Nike Golf’s Stephen Ames used an early model of Nike’s newest evolution of the SQ SUMO² (square) driver to win the final official PGA Tour event of the season at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic. Ames’ win with the new Nike driver comes three months before it will be available in stores on February 2, 2008. That day is also designated by Nike Golf as SUMO Saturday, when curious golfers can demo and purchase the driver for the first time. Ames closed with a four-under-par score of 68 to win by one stroke and capture his first win of the season and his third PGA Tour career victory. Ames’ winning performance brings to 13 the number of PGA Tour wins by six different Nike Golf athletes in 2007, which translates to – Nike Golf athletes won 28% of the PGA Tour events in 2007.

And, just three days after hitting the market, the new Nike Golf Air Zoom Elite footwear enjoyed exposure on the PGA Tour with Ames wearing them on his feet for total comfort and total peformance.

Nike Golf’s Richard Johnson Captures Fourth Nationwide Tour Victory

Nike Golf’s Richard Johnson picked up his fourth Nationwide Tour victory at the Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek, bringing to six the number of victories for Nike Golf on the Nationwide Tour. Johnson took the lead for the first time on Saturday and maintained it to the end by finishing with a final-round score of 67. En route to his second Nationwide Tour victory in 2007, Johnson averaged 311-yard drives with the winning combination of Nike Golf’s SUMO driver and the Nike One Black ball. He also used the Nike Blades (3-PW), the SasQuatch 2 Fairway Wood (13-degree) and the Nike SV Wedges (52 and 60-degree).

Ames’ Children’s Miracle Network Classic Highlights
· Ames posted three straight birdies on hole 13, 14 and 15 to emerge from a crowded leaderboard and made a critical par save on the final hole to seal his title.

· With the new Nike driver, Ames averaged 276 yards off the tee

· He finished at 17-under 271, the highest winning score at Disney since Tiger Woods won the with same score in 1999.

Ames’ Nike Golf Arsenal
· Driver: New Nike square-shaped prototype driver

· Irons: Nike Pro Combo Tour (3-PW)

· Fairway Woods: Nike SasQuatch – 13-degree and SasQuatch 2 – 19-degree

· Wedges: PC 54 and 60-degree

· Ball: Nike One Platinum Ball

· Apparel: Nike Golf

· Footwear: Nike Golf Air Zoom Elite

Nike Golf’s 2007 Highlights
· In 2007, Nike Golf’s head-to-toe athletes captured 13 PGA Tour victories; seven international wins and seven Nationwide Tour wins.

· Nike Golf led the PGA Tour in driver and iron wins with 13 in 2007.

· Nike Golf’s SasQuatch driver franchise has 38 global wins and 57 for the Nike One ball series.

· Globally, Nike Golf’s head-to-toe athletes have won 27 professional tournaments in 2007.

Nike Golf’s 2007 PGA Tour Victories
· Stephen Ames – Children’s Miracle Network

· Justin Leonard – Texas Valero Open

· Chad Campbell – The Viking Classic

· Tiger Woods – The Tour Championship

· Tiger Woods – BMW Championship

· Tiger Woods – The PGA Championship

· Tiger Woods – WGC – Bridgestone Invitational

· K.J. Choi – AT&T National

· K.J. Choi – The Memorial Tournament

· Rory Sabbatini – Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Championship

· Tiger Woods – Wachovia Classic

· Tiger Woods – WGC – CA Championship

· Tiger Woods – Buick Invitational

Nike Golf’s International Wins
· Shingo Katayama – Bridgestone Championship

· K.J. Choi – Shinhan Donghae Open

· Marc Warren – Johnnie Walker Championship

· Shingo Katayama – Japan Tour Championship

· Ashleigh Simon – Catalonia Ladies Masters

· Paul Casey – Abu Dhabi Golf Championship

Nike Golf 2007 Nationwide Tour Wins
· Richard Johnson – Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek

· Ron Whittaker – Chattanooga Classic

· Richard Johnson – Mark Christopher Charity Classic

· Franklin Langham – Utah Energy Solutions Championship

· Nick Flanagan – Xerox Classic

· Nick Flanagan – BMW Charity Pro-Am

· Nick Flanagan – Henrico County Open

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