Nike Golf's Paul Casey Wins Third Title in 2009 Elevating
him to #3 in World Ranking
Casey's Full 14-Club Bag of Nike Golf
Products Elevates His Performance Excellence
TORONTO
(May 25, 2009)--Nike Golf athlete Paul Casey continues to enjoy a banner
2009 season with the addition of his third win of the year at last
week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in the United Kingdom.
This win marks his 11th career
title and moves him to a new World Ranking of third,
adding up to great performance results for Casey since switching to
Nike's Victory Red (VR) irons, a new Nike prototype putter and the
new Nike ONE Tour ball.
In that time, he has recorded his
first PGA Tour title at the Shell Houston Open and a second-place
finish at the WGC-Accenture Match play.
One of the most noticeable improvements in his
game has been in his putting statistics. After switching to the new
Nike prototype putter, Casey has jumped from 196th in
putts per round on the PGA Tour in 2008 to 56th in
2009. His overall putting average dramatically improved from a 193rd ranking
in 2008 to 23rd in
2009. In the BMW PGA Championship, Casey ranked seventh in putts
per round.
Using a mixed set of Nike VR irons, Casey
averaged 70% in Greens in Regulation. He used the VR Forged Split
Cavity irons (4-5) and the VR Forged TW Blades (6-PW), and 54 and
60-degree VR wedges. He also used a Nike ProCombo OS
3-iron.
The VR Forged TW Blades
feature a more traditional muscle back design and are made of 1025 Forged Carbon
Steel with a CNC milled face. The Victory Red
Forged TW Blades differentiate from Nike's original Blades with a
more modified backpad and a slightly thicker toe. Nike's Victory Red
Forged Split Cavity irons feature a split back design that positions
the center of gravity behind the sweet spot for ball control while
providing forgiveness.
Casey also used the successful Nike
SQ Tour driver and the new Nike ONE Tour ball. With this
new winning combination, Casey finished third in
driving accuracy averaging 79%. Rounding out Casey's Nike arsenal
were his Nike SQ II 3 and 5 fairway wood.
Completing his Nike head-to-toe look,
Casey wore Nike
Golf Tour apparel, the new Nike Air Zoom Elite II footwear, Nike Dri-FIT
Tour glove.
Casey's BMW PGA Championship
Highlights
- This victory vaults
Casey to #3 in World Rankings.
- This is Casey's 11th career victory.
- Ranked seventh in putts
per round using a Nike prototype putter.
- Casey shot four rounds in the 60's en route to his third title of the season.
- Casey birdied three of the last four
holes to secure his win.
- Casey won with
a full bag of Nike Golf products and wore performance
Nike Golf footwear
and Nike Golf apparel.
- Casey's
win was the sixth Global Tour win with Nike Golf's Victory
Red irons.
Casey's Nike Golf Arsenal
- Driver: Nike SQ TourFairway Woods: Nike SQ II 3 and 5 Wood
- Irons: Nike ProCombo OS (3), Nike Victory Red
(VR) Split Cavity
(4-5), Victory Red (VR) Forged TW
- Blades (#6-PW) Wedges: Nike Victory Red (VR) 54 and
60-degree
- Putter: Nike Prototype Putter
- Ball: Nike ONE Tour
- Footwear: Nike Air Zoom Elite II
- Apparel: Nike Golf's Tour Collection
Nike Golf's 2009 PGA Tour Victories
- Tiger Woods –Arnold Palmer Invitationa
- Paul
Casey – Shell Houston Open
Nike Golf's 2009 International
Victories
- Paul Casey – Abu Dhabi Golf Championship (European Tour)
- Paul Casey – BMW PGA Championship
(European Tour)
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