Nike golf timeline
1984: Nike introduces its first line of golf shoes, including one called the Turnberry.
1985: Seve Ballesteros is the first tour player to sign with Nike.
1986: Nike signs its first college golf team, the University of Georgia women.
1993: Nike takes over sponsorship of the former Ben Hogan Tour. In the first Nike Tour Championship, held at Oregon's Pumpkin Ridge, David Duval wins.
1996: Newly turned pro, Tiger Woods signs a reported five-year, $40 million contract with Nike.