TORONTO (December 14, 2009)--Nike Golf
athlete Pablo Martin won his second PGA European Tour title--the Alfred
Dunhill Championship in South Africa--to secure exempt status on the PGA
European Tour until the end of 2012.
His victory brings
to 23 the number of global wins by Nike Golf athletes in 2009, six of which
are PGA European Tour titles. Nike Golf athlete Charl Schwartzel
finished as runner up.
Martin, who joined
Nike Golf in 2007, had 14 Nike Golf clubs in his bag, including the much
talked about Nike METHOD putter that will become available in February,
2010. The 23-year-old Spaniard finished third and fourth in the field in
putts per round and putts per greens in regulation, respectively.
"I have been
working hard with the guys at Nike to find a putter that suited my game and
the new Nike METHOD has really worked out well for me this week," said
Martin. "It is definitely staying in the bag."
Eleventh win for
METHOD putter
The Nike METHOD
putter has already been used with great success by Nike athletes since its
launch on Tour earlier this year. The new Nike putter has assisted
Nike Golf athletes to 11 total victories on the professional
Tours across the
globe, including five wins on the PGA Tour, two of which were major
championship titles; three wins on the PGA European Tour; two on the
Champions Tour; and one victory on the LPGA Tour.
Martin's full bag
of Nike Golf equipment also included the successful Nike SQ DYMO
STR8-FIT Driver, Nike VR Split Cavity irons (3-7); Nike VR Blades (8-PW);
SQ DYMO 13 and 17-degree Fairway Woods and the VR 54 and 60-degree
wedge. Martin used the Nike ONE Tour ball, which is a 4-piece ball
that reduces driver spin and optimizes trajectory to improve overall
distance performance.
Martin also won wearing
Nike apparel and Nike's new Air Anthem footwear which featured distinctive
red laces in support of Nike's Lace up Saves Lives initiative to help fight
Aids in
Africa.
Martin's
Nike Arsenal
- Driver: Nike SQ DYMO STR8-FIT 8.5 degrees
- Fairway Woods: Nike SQ DYMO 13 and 17 degrees
- Irons: Nike VR Full Cavity (3-7) and Nike VR TW Blades (8-PW)
- Wedges: Nike VR 54 and VR 56 degrees
- Putter: Nike METHOD 003
- Ball: Nike ONE Tour
- Apparel: Nike Golf Apparel
- Footwear: Nike Air Anthem
Schwartzel's Nike
Arsenal
- Driver:
Nike VR STR8-FIT Tour
- Fairway Woods: Nike SQ II 13-degree 3 and 5 woods
- Irons: Nike VR TW Blades (3-PW)
- Wedges: Nike VR 54 and VR 60 degree
- Putter: Nike METHOD 003
- Ball: Nike ONE Tour D
- Apparel: Nike Golf Apparel
- Footwear: Nike Air Zoom TW 2009
Nike Golf's 2009
PGA Tour Victories
- Stephen
Ames - Children's Miracle Network Classic
- Tiger Woods - The BMW Championship
- Tiger Woods - Bridgestone Invitational
- Tiger Woods - The Buick Open
- Stewart Cink - The OPEN Championship
- Bo Van Pelt - U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
- 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
- Pablo
Martin - Alfred Dunhill Championship (European Tour)
- Francesco Molinari - Omega Mission Hills World Cup (European Tour)
- Tiger Woods - JBWere Masters (Australasian Tour)
- K.J. Choi - Iskandar Johor Open
- Simon Dyson - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (European Tour)
- Simon Dyson - KLM Open (European Tour)
- Paul Casey - BMW PGA Championship (European Tour)
- Paul Casey - Abu Dhabi Golf Championship (European Tour)
Nike Golf's 2009
Champions Tour Victories
- John Cook-
Charles Schwab Cup Championship
- John Cook - Administaff Small Business Classic
Nike Golf's 2009
LPGA Tour Victories
- Michelle Wie - Lorena Ochoa Invitational
- Suzann Pettersen - CN Canadian Women's Open
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