This is how Nike celebrated Tiger Woods' Masters win

Brand has stuck by him even in the toughest of times

Published On
Apr 15, 2019

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Nike, which has stuck by Tiger Woods through his playing highs and lows and off-course scandals, celebrated his big Masters win Sunday with a video that plays into the brand’s ongoing “Crazy Dreams” campaign.

The video by Wieden & Kennedy, called “Tiger Woods: Same Dream,” was shared on social media just moments after Woods won his first major championship since 2008. It included glimpses of the 43-year-old’s on-course ups and downs, and ended with old footage from Woods’ childhood, when he predicted that “I’m going to beat Jack Nicklaus.” That is seemingly a reference to Woods now being within three major tournament wins of Nicklaus’ all-time record of 18 major titles.

The Masters win, which marks Woods’ 15th major championship and fifth Masters win, could not come at a better time for Woods, Nike and the golf industry in general. With the 2019 season just kicking into gear, Wood’s re-emergence, if he can keep it going, will likely fuel TV ratings throughout the summer.

Nike stuck by Woods through his 2009 sex scandal as other endorsers backed away, including Gatorade, AT&T and Accenture. The brand also stayed with him in the wake of his DUI arrest in 2017.  But today, and likely for the foreseeable future, Woods will be linked with a more wholesome image: CBS cameras caught extreme close-ups of him hugging his kids after walking off the 18th green where the crowd chanted his name. In sports, few things resonate like a comeback story.


 

Credits

Date
Apr 15, 2019
Client :
Nike
Agency :
Wieden & Kennedy-Portland
Executive Creative Director :
Jason Bagley
Executive Creative Director :
Eric Baldwin
Creative Director :
Alberto Ponte
Creative Director :
Ryan O’Rourke
Creative Director :
Pedro Izique
Creative Director :
Josh Bogdan
Copywriter/Art Director :
Gui Souza
Copywriter/Art Director :
Rodrigo Mendes
Producer :
Jake Grand
Producer :
Jasmyn Barr
Producer :
Nicole Kaptur
Account Team Member :
Paanii Annan
Account Team Member :
Kate Rutkowski
Account Team Member :
Steve Smith
Creative Operations Manager :
Saba Spencer
Creative Operations Manager :
Lisa Calgaro
Global Group Strategy Director :
Andy Lindblade
Media Team :
Daniel Sheniak
Media Team :
Ryan Craven
Media Team :
Anthony Holton
Brand Strategy Director :
Reid Schilperoort
Business Affairs :
Brian Cook
Business Affairs :
Dusty Slowik
Traffic :
Maggie Harasyn
Traffic :
Sabrina Reddy
Design Ops Manager/Design Producer :
Alicia Kuna
Studio Designer :
Rob Mumford
Editorial :
Joint
Editor :
Steve Sprinkel
Assistant Editor :
Jedidiah Stuber
Post Executive Producer :
Leslie Carthy
Post Producer :
Rebekah Koerbel
VFX :
Joint
Lead Flame Artist :
MB Emigh
Flame Artist :
Leif Peterson
Flame Assistant :
Aidan Jung
VFX Producer :
Rebekah Koerbel
VFX Executive Producer :
Alex Thiesen
Color Company :
Joint
Colorist :
Jasmine Vazquez
Color Producer :
Rebekah Koerbel
Artist :
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Song :
The Mercy
Mix Company :
Joint
Audio Mixer :
Noah Woodburn
Audio Assist :
Natalie Huizenga

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