ATLANTA — January 24, 2006 Srixon Staff Professional John Huston came in 4th place at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in La Quinta, CA on Sunday, January 22, 2006. Huston, who plays with Srixon’s Z-UR prototype golf ball, shot 21-under par, 339 total (65-71-68-67-68) for the five-day tournament.
Huston relied on the powerful distance off the tee and precision with approach shots and short game that are the hallmarks of the family of the Z-UR platform of technology to lead the field in birdie average as well as rank 8th in greens in regulation.
This is Srixon’s third Top 10 in as many tournaments for the 2006 season.
About SRI Sports (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan)
SRIXON Sports USA, Inc., based in Lawrenceville, Ga., has been distributing premium golf balls and equipment in the U.S. since 1997 and is a subsidiary of SRI Sports Limited. SRI Sports Limited is the number one golf club manufacturer in the world’s second largest market, Japan, and is one of the world’s leading patent holders in golf ball technology. SRIXON golf balls earned 31 tournament victories on multiple professional tours around the world in 2005. For more information about SRIXON please visit www.srixon.com.
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Mike Pai, Srixon Sports, USA
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