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Tiger, Rory and Charles Barkley star in Nike’s ‘Why Change?’ commercial

A pre-sabbatical Tiger Woods joins Rory McIlroy, Michelle Wie, Charles Barkley and Bo Jackson to pitch Nike’s new driver.

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Nike has made some sensational commercials over the years (see: Tiger Woods’ iconic “bouncing golf ball,“ Tiger and Rory’s ”No Cup is Safe”), but the golf company Woods put on the map may have outdone itself with its “Why Change?” spot.

Woods (pre-hiatus), Rory McIlroy, Michelle Wie, Charles Barkley and Bo Jackson star in the ad for Nike’s Vapor driver.

“All y’all can get better,” the voice-over guy, who sounds a whole lot like East/West Bowl comic Keegan-Michael Key, tells the world No. 1 (“You can get a little better”), reigning U.S. Women’s Open champ (“Awesome”), 14-time major champion (“15, sounds nice?”) and the owner of the world’s worst swing (“You, sir, can get a big better”).

One thing that does stand out -- Rory leads the commercial, and Tiger has a passing bit in the short spot.

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