Nike Golf dominance on the PGA Tour continues as Carl Pettersson becomes the 7th Nike Golf athlete to win in 2008, bringing the number of PGA Tour wins by Nike Golf athletes to 11. A hometown favorite in North Carolina, Pettersson performed a near-perfect display of ballstriking all week using his Nike Golf equipment. In the second round, Pettersson posted a tournament record nine-under-par score of 61, which also helped him to match the PGA Tour’s 36-hole record 15-under-par score of 125. Another major highlight was Pettersson’s two eagles on the 5th hole Thursday and Saturday.
Assisting Pettersson to his 25 birdies and two eagles were his pin-seeking iron shots with his Nike Pro Combo Tour irons. He also took advantage of the winningest driver and ball combination on Tour by playing with the Nike SQ Sumo Tour driver and Nike ONE Platinum ball. Pettersson finished this week T14 in driving accuracy as well as T14 in Greens in Regulation. Rounding out Pettersson’s Nike Golf arsenal are three Nike Forged wedges and Nike Golf Tour apparel and footwear.
Nike Golf maintains its lead in driver, irons and wedge wins. The combination of the SQ family of drivers and Nike ONE Ball is the winningest combination on Tour. Nike Golf has 7 athletes in the top 20 on the FedEx Cup Standings: Tiger Woods (1), Anthony Kim (5), Stewart Cink (6), Justin Leonard (8), Carl Pettersson (13), KJ Choi (17) and Trevor Immelman (20).
Pettersson’s Wyndham Championship Highlights
· Pettersson shot a tournament record score 61 for his second round.
· Pettersson’s 36-hole 15-under-par score of a 125 ties the PGA Tour record and his 18-hole score matches the 61 record which was set earlier this year.
· Averaged 298.5-yard drives using Nike’s SQ SUMO² Tour driver and Nike One Platinum ball.
· This is Pettersson’s third win on the PGA Tour (previously won the 2006 Memorial Tournament and the 2005 Chrysler Championship).
· This is a hometown victory for Pettersson, who is from Sweden but attended high school and college in North Carolina.
Pettersson’s Nike Golf Arsenal
· Driver: Nike SQ SUMO Tour
· Irons: Nike Pro Combo Tour (4-PW)
· Wedges: Nike Forged 49, 55 and 59-degree
· Ball: Nike ONE Platinum
· Footwear: Air Tour TW 8.5 Footwear
· Apparel: Nike Golf apparel
· Glove: Nike Golf’s Dri-FIT Tour
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
· Carl Pettersson – Wyndham Championship
Nike Golf’s 2008 International Victories
· Tiger Woods – Dubai Desert Classic
· Richard Finch – New Zealand Open
· KJ Choi – SK Telecom
· Shingo Katayama – Japan Pro Championship
· Richard Finch – Irish Open
· Suzann Pettersen – Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open
· Suzann Pettersen – AIB Ladies Irish Open
Located in Beaverton, Oregon, Nike Golf designs and markets golf equipment, apparel, balls, footwear, bags and accessories worldwide. Nike Golf is passionately dedicated to honoring and respecting the traditions and heritage of the game, and to providing committed golfers with the absolute best equipment in the game. In 2008, Nike Golf has 11 PGA Tour wins and 48 top-10 finishes and seven international victories. In 2007, Nike Golf had 13 PGA Tour wins, seven Nationwide Tour victories and eight international titles. For the last two years, Nike Golf has led the PGA Tour in driver, fairway woods and iron wins. For more information on Nike Golf, visit our Web site at www.nikegolf.com.
