BEAVERTON, Ore. -- The 2008 season was once again a successful year for Nike Golf. The following achievements in 2008 by Nike Golf and its athletes speak for themselves:

* Nike athletes won two out of the four major championships on the PGA Tour.
* Nike athletes finished first, second and third at The Masters Tournament with Trevor Immelman taking home the green jacket.
* Nike Golf led the PGA Tour for a third consecutive year in driver, irons and apparel wins with 11.
* Four Nike Golf athletes finished in the top 10 on the PGA Tour money list.
* Nike Golf outfitted the triumphant U.S. Ryder Cup team.
* Nike Golf had 11 PGA Tour wins by seven different athletes.

In 2008, the strength of the Nike athletes and the performance of Nike Golf products is indisputable resulting in 11 wins on the PGA Tour by seven different Nike Golf athletes, two of whom won multiple times (Tiger Woods with four; Anthony Kim with two). On the final 2008 PGA Tour money list, Nike athletes Woods, Kim, Stewart Cink and Justin Leonard finished second, sixth, ninth and 10th, respectively.

One of the key highlights for Nike Golf in 2008 was its exceptional performance in the PGA Tour's major championships with Nike athletes winning two of the four. In the first major championship of the year at The Masters Tournament, Nike Golf athletes posted a 1-2-3 finish with Immelman taking home the green jacket and Woods and Cink placing second and third, respectively. For Immelman's victory, he used Nike's new groundbreaking STR8-FIT technology that is found in the new SQ DYMO STR8-FIT (pronounced "straight-fit") driver, which will be available on April 1, 2009. The revolutionary SQ DYMO STR8-FIT driver features a choice of eight club head positions that can dramatically or subtly perfect ball flight.

The U.S. Open at Torrey Pines went down in the history books as an unforgettable performance by Woods, who won with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a double stress fracture in his knee. During that performance, Woods used Nike Golf's new Victory Red wedge for his amazing chip on the 17th hole during his third round. In addition to his U.S. Open title, Woods captured three other PGA Tour victories for a total of four wins in 2008.

Kim produced a year that represented a dazzling rise to stardom by winning two PGA Tour events and demonstrating an extremely competitive and triumphant performance at the Ryder Cup. Cink grabbed his first PGA Tour victory since 2004 at the Travelers Championship; K.J. Choi won early in the season at the Sony Open; Leonard grabbed his second St. Jude Championship title; and Carl Pettersson won the Wyndham Championship. En route to each of their successful seasons, the triumphant Nike Golf athletes played with award-winning SasQuatch Drivers, Nike irons, Nike ONE balls, and were clad in Nike Golf apparel, the number one golf apparel company in the world, as well as Nike Golf footwear featuring Nike's Power Platform technology.

Another event that gained a lot of attention this year was the Ryder Cup in which Nike Golf had five athletes in the field, including Kim, Leonard, Cink, Chad Campbell and Paul Casey. The captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team was Nike Golf athlete, Paul Azinger. The U.S Ryder Cup Team was outfitted in apparel designed by Nike Golf specifically for the weather conditions of Valhalla.

Nike Golf also was victorious on the Nationwide Tour, Champions Tour, European Tour, Ladies European Tour, Japan-Australasian Tour as well as numerous other Professional events.

On the Japan Golf Tour, Shingo Katayama used Nike Golf equipment for his Japan PGA Championship major title. New to the Swoosh in 2008, Nike Golf athlete Suzann Pettersen won two times on the Ladies European Tour winning the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open and the AIB Irish Open.

In summary of 2008, Nike Golf athletes captured 11 victories on the PGA Tour, had 11 international wins, won two on the Nationwide Tour and had one victory on the Champions Tour -- all for a total of 25 global victories.

In 2009, Nike Golf athletes will be using new Nike Golf groundbreaking products, including the SQ DYMO family of drivers, Victory Red irons and Nike ONE golf balls. Some of the new equipment has already been in play. Most recently, Kim debuted the SQ DYMO driver and Choi used the Victory Red Forged TW Blades at the Chevron World Challenge in December.

On the strength and quality of Nike Golf athletes, combined with an impressive line up of new groundbreaking product releases, Nike Golf is poised to produce another banner year in 2009 -one that spells v-i-c-t-o-r-y.

Located in Beaverton, Oregon, Nike Golf designs and markets golf equipment, apparel, balls, footwear, bags and accessories worldwide. Nike Golf is passionately dedicated to ushering in the future of this great game by developing ground-breaking innovations that enable athletes to perform at their physical and mental peak. In 2008, Nike Golf's PGA Tour staff has 11 wins and 61 top-10 finishes. For more information on Nike Golf, visit our Web site at www.nikegolf.com. Editors and journalists in the U.S. seeking editorial information and downloadable images, visit www.nikegolf.com/presscenter. For international journalists, please contact Nike Golf's public relations representative in respective countries for information.

Contact:
Beth Gast - Nike Golf
503.532.8852
beth.gast@nike.com

Gretchen Wilhelm - Nike Golf
503.532.6236
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