If Tiger turns them down, there may be some initial embarrassment, but they'll continue to build their business, albeit on a much longer timetable. Tiger's not going to come out and say it's inferior. He's just going to say he's just a bit more comfortable with Titleist. Marketing and endorsement experts also dismiss notions that Tiger Woods experimented with the Nike Golf ball simply to gain a better negotiating position in his ongoing talks for a new contract with Nike. There's not a prayer that Nike is going to let Tiger go.
Tiger knows that.
He doesn't need any more leverage. Nor does he need to show off his clout. He doesn't have to prove anything. The best partnership is when you're trying to get along, not when you're trying to leverage your clout. Tiger doesn't need any more money.