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NEW YORK – You don’t have to win The Masters to wear a Green Jacket anymore.

Durex has signed Tiger Woods to a five-year endorsement deal to be the face – literally – of its new condom line, the Green Jacket. The brand, which trails market leader Trojan by a hefty margin, believes the controversial golfer can help raise its image, both figuratively and literally.

“We are extremely proud to have Tiger on our rubbers,” the company said a statement. “We hope many men take pride in putting on the Green Jacket, and most importantly, they GET IT IN THE HOLE!”

The Green Jacket will come in four sizes: The Amateur, The Cut, The Winner, and The Major.

Woods, whose smile will grace both the package and the “package,” released a statement on his new website, ThatsAGolfClubInMyPocket.com, stating, “Like The Masters, Durex offers a proud tradition unlike any other.”

The married Woods remains in the thick of a major sex scandal in which 10 women have been linked to him as mistresses. At least two of them claim that he never wore a condom.

This raised the eyebrows of Wrap That Thing Up, a nonprofit focused on educating men to “wrap that thing up,” said its spokeswoman.

“If the jimmy has seen the light of day, then Durex shouldn’t have come out to play,” she said. “It’s that simple.”

But I Can’t Find A Condom, a nonprofit focused on educating women that sometimes a man “just doesn’t have time to replenish his stock of johnson blankets,” is standing by Woods, its spokesman said.

“It’s a long haul to the drug store,” said its spokesman, who added the organization is considering that for its 2010 slogan.

The Green Jacket will be on sale in drug stores across the country in time for Christmas, Durex said.

“Mama always said that sex is like a box of condoms,” said an excited Forrest Gump. “Without them, you never know what you’re gonna get.”