Eighteen-Year-Old Australian is Competing as a Pro for the First Time at the John Deere Classic
CARLSBAD, Calif. (July 14, 2006) – Australian amateur golf phenom Jason Day, who this week announced his decision to turn professional, has joined the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff. At his first event as a professional, this week’s PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic, Day is playing a TaylorMade r7 460 driver, TaylorMade r7 Steel 3-wood, TaylorMade rac irons, TaylorMade rac pitching wedge, sand wedge and lob wedge, Rossa Fontana putter and TaylorMade’s new TP Red golf ball. Also, he will wear adidas Golf apparel and footwear. In addition to the John Deere, Day has accepted invitations to compete at the B.C. Open, the U.S. Bank Championship, The International and the Reno Tahoe Open.
Day’s numerous accomplishments as an amateur include winning the 2005 Queensland Junior Championship, the 2005 Victorian & South Australian Junior Masters, the 2004 and 2005 Gary Player Classic, the 2004 Callaway World Junior Championship, the 2004 Queensland Amateur Championship, the 2004 Australian Junior Championship and the 2004 New Zealand Boys Championship. He also won the Australian Junior Order of Merit and was honored as the Queensland Junior Male Amateur Golfer of the Year in both 2004 and 2005. As a teenager he broke the 34-year-old course record held by Jack Nicklaus at Royal Hobart.
"We’re thrilled to have cemented a relationship with such an exciting and talented young player as Jason," said Mark King, President and CEO of TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company. "At 18, he has as much ability and potential as any golfer I’ve every met. The sky’s the limit for this young man, and we’re looking forward to supporting his efforts to getting all the way to No. 1 in the world."
About Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. dba TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company
Taylor Made Golf Company has led the golf industry’s technological revolution since the company was founded in 1979. TaylorMade metalwoods, irons and putters have been used to win hundreds of professional golf tournaments around the world. In 1998, TaylorMade became a wholly owned subsidiary of the adidas Group. adidas Golf footwear and apparel is the choice of hundreds of professional golfers around the world. Learn more about TaylorMade-adidas Golf and its brands at (800) 888-CLUB or www.taylormadegolf.com, www.adidasgolf.com, www.maxfli.com, www.tmag.com.
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