Tiger Woods sets tournament record; wins his own tournament with final round 67

-Woods goes head-to-head with Nike golfer Anthony Kim; holds him off for the win -

TORONTO (JULY 6, 2009) – Tiger Woods wowed the 44,000 fans at the AT&T National with a final round 67 that led him to his 68th career victory - becoming only the second player to win an official PGA Tour event as host.

Woods birdied the 16th hole to take the lead, finishing with a closing 66 for his third win of the season and his first victory at Congressional Country Club.

With the victory, Woods grabbed the No. 1 spot on the FedExCup standings for the first time this season.

Once again Woods' driving performance stood out. He hit 41 out of 56 fairways during the week, thanks to the winning combination of his Nike SQ DYMO driver and Nike ONE Tour ball. Tiger also averaged 312.4 yards off the tee for the week and made 1.673 putts-per-green.

Woods' impressive driving accuracy set him up well for his iron shots. He ranked tied for third in greens in regulation using Nike Forged Blades. Rounding out his arsenal of Nike equipment were his Nike SQ 2

 13-degree and SQ 2 19-degree fairway woods; his 56-degree Nike Victory Red (VR) and 60-degree Nike SV wedge. For Woods' apparel and footwear, he featured Nike Golf's Tiger Woods Collection and his Nike Air Zoom TW 2009 footwear.

 

Woods' AT&T National Highlights and Other Notes
• Ranked fourth in driving distance.
• Tied for third in Greens in Regulation (76.4%).
• With this victory, Woods is now five behind Jack Nicklaus (73) in career victories.
• Woods has now won 46 of 49 tournaments when leading/co-leading after 54 holes.
• Woods ranked tied for 13th in putts-per-round with a 28.5 average.
• Hitting 41 of 56 fairways during the tournament, Woods ranked T7 in driving accuracy (73.2%).
• Woods has 68 career victories.
• Nike Golf athlete Anthony Kim finished third for the event.
• Nike Golf athlete Lucas Glover finished T5 for the event to continue his recent good play; Glover won the U.S. Open and T11 at the Travelers Championship last week.


Woods' Nike Golf Arsenal
• Driver: Nike SQ DYMO
• Irons: Nike Blades (3-PW)
• Fairway Woods: Nike SQ2 3 wood (13 degree) and 5 wood (19 degree)
• Wedges: Nike Victory Red 56 degree and Nike SV 60 degree
• Ball: Nike ONE Tour
• Footwear: Nike Air Zoom TW 2009
• Apparel: Nike Golf Tiger Woods Collection
  Nike Golf's 2009 PGA Tour Victories

• Tiger Woods – AT &T National
• Lucas Glover – The U.S. Open
• Tiger Woods - The Memorial Tournament
• Paul Casey - Shell Houston Open
• Tiger Woods - Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill

Nike Golf's 2009 International Victories

• Paul Casey - BMW PGA Championship (European Tour)
• Paul Casey - Abu Dhabi Golf Championship (European Tour)
 

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