Mark King had plenty of reasons to smile Thursday morning.

The affable CEO of TaylorMade-adidas Golf was up early for an appearance on Golf Channel’s Morning Drive. He shook hands with PGA Merchandise Show attendees, signed a couple of autographs, took some pictures, and even received a hug from TMaG brand ambassador Natalie Gulbis.

Minutes later, inside a private meeting room of the Orange County Convention Center a more serious King dropped a bomb.

During a very direct discussion focused on the proposed ban on anchoring, King said in no uncertain terms the following: the United States Golf Association (USGA) could become obsolete within 10 years; the PGA of America should step in, write its own set of rules with input from the PGA Tour then move beyond the USGA. He also said two sets of rules are coming whether the USGA likes it or not.

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