While playing in Rivals mode, save your profile every time you exit to the main 
menu. Sometimes you will get offered a sponsorship when you have done something 
great, such as defeating Tiger in one of his challenges. If it is early in the 
game and EA Sports, Nike, Nike TW Collection, Adidas, or Under Armour offer you 
a sponsorship, decline it. Then, reload your profile, go into Rivals mode again, 
and do not save your profile. Exit to the main menu again. Most of the time you 
will be offered a different sponsorship. It is recommended that you do this so 
you can get the aforementioned sponsorships later in the game to have many more 
items to choose from, with larger payouts. If you take a Precept, TaylorMade, 
Bridgestone, etc. sponsorship early, you will get small payouts, but only on a 
few items.