Though Tiger Woods has been contracted to Titleist since turning professional in August 1996, he continued to play Mizuno irons until his new sponsors made a blade precisely to his specifications. And he's adopting a similar approach to a possible change to Nike clubs."We're heading in the right direction," he said after trying prototypes in recent months. Will he be playing them next year? "If things go right," came the cautious reply. During the 2000 Deutsche Bank Open in Germany, Woods tried the Nike ball for the first time in competition and formally switched to it just before the US Open at Pebble Beach, which he won by a record 15 shots. Meanwhile, overseas players won 72 per cent of LPGA Tour events (26 of 36) last season, the highest percentage in the tour's 51-year history. Player of the Year, Annika Sorenstam, Karrie Webb and Se Ri Pak accounted for 16 of those victories.Such things didn't happen in the time of the legendary Louise Suggs who, incidentally, has become the first Hall of Fame member to move to the World Golf Village. She bought a three-bedroom home at Glenmoor, a resort retirement community.