World No.1 Scottie Scheffler was seen wearing kicks with a double Nike swoosh. Turns out, Nike decided to pay tribute to the late legend Seve Ballesteros in the most unique way possible. In the 1986 Masters, the Spanish golf legend wore a visor with two Nike logos. To date, that’s one of the most iconic images from Augusta National. 

On Tuesday, Scheffler was seen sporting a double-Nike logo on his shoes as he began his practice round. Not just the two-time Masters champion, but Brooks Koepka and Chris Gotterup were also seen wearing Nike ‘double’ swoosh shoes at Augusta National. The story behind the double swoosh is as interesting as the man who made it iconic.

It was 1986, and Seve Ballesteros found himself just one stroke shy of Greg Norman heading to the final round. Just a year before this, he signed a contract with Nike. The apparel giant sent him branded t-shirts but no headwear. But the importance of his being in the final round for Nike wasn’t lost to Seve Ballesteros. The iconic man that he was, he came up with a genius move. 

He cut the logos from his Nike t-shirt and pasted them on the visor. But why two logos? Well, one was not big enough to cover the visor’s original logo. The double swoosh on his visor became one of the most iconic fashion statements in golf history. 40 years after that, Nike has decided to pay homage to the iconic moment.

The gesture seems more fitting for Scottie Scheffler because both stars have won the Masters twice. Ballesteros first won in 1980, becoming the youngest winner at that time at just 23. Scottie Scheffler, on the other hand, was just 25 when he won his first green jacket back in 2022. Experts, including former coaches, have noted similarities in their “BalleScheffler” style. Both have a high-level, creative ability to get up and down from anywhere.

So, after watching Scheffler’s shoes, golf fans could not keep calm. 

Fans hail Scottie Scheffler’s Seve Ballesteros tribute with Nike flair

One fan resonated with the act and excitedly commented, “That’s a tribute! Grande Seve!!!”

Thanks to Seve Ballesteros, European golf reached unprecedented levels when he became the first European to triumph at the Masters in 1980. He became the youngest British Open champion of the twentieth century and made history for Europe when it won its maiden Ryder Cup in 1985. The following year, Seve Ballesteros became the first professional golfer to sign with Nike, and it is a style that he invented that has been reborn after four decades.

Another fan chimed in, “I hope they release a version of these with the neon, would be v nice.”

As part of the refresh for its golf line in 2026, Nike has brought back some nostalgic elements and continued its evolution towards more of a lifestyle look for its gear. There is a chance that throughout the Masters week, Nike will extend the double swoosh to apparel.

What makes this collection special is the debut of two new shoes – the Pegasus G and the Tempo G. The former is essentially the Pegasus running shoe adapted for golf use, featuring spikes and a foam midsole, along with an Air Zoom unit under the forefoot for additional push-off energy. The latter is a more sporting model incorporating the Nike Free midsole technology for better flexibility.

However, the essence lies in the line’s visual identity inspired by Ballesteros. This collection recreates the stacked Futura logo in white and neon yellow color schemes. The lineup also includes an updated Nike Next% Tour 3, which will be worn on course by Brooks Koepka.

“This version is a tip of the cap to Seve’s masterful bit of improvisation 40 years ago,” the Nike website states. And the shoes appealed to a fan so much that they immediately wrote, “These are so sick, I need them!”

“Seve had swag before it existed”, added another fan as they went down memory lane.

Well, as one digs deeper into memory lane, one may consider checking out Javier Ballesteros’s post from Nike house this week, featuring shelves with double logo caps next to an image of his dad hitting a golf ball from a tree with ‘No Problema’ tagline.

The image was first featured on one of the early marketing campaigns launched by Nike Golf in the mid-80s, just around the time when Ballesteros joined Nike as its first player signing up. On the original poster, we have a Spanish golfer sitting atop a tree branch surrounded by tree leaves and dressed in Nike’s orange shirt and blue trousers as he casually addresses a golf ball.

Another X user wrote, “Channeling Seve is the best prep to win his 3rd Masters.” And if that holds true, Augusta could well be No Problema for Scottie Scheffler.