Furyk, Allenby, Jimenez Cash Checks in Golf’s Four Biggest Events
ATLANTA – August 28, 2006 By virtue of their performance at the 88th PGA Championship, Srixon Staff Professionals Jim Furyk, Robert Allenby and Miguel Angel Jimenez are 3 of only 10 players to have made the cut in all four men’s major championships. In addition, Furyk earned a spot in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf after finishing on top of the 2006 Major Champions points list. He will compete against the winners of the years four major championships.
Furyk plays the Srixon W-506 driver, I-506 irons, Forged Wedges and the soon
to be released Z-URC golf ball. He currently stands 2nd on the 2006 PGA Tour money list and 3rd in the Official World Golf Rankings
Allenby plays the Srixon W-403 driver, W-403 3-wood and 5-wood, I-506 irons, Forged Wedges and Z-UR golf ball. He is 58th on the 2006 PGA Tour money list and stands 36th in the Official World Golf Rankings
Jimenez also plays the Srixon Z-URC golf ball. He is 18th on the European Tour Order of Merit and 47th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Srixon Staff Professionals have amassed 28 Top 10s on the PGA TOUR this season including Jim Furyk’s win at the Wachovia Championship and John Rollins’ victory at the B.C. Open.
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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