Three of the top five finishers were Nike athletes with Tiger at the top
It was a swoosh-dominated weekend for Nike. Tiger Woods won his own tournament at the AT&T National; and two additional Nike Golf athletes, Anthony Kim and U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover finished in the top five. All of this was in concert with Nike’s Roger Federer winning his 15th career Grand Slam and Serena Williams winning her third Wimbledontitle.
Tiger Woods and defending champion Anthony Kim, who were tied for the lead at the start of the final around, dazzled the crowd in the final pairing, but Woods prevailed by shooting a four-under-par 66 en route to an impressive tournament performance of 13-under-par. Using Nike Golf’s new driver, the SQ DYMO and the Nike ONE Tour ball, Woods averaged 312-yard drives ranking fourth in driving distance and seventh in driving accuracy (73.2%). Woods also ranked tied for third in greens in regulation using the Nike Blades.
Glover, who recorded his second top-five finish since his U.S. Open victory, enjoyed another week of impressive putting with the new Nike prototype putter ranking first in the field in putts per greens in regulation.
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Woods’ AT&T National Highlights and Other Notes
• This is Woods’ 68th career victory.
• Ranked fourth in driving distance averaging 312.4-yard drives with the Nike SQ DYMO driver.
• Ranked tied for seventh in driving accuracy (73.2%).
• Ranked tied for third in greens in regulation (76.4%) using the Nike Blades.
• Tiger said to fellow Nike athlete Anthony Kim on 18; “I enjoyed it and there will be many more to come. Just keep working hard, and we’ll do this for many more years.”
Woods’ Nike Golf Arsenal
• Driver: Nike SQ DYMO
• Irons: Nike Blades (3-PW)
• Fairway Woods: Nike SQ2 3 wood (15 degree) and 5 wood (19 degree)
• Wedges: Nike VR 56 degree and Nike SV 60 degree
• Ball: Nike ONE Tour
• Footwear: Nike Air Zoom TW 2009
• Apparel: Nike Golf Tiger Woods Collection
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Nike Golf’s 2009 PGA Tour Victories
• Tiger Woods – AT&T National
• Lucas Glover – US Open Championship
• Tiger Woods – The Memorial Tournament
• Paul Casey – Shell Houston Open
• Tiger Woods – Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill
Nike Golf’s 2009 International Victories
• Paul Casey – BMW PGA Championship (European Tour)
• Paul Casey – Abu Dhabi Golf Championship (European Tour)
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