With a whole new range of high performance equipment in the marketplace and on the launch pad, Tiger Woods back in winning form and Paul Casey rising to world No. 3, the rest of 2009 and going forward to 2010 looks like being some of the most exciting periods in the continuing success story of Nike Golf.
Despite losing Tiger to injury after his historic victory in the US Open in June last year, the 2008 season served to underline that Nike Golf is more than just a one-man brand. The rosta of staff players racked up a total of 22 wins around the world to date, proving that Nike Golf breeds winners.
Woods aside, Nike Golf has attracted some of the most successful professionals on tour, including 2008 US Masters winner Trevor Immelman, Anthony Kim (also twice a winner on the PGA Tour in 2008), Paul Casey (three time winner in 2009), Stewart Cink (Open Championship 2009), Lucas Glover (US Open 2009) and Justin Leonard (another dual winner in 2008).
These golfers, along with their Nike stable-mates, have been responsible for making Nike Golf the winningest brand on the PGA Tour (driver, driver/ball combination, irons, fairway woods) for the past three years, with future victories assured for the rest of 2009 and beyond.
Nike Golf now has one of the most comprehensive range of products currently available on the market, with some of the most sought after hardware in the world, including the family of Victory Red irons and Victory Red wedges, the Nike SQ DYMO drivers and fairway woods and the ground-breaking SQ DYMO STR8-Fit adjustable drivers. This year also saw the launch of a trio of new Nike One balls, comprising the One Tour, the One Tour D and the One Vapor.
So far in 2009 Nike Golf’s new equipment has assured five victories for Tiger Woods, two Major titles with Stewart Cink and Lucas Glover, one win each for Bo van Pelt and Simon Dyson, one win for Suzann Pettersen and three titles for world No. 3 Paul Casey.