Kyle Stanley’s Setup for the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open:

• Driver: Titleist 910D3 8.5 with Mitsubishi Diamana Kaili 70X
• 3-wood: Titleist 910Fd 13.5 with Mitsubishi Fubuki 83X
• Irons: Titleist 503i 2-iron; MB712 4-P with Project X 6.5
• Wedges: Vokey Design 52.08, 56.14, SM4 60.10 with TT Dynamic Gold S-400
• Putter: Scotty Cameron Timeless (GSS)
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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Continuing with the perpetual theme of speed and distance in its new VR_S line of clubs in 2012, Nike Golf is introducing the Nike VR_S irons. Nike’s new award-winning VR_S club line is an extension of the successful Nike VR franchise, which was first introduced in 2008 and has more than 50 worldwide wins including three major championships.

The Nike VR_S irons feature NexCOR variable face-thickness technology, resulting in Nike’s fastest and farthest irons ever. Nike’s new NexCOR Face Technology brings driver face technology to its irons for the first time. It maximizes distance for the widest range of players through a new speed-expanding multi face thickness design. The NexCOR infinity design creates a bridge for ultra-thin, ultra-hot faces and unmatched ball speed from every club in the bag.

Nike engineers conducted impact studies and were able to map where consumers hit the ball on the face at impact on every club. Based on those results, the location of the NexCOR technology differs from club to club.

“We are driven to help golfers get better,” said Tom Stites, Director of Club Creation for Nike Golf. “This NexCOR technology allows for the clubface to produce greater energy return, higher trajectory and longer and straighter shots. Golfers will start noticing that they are hitting shorter irons into the greens. This will not only help to improve their confidence level, but also their game.”

The VR_S clubface delivers a high COR face for more distance. The new face construction expands the maximum COR zone from the low-center to the high-toe where the majority of iron shots are struck.

Using Nike’s PowerBow technology, the weight is positioned off the face with an undercut construction. The PowerBow technology produces a faster, higher launch for maximum carry, straighter ball flight and steeper descent to hold greens.

The Nike VR_S family includes drivers, fairway woods, irons and hybrids — all combining to what is the fastest and hottest family of golf clubs that Nike Golf has ever produced, and, in turn, generating more distance for every shot.

Nike VR_S Irons

Specifications:
4-AW, True Temper Dynalite 90: S,R; RH/LH;
4-AW, Nike Fubuki K: S,R,A; RH/LH;
5H,6H,7-SW Nike Fubuki K: W; RH

Availability: February 3, 2012
Street Price: $599 STEEL/$699 GRAPHITE

www.nikegolf.com

Steve Stricker’s Setup for the 2012 Hyundai Tournament of Champions:

• Driver: Titleist 909D3 8.5 with UST Proforce V2 86
• 3-wood: Titleist 906F2 13.5 with UST Proforce V2 96
• Hybrid: Titleist 909H 19 with UST Proforce 104
• Irons: Titleist AP2 710 3-P with KBS prototypes
• Wedges: Vokey Design 254.10 (bent to 53), 260.12 (bent to 59) with TT Dynamic Gold Sensicore X100
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
• Putter: Odyssey

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Nike Golf’s relentless pursuit of innovation will elevate the meaning of speed and distance for a full bag of clubs with the introduction of the new Nike VR_S family on February 3, 2012. Nike’s new VR_S club line is an extension of the successful Nike VR franchise, which has more than 50 worldwide professional wins including three major championships. The Nike VR_S family includes drivers, fairway woods, irons and hybrids — all combining to what is the fastest and hottest family of golf clubs that Nike Golf has ever produced, and, in turn, generating more distance for every shot.

The Nike VR_S Difference
The Nike VR_S distinguishes itself from the original VR line with its pure emphasis on speed (hence the “S” in the name). The Nike VR_S line features NexCOR Technology for slower swing speeds while the Nike VR Pro LE combines both NexCOR and the variable Compression Channel for faster swing speeds. Each club in the VR_S family will have a laser engraved NexCOR logo – a shape that mirrors the face construction inside the head, optimizing speed.

