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Nike lets you design Tiger’s shoes (and yours, too!)

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Nike just announced the latest innovation in the highly competitive golf shoe market: the chance for you to design your own custom pair of golf shoes, which happens to be the latest edition of Tiger Woods’ signature line of golf shoes, the Nike TW’14.

Just to spice things up a bit, Nike is giving golf fans the chance to design the shoes that Tiger will be sporting on the PGA Tour in 2014 and to win some gear for yourself as well. So put on your most creative hat and head over to http://nikeid.tumblr.com/designfortiger to start putting your virtual paintbrush on the palette and click away to design a pair of golf shoes that are suitable for a 14-time major champion. Who knows? You may just design a pair for yourself while you are at it!

In the old days, golf shoes that looked like “tennis shoes” would have some of the stuffy, blue bloods turning up their noses to the members daring enough to lace them up. But, this line of shoes, originally inspired by the wildly successful line of Nike’s “Free” running shoes, has broken that mold. Tiger began tinkering with this type of lightweight yet supportive athletic-inspired golf shoe following his injury layoff in 2011, and he hasn’t looked back since he had the golf world buzzing when he strolled out in his first pair of white prototypes. This new model for 2014 offers either a waterproof version suitable for misty fall day at Bandon Dunes and a breathable mesh version, which would be at home on a steamy, summer morning in Orlando.

Designing the shoe on the website is as easy as you would expect from an outfit like Nike, which has offered consumers the opportunity to customize shoes on its Nike iD site since 1999. When you go to the contest page, a link from there will take you to the Nike iD TW’14 site where you can just start clicking away on the shoes while the design tool leads you through the process. Once you have your design complete, click on the Twitter icon to tweet your design.

Make sure to add #designfortiger @nikeid and @nikegolf to your tweet in order to be entered into the contest. There is no limit to how many entries you design. The only limit is that the contest ends in a few days (11:59 p.m. on Dec. 8).

Chris Hibler is an avid golfer, writer and golf gear junkie. If he's not practicing his game with his kids, he's scouring the GolfWRX classifieds looking for a score.

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8 Comments

  1. harrold

    Jan 20, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    Sounds like no of you actually realise that Nike ID has been around a hell of a lot longer than myjoys

  2. Jose Nunya

    Dec 11, 2013 at 7:39 pm

    I’m not a fan of Tigers shoes.

  3. Patrick

    Dec 11, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    Footjoy was the original golf shoe customization shop. Good thing Nike was able to capitalize on this “new innovation”

  4. Shawn

    Dec 10, 2013 at 11:29 pm

    Pretty sure nike ID let you customize sneakers & cleats for other sports way before any other brand. It was only a matter of time before they allowed people to customize there own golf shoe. Maybe you should try a pair, you might like them.

  5. Ryan

    Dec 9, 2013 at 11:38 pm

    Is there another way to enter the contest besides Twitter? I don’t have one and am interested in entering.

  6. christian

    Dec 7, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    FootJoy came up with this “new Nike innovation” a loong time ago.

  7. Martin

    Dec 7, 2013 at 4:38 pm

    Sorry, I take that back.

    It’s nothing like Myjoys where you actually get the shoes you design.

  8. Martin

    Dec 7, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Sounds like MyJoys…no wait it’s clown shoes only.

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BK’s Breakdowns: Cameron Young’s winning WITB, 2025 Wyndham Championship

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Cameron Young’s WITB from his win at the 2025 Wyndham Championship. Cameron is a Titleist staff player but his bag is definitely filled with some unique clubs. Here are the clubs he used to secure his first PGA Tour win!

Driver: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Orange 70 TX

3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX

Hybrid: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Black VeloCore+ 10 X

Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Titleist T100 (5), Titleist 631.CY Prototype (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 (4-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F @57), WedgeWorks (60-K* @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Prototype

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Peter Malnati WITB 2025 (August)

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Driver: Titleist GT3 (10 degrees, C2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX

3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X

7-wood: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X

Irons: Titleist T150 (4, 5), Titleist T100 (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper AMT Tour White X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 52-12F, 56-08M @57, 60-04T @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Fastback 1.5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Yellow

Check out more in-hand photos Malnati’s clubs here.

