Tiger Woods Leads the Charge for Nike Golf as an Outstanding Year Unfolds
19 July 2005 - 4:19AM
PR Newswire (US)
Tiger Woods Leads the Charge for Nike Golf as an Outstanding Year
Unfolds Woods Ignites the Open Championship at St. Andrews
BEAVERTON, Ore., July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- -- Jack said
goodbye. Tiger said hello -- again. In Tiger-like fashion, Tiger
Woods romped to a wire-to-wire victory and bested the field by five
strokes to capture his second Open Championship title, complete his
second grand slam and win the 10th major championship of his
career. (Logo:
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the power of intention, Tiger continues to light up his sport by
performing unbelievable shots that make history. He produces the
kind of results that he expects from his arsenal of Nike Golf
equipment that includes the Ignite 460 Driver, T60 3-Wood, Nike
Forged Blades irons, 56-degree and 60-degree Pro Combo Wedges and
the Nike One Platinum ball. The most powerful player in golf
literally "Ignited" The Open Championship by leading the field in
driving distance. His season average driving distance is 312.1
yards, a new career high. He also is leading the charge for Nike
Golf and its athletes in what is unfolding as a record year of Nike
victories and top performances on the world's professional tours in
2005 -- remarkable results aided by innovative technology. By
virtue of Tiger's claim of his second Claret Jug, the Nike Ignite
Driver and the Nike One Ball now is the winningest combination on
the PGA Tour. No other driver-ball combination has triumphed so far
in 2005 as much as the Ignite 460 and 410, and the One Ball Series,
including the Nike One Platinum, Nike One Black and Nike One Gold.
Tiger's victory at The Open Championship is his second 2005 major
title and fourth victory overall. His win for the Nike Golf staff
this week was joined by yesterday's Nationwide Tour victory for
Jason Gore at the Scholarship American Showdown. For Nike Golf,
this brings the total wins on the world's professional tours this
year to 13 (6 on the PGA Tour; 5 on the Nationwide; and 2
internationally). In terms of top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour,
there has been an impressive 21 by Nike Golf athletes. Further
proof that Nike Golf is making big footprints in the golf industry
is the performance by Justin Leonard, who joined the Nike Golf
staff in January. Leonard won his first PGA Tour event in more than
a year, just 11 days after he began playing the Ignite 410, the
Forged Blades and the Nike One Black ball. At the Byron Nelson
Championship, Leonard switched colors from the One Black to the One
Platinum ball. Two weeks later, he won the Fed Ex St. Jude Classic
marking only the second time in his career that he has captured
multiple victories in a single season. Leonard's wins are joined by
the international victories of Nike Golf's KJ Choi and Paul Casey.
Gore's victory yesterday on the Nationwide Tour further highlights
a gathering of momentum as Nike Golf staffers on that tour have
amassed six victories. That includes three by Chris Couch (the
current money leader), one by Kim Felton, and two by media darling
Gore. Gore, who warmed the hearts of the gallery at this year's
U.S. Open, uses the Nike Pro Combo Tour irons, which have helped
catapult him to the top-10 on the Nationwide Tour money list. It is
not only Nike golf equipment that enhances each of its athletes'
performances. For every shot, every putt, every footstep, every
kind of weather condition, inspiring confidence, comfort and
innovation cannot be minimized. From the Nike polos, to the mocks
to the Nike Sphere React, every piece of material matters in each
of Nike Golf athletes' competitive experience. And each footstep
toward the winning final hole, whether it's the SP6 or SP7 TW Tour,
or any of the Nike footwear models, influences the total package --
and Nike Golf has the total package. Undoubtedly, two-thirds into
the 2005 Tour season Nike Golf is making some noise -- and it's the
technological innovation that has been the spark that lights Nike
Golf's fire. Located in Beaverton, Oregon, Nike Golf designs and
markets golf equipment, apparel, balls, footwear, bags and
accessories worldwide. Nike Golf is passionately dedicated to
honoring and respecting the traditions and heritage of the game,
and to providing committed golfers with the absolute best equipment
in the game. In 2005, Nike Golf's Tour Staff have accumulated six
PGA Tour victories and 21 top-10 finishes. LPGA player Grace Park
has recorded two top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour so far. For more
information on Nike Golf, visit our Web site at
http://www.nikegolf.com/. Editors and journalists seeking editorial
information and downloadable images, visit
http://www.nikegolf.com/presscenter.
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