Larger Face = More Distance
Despite the USGA’s industry limitations on the driver, Nike engineers have executed an all-encompassing approach to delivering the golfer extra distance by shifting their attention to the full bag, taking every shot in the entire round and the resulting cumulative effect of distance into consideration. To generate speed and distance to every club in the bag, Nike Golf engineers focused on the “face” of not just one club such as the driver or irons, but also fairway woods and hybrids. Their aim was to create groundbreaking innovative technology that would create the fastest and hottest face on every club. Their answer was Nike’s exclusive NexCOR face technology.

“In golf, when we talk about distance, the first thing that comes to mind is the driver,” said Tom Stites, Director of Club Creation for Nike Golf. “We decided to look beyond that and focus on the entire bag from a holistic point of view. We discovered that NexCOR face technology adds distance and will play a critical role in helping golfers to become better. They’ll be hitting more shorter irons on their approach shots.”

NexCOR Face Technology
Nike’s new NexCOR Face Technology maximizes distance for the widest range of players through a new speed-expanding multi face thickness design. The NexCOR infinity design creates a bridge for ultra-thin, ultra-hot faces and unmatched ball speed from every club in the bag. The location of the NexCOR technology differs from club to club.

“In setting out to create the fastest and hottest face, we know that consumers don’t hit it in the same spot on the face every time,” said Stites. “We conducted impact studies and were able to “map” where consumers hit the ball on the face at impact on every club. Based on those results, we are able to move this NexCOR technology around on the face. The location of NexCOR on the face differs on every club. Not every face is identical.”

VR_S Speed Trials
Starting in March through May 2012, Nike Golf will be conducting VR_S Speed Trials at hundreds of participating golf retail shops and golf courses across the country. Nike’s VR_S Speed Trials will allow consumers to compare the speed of what’s in their current bag to the new Nike VR_S products on a launch monitor. Their accumulative distance will be tallied and recorded on a national leaderboard that will be featured on www.nikegolf.com.

For a list of golf shops participating, go to www.nikegolf.com. To view some Nike athletes going through the speed trials, go to: www.youtube.com/nikegolf.

Availability: February 3, 2012

Nike VR_S Driver
Men’s Loft Options: 8.5 (RH); 9.5 (RH/LH); 10.5 (RH/LH); 11.5 (RH); HL (RH)
All available in X, S, R and A

Women’s Loft Options: 11.5 (RH); HL (RH)
Map/Street Price: $299.99

Nike VR_S Fairway Woods
Men’s Loft Options: 3/15 degrees (RH/LH); 4/17 degrees (RH); 5/19 degrees (RH/LH); 7/21 degrees (RH)
All available in X, S, R and A

Women’s Loft Options: 3/17 degrees (RH); 5/20 degrees (RH); 7/23 degrees (RH)
Map/Street Price: $199.99

Nike VR_S Hybrids
Men’s Loft Options: 2/18 degrees (RH/LH); 3/21 degrees (RH/LH); 4/24 degrees (RH/LH); 5/27 degrees (RH/LH)
All available in S, R and A

Women’s Loft Options: 4/24 degrees (RH); 5/27 degrees (RH); 6/30 degrees (RH)
Map/Street Price: $159.99

Nike VR_S Irons
Men’s: 4-AW, True Temper Dynalite 90: S, R (RH/LH);
4-AW, Nike Fubuki K: S, R and A (RH/LH)
3 and SW also available
Map/Street Price: $599 STEEL/$699 GRAPHITE (8 piece set)

Women’s: 5-6H; 7-PW, SW; Nike Fubuki K (RH)
Map/Street Price: $799.99

Nike VR_S Forged Irons
4-AW, Nippon 950HT Steel: S, R; (RH)
3 and SW also available
Map/Street Price: $999.99 (8 piece set)

www.nikegolf.com

TaylorMade Golf, today introduced RocketBallz irons, a progressive and dynamic set engineered to deliver effortless distance and a higher and straighter ball flight. This winning combination of distance and accuracy makes the new RBZ iron a game-changer and positions to be one of the greatest iron sets in company history.

Key to the distance performance of RocketBallz irons is a large, thin clubface that’s strong and stiff at the perimeter and thin at the inner edge, allowing the face to flex freely like a trampoline. No part of the clubhead structure inhibits or restricts the flexion of the face. RocketBallz also incorporate TaylorMade’s Inverted Cone clubface technology, which expands the portion of the face that delivers high ball speed, promoting more distance on off-center hits.

