At this year’s Q-School held in Palm Springs, Nickent Golf was one of the most trusted partners for the players looking to secure their future on golf’s biggest stage.
Over 35 Nickent golf clubs were put into play at the event, with 6 players using Nickent to help secure their exempt status on the PGA and Nationwide Tour. Nickent staff player, and ex-Big Break contestant, James Nitties of Australia played a SuperMag driver, a 4DX Ironwood and a 4DX fairway wood to finish 2nd at the event to earn his fully exempt card on the PGA TOUR.
“I put the Nickent SuperMag driver in play in April this year and it was a match made in Heaven,” said Nitties. “Instantly it gave me the control and consistency that I was looking for. Not only did it look and feel great, but I also hit it much further. I have no doubt that the Nickent SuperMag driver can help the average golfer improve their driving and lower their scores, just like it did for me to shoot 24-under and finish 2nd in the US tour qualifying school. The Nickent SuperMag driver was definitely the club of the week for me.”
Nickent staff players Jeff Klauk (#3), Kris Blanks (#13) and David Mathis (#14) earned their 2009 PGA TOUR cards by finishing in the Top 25 on the Nationwide Tour money list. All three were winners on the 2008 Nationwide Tour. Nickent had two other non-sponsored players that won with Nickent clubs in their bags this year, one of whom also qualified for the 2009 PGA TOUR. All in all, Nickent has been in the bags of 25 players who have graduated to the PGA TOUR from the Nationwide Tour or through Q-School over the past five seasons.
As 2008 comes to an end, and with the PGA TOUR to start back up in January, Nickent Golf takes a look back at their best year ever on golf’s professional tours.
In the last four seasons Nickent has collected 42 wins on the world’s professional tours; PGA TOUR-7, Nationwide Tour -24, LPGA -4, Champions Tour -1, European Tour -1, European Challenge Tour -3, Grand Slam of Golf -2
13 of those 42 wins came in 2008, including 1 PGA TOUR, 7 Nationwide Tour and 1 LPGA victory.
2008 PGA TOUR Win with longtime Nickent hybrid player, who finished 13th on the 2008 PGA TOUR money list, his highest final season ranking of his career.
Six 4DX Driver wins in 2008 (Five Nationwide Tour wins, One LPGA winner.)
Over the last four seasons, over 25 of the final Top 125 money leaders (over 20%) on the PGA TOUR have chosen to play Nickent clubs.
The 2008 Nationwide Tour staff program was a huge success for Nickent. Nickent’s goal going into this year was to secure the #2 position on the Total Wood count on the Darrell Survey. Nickent was successful on numerous weeks obtaining the #2 Total Wood ranking on the Nationwide Tour, being beat only by Taylor Made, which boasted a considerably larger staff and significantly larger budget.
Darryll Survey Results
Count Total Percentage Overall Manufacturer Rank TOUR
Nickent Driver 478 4301 11.11% #3 Nationwide
Nickent Driver 72 6250 1.15% #9 PGA TOUR
Nickent Fairway 1117 9419 11.86% #3 Nationwide
Nickent Fairway 586 12809 4.57% #6 PGA TOUR
Nickent Hybrids 864 4322 19.99% #2 Nationwide
Nickent Hybrids 491 4628 10.61% #3 PGA TOUR
Driver Highlights:
Nickent started 2008 in Australia as the #1 Driver model count (4DX) on the Nationwide Tour at the Moonah Classic. Nickent also claimed victory at the event with Ewan Porter, a staff player for the company, earning victory with his 4DX driver, 4DX fairway wood, 4DX Ironwood and 3DX Pro irons.
The acceptance of the 4DX Evolver on Tour exceeded all expectations with approximately 60% of 4DX drivers in play being the Evolver. Nickent was the first company with an “Interchangeable Shaft Technology” driver in play and the first company to win on the PGA Tours with an Interchangeable driver.
Hybrid highlights:
Nickent has always relied on its hybrid success to be the cornerstone of their business. In 2008, Nickent held down the weekly (and year end) #2 hybrid spot on the Darrell Survey. At seasons’ end, approximately 60% of the hybrid count were the higher-flying 3DX RC Ironwoods, while 40% were the more penetrating 4DX Ironwoods.
Irons and Wedges highlights:
Nickent saw an increase in all club categories in 2008 most notably with iron sets, wedges and putters. Iron sets were put into play 168 times on the PGA Tours. Ewan Porter was playing the 3DX Pro Irons when he won at the Moonah Classic in Australia. Nickent saw a huge increase in the amount of ARC wedges found on play; 241 wedges were used on the Nationwide Tour and 36 on the PGA TOUR. Nickent putters were put into play 22 times on Tour.
PGA TOUR:
Nickent PGA TOUR staff players Jeff Quinney,Tim Petrovic, Brad Adamonis, and Travis Perkins all had quality years in 2008.
Jeff Quinney continues his rise up the PGA TOUR charts. Quinney’s successful 2008 campaign includes three top ten finishes; T7th at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, 3rd at THE PLAYERS Championship, and 2nd at the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles at Riviera Country Club. Quinney finished 38th on the PGA TOUR money list and 88th in the FedEX Cup PGA TOUR Playoff standings. Quinney’s 2008 season culminates with an Official World Golf Rating of 83 and Nickent expects Quinney to move up the worldwide ranks in 2009.
Tim Petrovic had another solid 2008 PGA TOUR campaign. Petrovic’s steady play led to three top-ten finishes and eight top-twenty five finishes. Petrovic finished 82nd on the FedEX Cup PGA TOUR Playoff standings and is expected to have a breakout 2009 season.
Brad Adamonis’ had a stellar rookie season on the PGA TOUR that should be the start of a tremendous career. Adamonis completed his season with a 2nd place finish at the John Deere Classic and a 6th place finish at the Travelers Championship.
International Tour Info:
Europe:
Nickent has a very successful year on the European Challenge Tour. Four of the Nickent staff players will be graduating up to the European Tour for 2009. Taco Remkes won three times using an arsenal of Nickent products.
Australia:
At the NSW PGA Championship, a Von Nida Tour event played at the difficult Riverside Oaks in Sydney, Nickent staff player Tim Wood (pictured) shot rounds of 69, 67, 66 and 70 to post his maiden Tour victory. Tim plays 4DXdriver, fairway and hybrid, as well as 4DX Pro forged irons and ARC wedges.
A second victory followed the next week at the New South Wales (NSW) Open, which was won by Nickent staff member Aaron Townsend. Townsend, who finished second on the PGA of Australia’s Von Nida Tour money list was joined by Nickent team-mate Kurt Barnes in the race for a coveted VNT Order of Merit top 10 spot.
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