
Stewart Cink (Nike)

Nike
Nick Watney (Titleist)
Kyle Stanley (Titleist)
Seung-yul Noh (Titleist)

Callaway
Gary Woodland (Titleist)
Andres Gonzales (Adams)
Chris Kirk (Titleist)
Nicolas Colsaerts (Titleist)

Oakley
Zach Johnson (Iliac)
Bubba Watson (Travis Mathew)

IZOD Golf Apparel
Scott Piercy (Lyle & Scott)
Spencer Levin (Dunning Golf)

CHICAGO GOLF GUY’S TWO CENTS:
Anyone notice that there are not any big names moving to Titleist.  In fact more are moving away from Titleist than towards.  Is this an indication that one of Golf’s biggest equipment companies, arguable the biggest, falling from the top spot?

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