http://caseyalexandergolf.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:12:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gilford Securities Golf Research 2012 PGA Merchandise Show Report Part 1: January 25-28, 2012 Orange County Convention Center Golf Equipment Transactions are a Real Trend Now Almost ten years ago we espoused a theory in our PGA Merchandise Show report regarding why we believed that consolidation in the golf equipment industry was inevitable. On the heels of what appeared at the time to be isolated transactions, we believe that it is now readily apparent that if consolidation has not occurred, ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/golf/equipment/1472/2012-pga-merchandise-show-report-part-1-golf-equipment-transactions-are-a-real-trend-now/ Gilford Securities Special Situations Analyst Casey Alexander has released the following report to the financial community on February 2, 2012:  Callaway Golf: (NYSE: ELY) Direction More Important Than Magnitude; Reiterate Buy Rating  To inquire about this report, please call Casey Alexander at 212-940-9276 or email c.alexander@gilfordsecurities.com . Casey Alexander Special Situations Analyst Gilford Securities, Inc. 777 Third Ave., 17th Floor NYC, NY 10017 212-940-9276 c.alexander@gilfordsecurities.com www.gilfordsecurities.com Contributing Editor to ‘The A Position’ www.caseyalexandergolf.com www.theaposition.com ANALYST CERTIFICATION I, Casey Alexander, certify that all the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/gilford-golf-research/306/gilford-securities-golf-research-2/ I have received all the recommendations. I have processed all the data. I have built the Matrix, and my fantasy world is complete. I am ready to play. My team in 2011 was strong because I had the 2011 Fantasy Player of the Year. Webb Simpson easily earned the most money above his salary cost. Simpson cashed over $6 million at a cost of $1 million. A 6:1 return still didn't allow me to finish better ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/golf/personalities/1436/everybody-into-the-pool-circa-2012/ It would be hard to describe Elisa Gaudet as an author.  She has a blog, but I’m not sure I would describe her as a blogger either. In her book “Two Good Rounds; 19th Hole Stories from the World’s Greatest Golfers” she has done reasonably extensive interviews, but she’s not really a reporter. In the Introduction of the book, Ms. Gaudet relates that her friend George Willis from the New York Post says that “Elisa ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/golf/personalities/1401/drinking-in-two-good-rounds-19th-hole-stories-from-the-worlds-greatest-golfers/ Looking Back at 2011 With the close of the President’s Cup and Tiger’s first win in the Silly Season, it seems appropriate to look back at 2011. These may or may not be the most important stories, but these are the “Things that make me go ‘hmmmm’.” Sale of Acushnet Since my day job is that of Securities Analyst and I cover the golf equipment industry, this was clearly a matter of focus and attention. After all, ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/golf/equipment/1367/looking-back-at-2011-and-ahead-to-2012/ Steve Williams has simply gone too far this time. At the Annual Caddie Awards Dinner in Shanghai, Williams chose to rip into Tiger Woods one more time. Just so the comments can be placed in the correct context, let’s do short review of history. Following Adam Scott’s stirring win in the WGC –Bridgestone Invitational in August at Akron Firestone, William’s chose to describe caddying for Scott’s victory as “The best week of my life.” This was ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/golf/personalities/1346/steve-williams-should-be-suspended/ With the incredible finish at the Children’s Miracle Networks Hospital Classic now in the books, this year’s version of the golf pool is over. It’s time to tally up the winnings and see how we did. Before we do though, it seems impossible to discuss PGA Tour earnings without some comment about Luke Donald. Donald sprinted out of hibernation when Webb Simpson passed him the week before and took over first place on the PGA Tour ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/golf/1326/everybody-out-of-the-pool/ So it comes down to the last tournament of the year. Luke Donald and Webb Simpson will go head-to-head for PGA Tour Player of the Year at the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic played on the Magnolia and Palm golf courses at Disney in Orlando, Florida. Tournament officials had the very good sense to pair the two combatants together for the first two rounds. Some say Donald already has the Player of the Year title locked ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/golf/personalities/1313/player-of-the-year-duel-at-disney/ On Tuesday September 27th at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, Gilford Securities Special Situations Analyst Casey Alexander was a featured guest on ‘Making the Turn’ with host Peter Kessler.  Mr. Alexander discussed current developments in the golf club equipment industry and the PGA Tour.  Mr. Alexander is a leading Securities Analyst covering the Golf Club Equipment Industry for Gilford Securities. The interview was heard live on the PGA Tour Radio Network. You are invited to listen to a replay ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/golf/equipment/1295/casey-alexander-gilford-securities-special-situations-analyst-featured-on-pga-tour-radio-network-with-peter-kessler-2/ In the days when Tiger Woods was winning six or eight tournaments a year, the idea of a FedEx Cup crowning some sort of mythical champion was laughable. Tiger had already wrapped up Player of the Year. The FedEx Cup became sort of a ’do-over’. It was not legitimate in terms of factoring into the Player of the Year picture, because the Player of the Year was a foregone conclusion as Tiger, Tiger was burning ... ]]> http://caseyalexandergolf.com/golf/golf/personalities/1272/the-fedex-cup-will-decide-pga-tour-player-of-the-year/