Additional Top 10 at Verizon and Win on Japan Golf Tour
ATLANTA – April 17, 2006 Srixon Staff Professional Jim Furyk narrowly came in second place at the Verizon Heritage on Sunday, April 16, 2006 at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Furyk, who shot a 14-under par, 270 total (64-67-6-71), made precision shots all day long with a full bag of Srixon equipment; Srixon’s Z-UR prototype ball, Srixon’s W-506 driver, I-506 irons and Srixon wedges. Furyk, who stands 7th in the Official World Golf Rankings moved into 9th place on the 2006 PGA Tour money list. Furyk also continues to secure the second place ranking in driving accuracy percentage on the PGA TOUR. This marked Furyk’s third Top 3 finish of the season.
Also at the Verizon Heritage, Srixon Staff Professional Tim Clark tied for 7th place at 10-under par, 274 total (72-65-68-69) playing with Srixon’s Z-UR prototype ball and Srixon forged irons. Clark, who last week came in solo second place at The Masters with a dramatic hole out from the greenside bunker on 18, moved up one spot to 14th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
He also moves to 15th on the 2006 PGA Tour money list.
Srixon Staff Professional Wayne Perske won the Japan Golf Tour’s first event of the season, the Token Homemate Cup at Token Shuga Country Club. Perske played with Srixon’s Z-UR prototype ball and Srixon forged irons to shoot a remarkable 21-under par, 267 total with all rounds in the 60s (64-67-69-67).
With this win Perske climbed an astonishing 580 places in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Srixon has now collected a total of 15 Top 10s on the PGA TOUR this 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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