Every RBZ iron head, from the 3- to the lob wedge, is uniquely constructed and features a progressive length and spec package, which has been carefully coordinated to ensure proper trajectory and distance gaps throughout the set.

RocketBallz 3- through 5-irons feature a new, hollow clubhead construction akin to that of the company’s industry leading line of metalwoods. This hollow head construction allows the company’s engineers to create the clubface (455 carpenter’s steel in the 3- through 5), and allows for a lower and centered CG location which ensures pure contact on the face when hitting off turf, promoting maximum energy transfer at impact.

Lowering the CG also allowed TaylorMade engineers to strengthen the loft to promote a more penetrating flight. This improved CG location is made possible in the 3- to 6-irons by thinning areas of the sole, top-line and back wall, then repositioning the saved weight strategically to the back wall and heel to shift the CG lower and more toward the center.

New Technology Promotes Accuracy
Key to the improved accuracy of RocketBallz irons is the new “Toe-Bar” feature, positioned in the upper toe, and the new design of the Inverted Cone. Fast-faced irons suffer in terms of accuracy because the asymmetrical shape of an iron face naturally causes the flex-point of the face to direct the ball off-line. The Toe-Bar and redesigned Inverted Cone together stiffen the toe-area of the clubface so that when the face flexes it directs the ball straight forward.

“We’ve worked extensively to advance fast-faced iron performance, and feel like we’re well ahead of our competitors in this category,” said Bret Wahl, TaylorMade senior director of iron, wedge and putter research and development. “We’ve learned that high COR is most useful when on top of high speed you can also control the face-flexion to send the ball on an accurate flight-line. With that in mind, we’re very pleased with what we’ve achieved with the RocketBallz iron.”

Progressive Clubhead Shapes
RocketBallz clubheads are progressively shaped, with smaller, compact short-irons, deep undercut-cavity middle-irons and large, hollow long-irons. All feature TaylorMade’s Multi-functional Sole (see Multi-Functional Sole tech brief), while the sand wedge, attack wedge and lob wedge all incorporate our new ATV sole.

Advanced Engineering for Better Feel
A new vibration and sound control system in the 3-iron to pitching wedge dampens unwanted vibration without slowing the face down. We’re using a new Japanese urethane layer for the first time that’s exceptionally soft and pliable; it works in conjunction with the badge system to absorb unwanted vibration and sound without slowing the face.

Also, every RocketBallz iron is engineered with an added cavity chamber in the heel at the point of the hosel-to-face transition that makes the heads easier to bend, allowing us to offer RocketBallz in 4 degrees upright, 4 degrees flat, and plus-or-minus 2 degrees in loft. The necessity for this was discovered during prototyping as the hard 455 steel used for the clubheads makes bending difficult.

Club Specs, Pricing and Availability
RocketBallz irons are available in 3-iron through LW, right-handed and left-handed (no left-handed LW).

Sets of eight clubs are being sold at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $699 with steel shafts, $899 with graphite shafts. Steel shafts weigh 85 grams, steel wedge shafts are heavier at 105 grams to promote increased rhythm and feel. Graphite shafts weight 65 grams.

Ladies’ RocketBallz irons are available in 5-iron through SW, equipped with a lightweight 55-gram graphite shaft, and carrying an MSRP of $899. The grip is a new design created especially for RocketBallz irons.

Availability at retail starts on February 3, 2012.

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Nike athlete Tiger Woods is back in the winners’ circle with a win at the Chevron World Challenge that came in a stunning dramatic “Tiger-like” fashion.

With two holes left to play in the final round, Woods needed a critical birdie putt on the 17th to tie and another one on the 18th to win. He accomplished both by making the 15-foot birdie putt on 17 and a 10-footer to seal his victory on 18, using his Nike Method 001 putter. This marks his first win with the Nike Method putter and the 36th Method victory for Nike Golf on the worldwide professional tours.

