Nike Golf Signs Quintet To Play New Clubs

The most anticipated golf club debut in years has yet to officially take place, but the new, yet-to-hit-retail, sticks from Nike Golf are already winning converts on the PGA & European Tours.

Nike Golf announced that it has reached agreements with Mark Brooks, John Cook, Glen Day, Brian Gay and Franklin Langham to play its new clubs, effective next season.

Terms of the agreements were not announced, although all five are multi-year deals. All were already under contract to play the Nike Tour Accuracy golf ball and wear the company's shoes and gloves.

In addition, Cook, Langham, Day, and Brooks will also be toting their new clubs in the new Nike Tour Staff Bag. These five join Stewart Cink, Bryce Molder and David Duval as Nike Golf staff members who have agreed to put new clubs from Nike Golf in their bags in 2002. Duval has already notched a victory with the driver and won the British Open with his prototype irons.

Nike Golf plans to launch its golf club line publicly at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando on January 24th, 2002.