\u201cThey did not tell me it was coming,\u201d Woods said. \u201cWhen corporate does things that are outside of golf and outside of my realm,\u2026<\/b>
\n\u201cThey did not tell me it was coming,\u201d Woods said. \u201cWhen corporate does things that are outside of golf and outside of my realm, that\u2019s what they do.\u201d
Nike\u2019s swoosh logo was omnipresent on hats, polos and spikes for golfers at Aronimink Golf Club.
Tony Finau, the leading candidate to be the final Ryder Cup pick for the U. S. team, said the Nike campaign with Kaepernick \u201cdefinitely stands out.
\u201cAs far as Kaepernick and all that\u2019s concerned, we all have the freedom of speech and he\u2019s using it in a way that\u2019s non-violent which is something you just have to respect as an American,\u201d he said. \u201cThey came out with a campaign that they feel is who they are. As an athlete of theirs, it\u2019s not my job to agree or disagree with whatever they do.\u201d
Kaepernick\u2019s deal with Nike for the 30th anniversary of the \u201cJust Do It\u201d campaign was the most polarizing issue in sports this week, prompting heated debate on several topics including athletes protesting social injustice and Nike wading into political waters. Some fans responded to Kaepernick\u2019s sponsorship deal by cutting or burning gear with Nike\u2019s signature swoosh logo. Others argued the backlash to the campaign and calls for a Nike boycott showed how the debate has morphed well beyond how athletes try to highlight issues like racial inequality and police shootings of unarmed minorities.
President Donald Trump, a critic of protests during the anthem, tweeted Friday, \u201cWhat was Nike thinking ?\u201d
Serena Williams, who will play her in ninth U. S. Open final, said last week at the tournament that she was proud of Kaepernick. He was in Flushing Meadows to watch Williams play.
\u201cI think every athlete, every human, and definitely every African-American should be completely grateful and honored (for Kaepernick),\u201d she said.
Kaepernick began a wave of protests by NFL players two seasons ago, kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality.
PGA Championship winner and two-time U. S. Open champ Brooks Koepka said the biggest winner might be the publicity sparked for Nike.
\u201cI mean, let\u2019s put it this way, their name is in the paper and people are talking about it,\u201d he said. \u201cSo Nike is doing what they want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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