Nike Golf Clubs: History of Drivers, Irons and Putters By Year

Remember Nike golf clubs? From 2002 to 2016, Nike made some iconic clubs. Here's the full history.

By
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Updated October 30, 2024
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Do you remember Nike golf clubs? From 2002 to 2016, Nike competed with the likes of Titleist, Mizuno, Callaway, PING and TaylorMade, making golf clubs for the world’s best and the rest of us. 

Tiger Woods bagged six of his 15 major championships with 13 Nike clubs in his bag – everything but the putter – even earning a backhanded compliment from rival Phil Mickelson when Lefty jabbed “He has a faster swing speed than I do, but he has inferior equipment. Tiger is the only player who is good enough to overcome the equipment he’s stuck with” in a 2003 interview with Golf Magazine.

Throughout its 14 years in the golf club business, Nike churned out some of the most memorable equipment of its era. From the loud, square drivers that made you wonder if there’s a softball tournament across the street, to the cavity-back drivers that just made you wonder, Nike was never afraid to take a big swing.

From drivers to irons, and putters too, here’s a look at Nike golf clubs by year, and where you can still buy them.

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Nike Drivers By Year

Year Driver SHOP
2002 Forged Steel (300)  
2002 Forged Titanium (275, 350, 400)  
2003 Forged Titanium (450)  
2004 Ignite 410  
2004 NDS (Nike Distance Series) 2nd SWING
2005 Sasquatch 2nd SWING
2005 Sasquatch Tour 2nd SWING
2006 Ignite + DFI  
2006 Ignite 460 2nd SWING
2007 Sasquatch Sumo2  
2008 Sasquatch Sumo 2nd SWING
2008 Sasquatch Sumo 5000 2nd SWING
2008 Sasquatch Sumo2 5900  
2009 Sasquatch Dymo 2nd SWING
2009 Sasquatch Dymo2 2nd SWING
2009 Sasquatch Dymo Str8-Fit 2nd SWING
2010 Sasquatch Machspeed 2nd SWING
2010 Sasquatch Machspeed Black Round 2nd SWING
2010 Sasquatch Machspeed Black Square 2nd SWING
2011 VR Pro 2nd SWING
2012 VR S 2nd SWING
2013 VR-S Covert 2nd SWING
2013 VR-S Covert Tour 2nd SWING
2014 VR-S Covert 2.0 2nd SWING
2014 VR-S Covert 2.0 Tour  
2015 Vapor Flex 2nd SWING
2015 Vapor Pro 2nd SWING
2015 Vapor Speed 2nd SWING
2015 Verdana 2nd SWING
2015 Volt Vapor Speed  
2016 Vapor Fly 2nd SWING
2016 Vapor Fly Pro 2nd SWING
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Nike Irons By Year

Year Iron SHOP
2002 Forged  
2003 Pro Combo  
2003 Slingshot 2nd SWING
2003 CPR 2nd SWING
2003 Forged Pro Combo 2nd SWING
2004 Tiger Woods Limited 2004 2nd SWING
2006 Ignite 2nd SWING
2006 Slingshot OSS 2nd SWING
2006 Slingshot Tour 2nd SWING
2007 CCI Cast 2nd SWING
2007 NDS 2nd SWING
2008 Sasquatch Sumo 2nd SWING
2008 CCI Forged 2nd SWING
2008 Slingshot 4D 2nd SWING
2009 Victory Red Cavity Back 2nd SWING
2009 Slingshot HL 2nd SWING
2009 Victory Red Split Cavity 2nd SWING
2010 Sasquatch Machspeed 2nd SWING
2010 2010 Slingshot 2nd SWING
2010 2010 Slingshot Hybrid 2nd SWING
2011 Victory Red Pro Cavity 2nd SWING
2011 Victory Red Pro Combo 2nd SWING
2012 Victory Red S 2nd SWING
2012 VRS X 2nd SWING
2013 Victory Red S Forged 2nd SWING
2013 VR Forged Pro Combo 2nd SWING
2013 VR S Covert 2nd SWING
2014 Vapor Pro 2nd SWING
2014 Vapor Speed 2nd SWING
2014 Vapor Pro Combo 2nd SWING
2014 VRS Covert 2.0 2nd SWING
2014 VRS Covert Forged 2nd SWING
2016 Vapor Fly 2nd SWING
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Nike Putters By Year

Year Putter SHOP
2003 Blue Chip 2nd SWING
2005 Blue Chip OZ T100  
2006 Black OZ T130 2nd SWING
2007 iC 20-10 A  
2007 Ignite (001, 004)  
2008 Unitized (Mako, Tecno, Neo, Retro) 2nd SWING
2009 OZ-1  
2010 Method (001, 002, 003, 004, 005) 2nd SWING
2011 Everclear E22 2nd SWING
2011 Method Core (MC2i, MC4i, MC5i) 2nd SWING
2011 Everclear E11  
2011 Method Core  
2012 Method Concept 2nd SWING
2012 Method Core Drone 2nd SWING
2013 Method Core MC 01w 2nd SWING
2013 Method Midnight (006, 007, 008) 2nd SWING
2013 Method Core Drone 2.0  
2014 Method MOD 00; 90; 60  
2015 Method Converge 2nd SWING
2015 Method Matter 2nd SWING
2016 Method Origin (B2-01; B1-01)