Nike to Exit Golf Equipment Business, Tiger Woods to Search for New Clubs
Thursday, August 04, 2016
Tiger Woods signed with Nike upon turning pro in 1996. A few short years later, Nike started selling golf balls in 1999 and introduced their first set of clubs in 2002. Tiger played the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach with the new clubs and won the tournament by 15 strokes.
However, recently the brand has struggled, having reported its annual sales in its overall golf business to be $700 million over the last two years. Nike’s sales in 2013 and 2014 were almost $800 million.
Coincidentally, or maybe not, Nike’s announcement and decline in sales comes at a time where Tiger Woods has not competed in a tournament in almost two years and Rory McIlroy has not won a PGA Tour event this season.
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Nike Not Leaving Golf Completely
While Nike will no longer sell clubs, balls or bags, they will still look to sell apparel like shirts and hats as well as step up their footwear sales.
“We’re committed to being the undisputed leader in golf footwear and apparel,” said Trevor Edwards, president of Nike Brand in a press release.
While Nike is in a sense exiting the game of golf, it will be interesting to watch the number of tour pros (Nike has about 16 of them) will be leaving Nike.
Here is a look at the Nike executives and Nike’s stock.
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