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GolfWRX Members Choice presented by 2nd Swing: Best driver of 2025

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We’re proud to once again partner with 2nd Swing Golf to bring you GolfWRX Members Choice 2025! 2nd Swing has more than 150,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here

What is the best driver in 2025? At GolfWRX, we take great pride in our online community and the cumulative knowledge and experience of our members. When it comes to the best driver of 2025, we want to know what our forum faithful think.

Since our founding in 2005, the bedrock of GolfWRX.com has been the community of passionate and knowledgeable golfers in our forums, and we put endless trust in the opinions of our GolfWRX members — the most knowledgeable community of golfers on the internet. No other group of golfers in the world tests golf clubs as frequently or as extensively, nor is armed with such in-depth information about the latest technology.

Below are the results of GolfWRX member voting for the 2025 best driver, along with the vote percentage for each club.

Best driver of 2025: The top 5

5. Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond: 6.02%

Callaway’s pitch: “For golfers looking for a fast, forgiving, yet workable driver, the Elyte Triple Diamond features a tour-inspired shape and is the preferred model by most Callaway tour players.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond here.

4. Ping G440 Max: 6.86%

Ping’s pitch: “The most forgiving G440 model, MAX has a hotter face to generate speed and distance, and a lighter overall system weight with a longer shaft (46″) for faster clubhead speed, higher launch and longer carries. The Free Hosel and Carbonfly Wrap crown save weight to create our lowest CG ever and increase forgiveness while contributing to a more muted, pleasing sound.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 Max here.

3. Ping G440 LST: 9.53%

Ping’s pitch: “LST is an especially good fit for faster swings, offering less spin and more control with a penetrating trajectory. A hotter face, lighter overall system weight and longer shaft (46″) deliver more speed and distance while maintaining tight dispersion.”

@phizzy30: “Not a fan of Ping drivers in general, but 440 LST takes the cake. It’s super forgiving across the face for a low spin head, looks and sounds good and the ability to make it play neutral or slightly fade biased through the hosel settings is very appealing.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 LST here.

2. Titleist GT3: 16.55%

Titleist’s pitch: “The GT3 Driver offers Titleist’s boldest combination of power and personalization through adjustable performance. Dial in the CG Track to your frequent contact location to make your biggest drives even bigger while taking total control over flight and shaping.”

@mrmikeac: “I’ve been Anti-Titleist for years and years and years (outside of Vokey, of course). With that being said, HOLY BEGEEZUS the GT3 driver is an absolute NUCLEAR MONSTER! This thing blew my G430 10K Max out of the water in every single category. Forgiveness is the biggest thing that stands out of me, the 3 model has always been one of the less forgiving models in the past but this GT3 can take bad shot after bad shot and still end up in the fairway, I think a ton of that has to do with the adjustability, it’s actually effective. Feel and sound is perfect, that solid crack is so addicting to hear and when you hit it out the screws this thing can absolutely bomb it. Titleist, I’m sorry for doubting you. You have converted me.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT3 here.

1. Titleist GT2: 22.91%

Titleist’s pitch: “Delivering impressive distance from any impact point, the Titleist GT2 Driver extracts maximum performance through a forgiving design. Get the stability and added confidence of a high-MOI driver without sacrificing speed.”

@DTorres: “The Titleist GT2 has proven to be the best driver of the year. Packaged in a classic profile, GT2 perfectly balances performance and forgiveness while consistently being a high performer across all categories.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT2 here.

Other drivers receiving >2% of the vote

Driver Vote percentage (%)
Cobra DS Adapt Max K 4.85%
Ping G430 Max 10K 3.85%
Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond 3.68%
TaylorMade Qi35 3.51%
Callaway Elyte 3.18%
Cobra DS Adapt X 2.34%
Cobra DS Adapt LS 2.17%
TaylorMade Qi35 LS 2.17%

 

 

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