Tiger Woods splits from Nike after 27 years as golf icon points assertion

Tiger Woods has introduced that he’s not a Nike athlete, having labored with the model for nearly 30 years. The golf star’s reference to the corporate will go down as one of the vital iconic model partnerships of all time.

Woods has been the face of Nike’s golf merchandise for his whole skilled profession, profitable 15 main titles while donning merchandise engraved with the long-lasting swoosh. But after 27 years, he has now determined to move in a unique course and begin a brand new ‘chapter’.

The 48-year-old hinted that the partnership may very well be set to conclude when he competed on the PNC Championship final month, although the announcement has nonetheless been met with nice shock given his and Nike’s partnership spanned so lengthy.

In an announcement launched on Monday afternoon, Woods introduced on social media: “Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world. The days since have been filled with so many amazing moments and memories, if I started naming them, I could go on forever.

“[Former Nike CEO] Phil Knight’s ardour and imaginative and prescient introduced this Nike and Nike Golf partnership collectively and I need to personally thank him, together with the Nike workers and unimaginable athletes I’ve had the pleasure of working with alongside the best way.

“People will ask if there is another chapter. Yes, there will certainly be another chapter. See you in LA! Tiger.” Having signed with the corporate on the age of 20, the put up despatched shockwaves by the sporting world and was seen by over a million X (previously Twitter) customers inside an hour of the announcement being printed.