Tiger celebrates
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Tiger Woods' wire-to-wire Open victory at St Andrews - his 10th major title - included leading the driving statistics for the week on the fourth and 14th holes (the only par-5s) with an average of over 320 yards.
It also took him to a career high of 312 yards average for the season - just six yards behind Scott Hend.
Apart from the sixth hole on Saturday where he leaked his tee shot into the bushes and the same fate at the 9th, Woods said his Nike Ignite 460 driver behaved impeccably, especially when he needed to deliver crucial blows.
One such effort was at the 12th on the final day when he almost drove the green but still managed to chip and putt for a decisive birdie which put him four ahead of his nearest rivals.
Woods also used the Nike T60 3-wood and his regular set of Nike forged blades. Completing his Nike equipment were the 56-degree and 60-degree Pro Combo wedges and the Nike One Platinum ball.
Woods' win completed an impressive Nike double at the weekend, when Jason Gore - in the final pairing after 54 holes of last month's US Open - won the US Nationwide Tour's Scholarship American Showdown.
Justin Leonard, who switched from One Black ball to One Platinum to win the St Jude Classic, KJ Choi and Paul Casey have also won for Nike this year.
