Golf-Woods announces end of decades-long partnership with Nike

Golf - The 147th Open Championship - Carnoustie, Britain - July 22, 2018 Tiger Woods of the U.S. reacts during the final round REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo

(Reuters) -Tiger Woods, who has worn Nike apparel since first signing with the company as a newly professional 20-year-old, has parted ways with the sportswear giant, the 15-times major champion said on Monday in a social media post.

Woods, now 48, signed his first five-year, $40 million contract with Nike in 1996, and renewed it repeatedly in one of the most lucrative endorsement deals in sports history, while dominating the game like no other player of his generation. His last deal was a 10-year pact in 2013 worth a reported $200 million.