Under the three-year agreement, TMaG will supply China's teams with its golfing equipment and apparel, with TMaG's flagship brands -Taylor Made, adidas Golf and Maxfli - becoming the official brands of the national side.
As part of the agreement, TMaG will also make a major financial investment in the development of golf in China by supporting a number of talented young Chinese players. "We believe that China has what it takes to become the world next golfing superpower. That is why we will continue our effort here, that is why we are proud to be a part of what we believe this history in the making," said Dennis P Allen, Vice President and Managing Director of TaylorMade-adidas Golf.
China has about 300,OOO golfers who play at least once a week, Allen said, a figure that is expected to increase rapidly.
"We believe that it is possible for us to have some breakthrough first among the Chinese female golf players, we might have our female golf player as famous as Yao Ming in the world in the future," said Zhang Xiaoning, Chief secretary of China Golf Association.