Tiger Woods Setup for the 2011 Chevron World Challenge:

• Driver: Nike VR Tour 8.5-degree (Graphite Design DI 6X)
• Fairway Woods: Nike VR Pro Limited Edition 3-wood/15-degree and 5-wood/19-degree
• Irons: Nike VR Pro Blades (3-PW)
• Wedges: Nike VR Pro 56-degree and Nike VR Pro 60-degree
• Putter: Nike Method 001
• Ball: Nike ONE Tour D
• Apparel: Nike Golf’s Tiger Woods Collection
• Footwear: Nike TW Free-Inspired Prototype Shoe

“My iron play was pretty steady all week,” said Woods. “But I think that I hit two really good iron shots in the last two holes, which was nice. I made two good putts, too.”

On the body, Tiger wore Nike Golf apparel from the Tiger Woods Collection as well as the new Nike TW Free-inspired prototype golf shoes that emphasize natural motion in the feet. These Nike prototype shoes will become available in late Spring of 2012.

www.nikegolf.com

Greg Chalmers Setup for the 2011 Australian Open:

• Driver: Titleist 910D3 10.5* with Aldila RIP 60
• 3-wood: Titleist 909F2 13.5* with Aldila VS Prototype 80
• 5-wood: Titleist 910F 17* with Aldila VS Prototype 80X
• Hybrid: Titleist 909H 21* with Dynamic Gold S400
• Irons: Titleist CB 710 4-9 with Dynamic Gold S400
• Wedges: Vokey Design SM4 46.08, 54.11, 60.07 with Dynamic Gold X100
• Putter: Bobby Grace
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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Martin Kaymer birdied nine out of his last 12 holes to close with a 63 and win the WGC-HSBC Golf Champions event. Kaymer, who began the final round five strokes behind the leader, finished the tournament 20-under-par-268, three shots clear of the runner-up finisher.

The 2010 PGA Championship winner averaged 287 yards off the tee with his R11 driver, which gave him numerous short-iron shots into the greens at Sheshan International Golf Course, in Shanghai. Kaymer also wore adidas Golf adiPURE footwear in his second victory of the year (Abu Dhabi was his first). With the win, Kaymer moves to No. 4 in Official World Golf Rankings and moves into second place on The Race to Dubai.

Martin Kaymer’s Setup for the 2011 WGC-HSBC Champions:

• Driver: TaylorMade R11 driver 8*
• Fairway Wood: TaylorMade R9 fairway 13*
• Hybrid: TaylorMade Rescue 11 TP hybrid 16*
• Irons: TaylorMade RAC TP irons (3-PW)
• Wedges: TaylorMade TP xFT ZTP wedges (54*, 58*)
• Ball: TaylorMade Penta TP golf ball
• Footwear: adidas Golf adiPURE footwear
• Accessories: TaylorMade TP Glove

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Bo Van Pelt’s Setup for the 2011 CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia:

• Driver: Titleist 909D2 8.5* with Mitsubishi Fubuki 73
• 3-wood: Titleist 910FD 13.5* with Mitsubishi Diamana Prototype 80
• Hybrid: Titleist 910H 17* with UST Proforce V2 104
• Irons: Titleist CB 4-iron; Titleist MB 5-P with Nippon NS Pro
• Wedges: Vokey Design 252-12(@51), 56.14 (@55), 60.07 Nippon NS Pro
• Putter: TaylorMade
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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Last week, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Sergio Garcia ended a three-year title drought with a convincing 11-stroke victory at the Castello Masters. This week, Garcia didn’t waste any time returning to the winner’s circle, posting a 70-70-67-71-278 total to cinch up his second consecutive win at the Andalucia Masters in Sotogrande, Spain.

The 31-year-old Spaniard also wore drew from the performance of his customary adidas Golf apparel and the all new TOUR360 ATV footwear en route to his 15th International victory. With the win at Club de Golf Valderrama, Garcia moved back into the Top 20 of Official World Golf Rankings and assumed the lead in the European Ryder Cups Race.

Sergio Garcia’s Setup for the 2011 Castello Masters:

• Driver: TaylorMade R11 driver 9*
• Fairway Woods: TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 fairway 15*, TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 fairway 19*
• Irons: TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB irons (3-PW)
• Wedges: TaylorMade TP xFT ZTP wedges (50*, 58*)
• Putter: TaylorMade Ghost TM 880 putter
• Ball: TaylorMade Penta TP golf ball
• Apparel and Accessories: adidas golf apparel and TaylorMade R11 glove
• Shoes: adidas Golf TOUR360 ATV footwear

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