Tiger Woods introduced on Monday that he’s ending his 27-year partnership with attire king Nike.
Inking a take care of Nike when he was 20 years outdated, Woods went on to win 82 PGA Tour titles and 15 majors sporting the swoosh of Nike. Woods’ first take care of Nike was 5 years for $40 million.
“Over 27 years in the past, I used to be lucky to start out a partnership with one of the iconic manufacturers on the earth. The times since have been crammed with so many superb moments and reminiscences, if I began naming them, I may go on ceaselessly,” Woods stated in a press release.
“Phil Knight’s ardour and imaginative and prescient introduced this Nike and Nike Golf partnership collectively and I wish to personally thank him, together with the Nike staff and unimaginable athletes I’ve had the pleasure of working with alongside the best way. Folks will ask if there’s one other chapter. Sure, there will definitely be one other chapter. See you in LA!”
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Nike thanked Woods in an Instagram put up, saying, “It was a hell of a spherical, Tiger.”
“Tiger, you challenged your competitors, stereotypes, conventions, the old-fashioned mind-set. You challenged all the establishment of golf. You challenged us. And most of all, your self. And for that problem we’re grateful,” Nike stated within the put up.
Woods is the match host of The Genesis Invitational, held in Los Angeles, which shall be performed from February 15-18.
Woods has been sporting FootJoy golf sneakers for about two years.