Nike Golf Athletes Have Won Four of the Last Five PGA Tour Events
Nike Golf dominance continues to soar with the addition of Anthony Kim’s second victory in five starts at the AT&T National, which is hosted by fellow Nike athlete and the number one player in the world, Tiger Woods. Kim’s victory extends Nike Golf’s PGA Tour winning streak to 10 (out of 29 events) with six different winners.
Assisting him to a bogey-free, five-under-par, final-round score of 65 were his pin-seeking iron shots with his Nike Blades. Taking advantage of the winning combination of Nike’s SQ SUMO 5000 driver and Nike ONE Platinum ball, Kim hit booming 300-plus yard drives ranking eighth in the field. In just his second year on the PGA Tour, Kim already is ranked 10th on the PGA Tour World Golf Ranking, second in scoring average, and is currently ranked fifth on this year’s money list. Kim joins Woods among Nike Golf’s multiple winners this year with two and four wins, respectively.
Nike Golf maintains its lead in driver, fairway woods (tied), irons and wedge wins. The combination of the SQ family of drivers and Nike ONE Ball is the winningest combination on Tour. Nike Golf also is two for two in major championships with Nike athletes Trevor Immelman winning The Masters and Tiger Woods’ victory at the U.S. Open.
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Kim’s A&T National Highlights
· Kim becomes the first American under the age of 25 since Tiger Woods to win twice in one year on the PGA Tour .
· This victory moves him to sixth in the Ryder Cup Rankings.
· Averaged 305.8 yard drives using Nike’s SQ SUMO 5000 driver and ranked eighth in the field.
· He now is fifth on the PGA Tour money list and ranked 10th on the World Golf Ranking.
· This is his second victory in five starts.
· He is now ranked second on the PGA Tour in scoring average at 69.55.
· This victory ranks him fourth on the PGA Tour’s All-Around Ranking.
Kim’s Nike Golf Arsenal
· Driver: Nike SQ SUMO 5000
· Irons: Nike Blades (3-PW); Pro Combo Tour (2)
· Wedges: Nike SV 54-degree and Nike SV 59-degree
· Ball: Nike ONE Platinum featuring Power Transfer Technology
· Footwear: SP-8 TW Tour Footwear
· Apparel: Nike Golf apparel
· Glove: Nike Golf’s Dri-FIT Tour
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Nike Golf’s 2008 PGA Tour Victories
· Tiger Woods – Buick Invitational
· K.J. Choi – Sony Open
· Tiger Woods – World Golf Championships – Accenture Match Play Championship
· Tiger Woods – Arnold Palmer Invitational
· Trevor Immelman – The Masters
· Anthony Kim – The Wachovia Championship
· Justin Leonard – The Stanford St. Jude Championship
· Tiger Woods – U.S. Open
· Stewart Cink – Travelers Championship
· Anthony Kim – AT&T National
Nike Golf’s 2008 International Victories
· Tiger Woods – Dubai Desert Classic
· Richard Finch – New Zealand Open
· Shingo Katayama – Japan Pro Championship
· Richard Finch – Irish Open
· Suzann Pettersen – Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open
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