ITASCA, IL. – April 4, 2006 – The Excel Golf Tee Company announced today that Zero Friction Golf Teesï?”, the "Winningest" performance golf tee on the PGA Tour, were used to claim three top-10 finishes at the Bell South Classic.
The TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth is not known for its confectionary sugar-like sand as much as it is for its hilly layout and lighting fast greens. Golfers need to be prudent when navigating the Greg Norman design. With such a tough playing course, three hardworking PGA Professionals relied heavily on the unique three-prong design of the Zero Friction Golf Tee to help them manage and control their shots.
"As the courses get tougher and the field gets stronger, we see more Zero Friction Golf Tees put into play and this weekend is no exception," says Mike Herron, Business Development Manager for Excel Golf Tee, Inc. "Typically the Bell South is a great warm-up for the Masters. Sugarloaf has firm unforgiving greens similar to Augusta. Controlling the ball is critical for success and Zero Friction tees were used just for that."
The Zero Friction Golf Tee significantly reduces the contact area between the golf ball and the tee. At impact, this small degree of contact reduction or resistance results in increased accuracy and distance. In an independent laboratory Zero Friction Golf Tees were proven to be the longest and most accurate tee used on Tour.
A newer, longer, 3-¼ inch Zero Friction Golf Tee was introduced at the 2006 PGA Merchandise Show. The expansion of the Zero Friction Golf Tee brand was highly successful and now is available not only for the PGA Professionals but for every golfer.
The Zero Friction Golf Tee has become a long driving icon. Golfers on the major professional men’s tours used its unique three-pronged teeing system to gain invaluable extra distance to win 12 tournaments last year. Nine of the victories came on the PGA Tour and three on the Nationwide Tour.
This golf season Zero Friction Golf Tees enjoyed its first international victory where an American PGA Professional shot a final 67 to claim the inaugural Abu Dhabi Golf Tournament. This extraordinary win marked the end of a four-year win-less drought.
The Zero Friction Golf Tee is also the Official Golf Tee of the Long Drivers of America Association and the Exclusive Golf Tee of the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship. The company also recently signed long-driving legend Sean "The Beast" Fister to use and endorse the company’s revolutionary Zero Friction Golf Tee.
For additional information on the Zero Friction Golf Tees, please visit the company website at www.excelgolftee.com or call the Excel Golf Tee Company at 800-915-5115. Media materials can be attained by calling Vanessa Price at Read The Greens, 714 544-6515 or at readthegreens@aol.com.
Contact:
Vanessa Price
READ THE GREENS
714-544-6515
Mike Herron
Excel Golf Tee
630-775-9300
