Nike Golf
Nike’s equipment history includes the Tour Accuracy ball used by Tiger Woods in 2000. A PGA TOUR account of his equipment at Pebble Beach identifies the Nike Tour Accuracy TW in that year’s bag. The ball gives a precise starting point for exploring Nike’s place in the game’s equipment history.1
Nike Golf
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On August 3, 2016, Nike announced that it would leave the clubs, balls and bags business. Its stated focus shifted to golf footwear and apparel. The announcement drew a boundary between the equipment business and the golf clothing and shoes that would continue.2
For an archive, that distinction matters when reading a Nike mark. A golf ball or club belongs to a different product history from a shirt or shoe, even when they share the Swoosh. The 2016 announcement documents the change in business direction, not the manufacturing date of every surviving object.2