Nike Golf recently announced their Nike Golf Club Collection, a line of cutting edge golf apparel that challenges the tradition of the game. But at The Masters, where traditions of the sport are upheld at the highest level, even Nike Golf won’t be able to get away with wearing sweatshirts or hats backwards. Having said that, they have just introduced the apparel scripting for the first Major Championship of 2015, The Masters.
A color palette of neutrals with pops of volt distinguishes the Spring 2015 apparel collection from Nike Golf, released ahead of The Masters. The collection is designed to keep athletes cool and comfortable by regulating body temperature, eliminating distractions so they can focus on their game.
Engineered knit, a material found throughout the Spring 2015 line, features a natural-feeling polyester and provides ventilation through intelligent layering allowing golfers to regulate heat over the course of the day. The advanced construction allows for full range of motion to benefit the golf athlete.
Five Nike athletes have qualified for the first Major tournament of the season, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Charl Schwartzel, Russell Henley and, for the first time in his career, Seung Yul Noh.
“Nike has done a great job of eliminating excess fabric,” McIlroy said. “I want to concentrate on my game and not be distracted by a baggy shirt. I also don’t want to sacrifice style when I go on the course.”
Tiger Woods starts the week in the white Nike TW Vapor Trail Polo with hints of wolf grey and university red, and the TW ’15 golf shoe in the metallic silver colorway. His TW Adaptive Fit Pant, with perforation in the back yoke and behind the knee for breathability, and the lightweight TW Ultralight Tour Cap remain constant through the week. Friday and Sunday Woods will sport the TW Glow Polo in black and university red, respectively. Saturday he will wear the TW Bold Stripe Polo constructed in a four-way stretch Dri-FIT fabrication.
Whether Tiger will play or not is still up in the air though. After horrendous starts at his Hero World Challenge, Waste Management Phoenix Open and Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, Woods decided to take time off to ensure his game was tournament ready. This preparation even saw him withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, a tournament he’s won nine times. Hopefully we’ll get to see Sunday Red in contention at Augusta National in a few weeks.
Sporting a clean collection of white with volt, the current World No. 1, Rory McIlroy, will feature athletic looks throughout the week as he works towards the Career Grand Slam. He starts off the week in the Major Moment Polo and wears that same polo in the reverse colorway on Saturday. Friday, McIlroy will compete in the Major Moment Launch Polo, which pays homage to Nike’s heritage with the Windrunner-inspired 26-degree angle design on the upper chest. On Sunday, he will wear the Nike Afterburner Polo with a volt-to-white gradient topped with the Nike Tour Legacy Mesh Cap in volt. McIlroy will wear the Nike Modern Pant in white for every round.
The Modern Pant is a new trouser for McIlroy constructed with a stretch woven for more mobility and breathability in the back below the waistline and finished in a sleek tailored fit. Each day McIlroy will rely on the Nike Lunar Control 3 shoe that he helped design.
The 2011 Masters champion, Charl Schwartzel, will wear a white Major Moment Polo on Thursday, the Nike Tech Vent Stripe Polo on Friday, a white Nike Tech Tipped Polo on Saturday and a black Major Moment Ace Polo on Sunday with a grey or black Nike Dri-FIT Wool Tech Sweater each day. The South African native will pair the sweater and polos with the Nike Modern Pant, Nike Tour Legacy Mesh Cap and Nike Lunar Control 3 shoe.
Russell Henley will suit up in the Nike Plaid Pant on Friday and Saturday while bookending the tournament in the Nike Flat Front Pant on Thursday and Sunday. His Sunday look features the volt Nike Engineered Polo that is made of a poly-wool blend for a natural feel. A Nike Tour Tall Visor, Nike Dri-FIT ½-Zip Top and Nike Lunar Control 3 shoes will accompany his lineup through the week.
Seung Yul Noh will compete in various spring colors of the Nike Tour Legacy Mesh Cap, Nike Dri-FIT ½-Zip Top, Nike Modern Pant and Nike Lunar Control 3. He will sport an all-black head-to-toe look Friday with the Nike Engineered Polo while wearing a volt Major Moment Mach Polo Saturday. The South Korean native will begin and end the week with the Nike Tech Ultra Stripe Polo and Major Moment Commander Polo, respectively.
It’s an exciting time of the year as we countdown to the first Major Championship of 2015. It’s always one of our favourite weeks of the year – who is your pick to win the Green Jacket in 2015? We would love to watch Rory complete his Career Grand Slam, but there are so many golfers that play well at Augusta. Just 14 days left!
Source: Nike Inc.
