World’s Number 5 Collects 5th Top 3 of Season
ATLANTA – June 19, 2006 Srixon Staff Professional Jim Furyk tied for second at the 106th U.S. Open Championship on Sunday, June 18, 2006 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Furyk, who started the final day of play just 3 strokes off the lead, fired the lowest final round score of the top 5 finishers relying on Srixon’s W-506 driver, I-506 irons and Srixon wedges Srixon’s Z-UR prototype. Furyk shot a 6-over par, 286 total (70-72-74-70), to finish 1 stroke back of the winner. Furyk continues to hold his number 5 ranking in the world.
Since switching to Srixon, Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open Champion, has had a banner season. He has 5 Top 3s this year, including a win at this year’s Wachovia Championship and is ranked third on the 2006 PGA TOUR money list. His 6 Top 10 finishes rank him third in that category. Additionally, he is 3rd in scoring average and 4th in driving accuracy percentage (73.7%). Furyk has now surpassed the $27 million mark in career earnings and currently ranks 5th all time.
Srixon now has two Top 2 finishes in the first two majors this year (Tim Clark, The Masters) and has also collected a total of 18 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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