Dan Olsen’s Front Nine 31 In the Final Round Vaulted Him To His Second Nationwide Tour Top Ten For The 2006 Season at the Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, WV
Eugene, OR, August 29, 2006 – Scratch Golf premium wedges (www.scratchgolf.com) earned a top ten finish last weekend at the PGA Nationwide Tour’s 2006 National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic. Held at the very difficult Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, West Virginia, Dan Olsen carried Scratch Golf wedges in his bag en route to his second top ten finish on the Nationwide Tour this year. Olsen’s sizzling 31 on the front nine during Sunday’s final round put him in contention to win (he was tied for the lead at one point) and secured another top ten for the Nationwide Tour’s # 3 player on the Driving Distance leader list. Dan Olsen is one of a number of Nationwide Tour players that currently carry at least one Scratch Golf wedge in their bags.
On his way to next week’s PGA Nationwide Tour event in Highland Heights, Ohio, Olsen gave his perspective on Scratch Golf wedges:
"Scratch Golf wedges truly offer advantages that other wedges on the market do not. While the grind of Scratch wedges and how they suit each golfers particular swing characteristics is important, the key to that performance edge is in the soft, forged 1018 carbon steel. The forged 1018 gives you a sound and feel like nothing else I have experienced. With today’s golf balls getting harder and harder, you need a softer wedge to give your hands the response they need to make the shots necessary within 120 yards of the hole. Scratch Golf wedges have given me back that feel that I have lost. While other manufacturers have been moving toward cast wedges and make them with harder and harder steel, Scratch Wedges with their forged 1018 Carbon steel give you that feel back. I am so pleased to have discovered Scratch Golf. They make the best wedges in golf bar none."
"We at Scratch Golf congratulate Dan Olsen on his impressive performance at the Pete Dye Classic last weekend," Scratch Golf Founding President Ari Techner stated. "Dan was the first Nationwide Tour player to try our wedges in competition which means a lot to us. He is an exciting player who uses his outstanding length off the tee to tremendous advantage and, as such, is very reliant on his wedge game to score. It means a lot to us that he trusts our wedges week in and week out with so much at stake. I am certain that his performance in West Virginia will really start Dan on a roll as the season winds down and, of course, we wish Dan continued success."
About Scratch Golf
Scratch Golf is a premium golf equipment manufacturer dedicated to providing golfers with wedges available in an unprecedented five different grind options. These varied grind selections insure that golfers can find a wedge which will match their particular swing characteristics. Scratch Golf provides golfers and retail sales professionals with easy to identify swing types which are determined by the golfer’s angle of attack and divot tendencies. The golfer merely identifies him/her self under one of several categories (such as "sweeper" or "digger") and then chooses the appropriate "grind" for their wedge. Scratch Golf wedges offer outstanding "feel" due to the use of truly forged 1018 Carbon Steel in the Scratch Golf manufacturing process. While many other golf companies offer products that are "form forged" or a combination of cast and forged that they call forged, Scratch Golf insists on providing wedges that offer the precise grain patterns and feel that only a truly forged golf club can provide. Scratch Golf’s Custom Department has built wedges for many players on various PGA Tours. In fact, in 2006 Scratch Golf has become the fastest growing forged wedge on the PGA’s Nationwide Tour. Scratch Golf offers 3 lines of forged irons which are also available in multiple grinds. For more information on Scratch Golf, please contact Steve Zunich at (800) 834-4834 or via e-mail at stevez@scratchgolf.com.
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