Beaverton, Oregon, United States: Nike Golf athletes will stay cool as they battle the Louisville, Kentucky, heat at this week’s US PGA Championship.
Wearing Nike Dri-FIT fabrics that promote cooling, the Fall 2014 Nike Golf Collection will help keep the athletes cool in a colour palette of hyper brights.
Tiger Woods, the four-time PGA Championship winner, will compete in ultra-lightweight polos from the Tiger Woods Collection that emphasise stretch and ventilation. Woods will rely on laser perforation in all of his polos to allow for more breathability in the areas that need it most, under the arms, along the upper back and under the collar.
Rory McIlroy will stay cool in his classic Lightweight Innovation Colour polo featuring hyper bright colours such as Hyper Grape and Hyper Colbalt, complemented by gray pants. He will also stay cool in the Innovation Two-color Jacquard polo that utilises a new jacquard technique called Racheltronic.
This technique provides a seamless transition from solid jersey to mesh construction. Nike has added a burst of energetic colors to McIlroy’s flat bill hats to tie together his modern look.
“We know it’s going to be hot and muggy at Valhalla, so we focused on keeping our athletes cool and comfortable in the heat of competition,” said Merritt Richardson, VP of Global Golf Apparel and Footwear.
“Through techniques like Racheltronic jacquard, laser cut and bonded mesh panels through the underarm, laser perforated collars and laser perforation at the upper back, we are providing our athletes with cooling innovations that will allow them to focus on playing their best.”
Korean Noh Seung-yul is among 13 Nike Golf athletes due to compete at the PGA Championship. The others are Woods, McIlroy, Scott Brown, Kevin Chappell, Russell Henley, Francesco Molinari, Thorbjorn Olesen, Charl Schwartzel, Nick Watney and recent qualifiers Paul Casey, Ross Fisher and Tommy Fleetwood.
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