ITASCA, IL. – January 10, 2007 – Excel Golf Products, Inc., manufacturer of the "Winningest" high performance golf tee with 27 professional tour victories and over some 160 Top-10 PGA Tour finishes, announced today that a Zero Friction Golf Tee was used at the Mercedes Benz Championship to claim the company’s first PGA Tour victory of the 2007 golf season.
The Plantation Course at the Kapalua Resort provided the elite and limited field of golfers with spectacular views of pineapple plantations and highly challenging, sloping fairways. One distinguished PGA Professional used a Zero Friction Golf Tee to help him navigate his drives and keep him on track and on track he was. The Hall of Famer shot a -69 on the second round and secured his victory by two strokes.
"What a way to start the season! The first event of the year and we enjoy our first win? Unreal.," says Bob White, Director of Sales for Excel Golf Products, Inc. "This talented and highly visible Pro has been using the Zero Friction Golf Tee since last year and the company is extremely happy he continues to use it. He is influential on the PGA Tour which helps our efforts to grow on all professional tours."
The Zero Friction Golf Tee with its unique three-pronged design significantly reduces the contact area between the golf ball and the tee. At impact, this small degree of contact reduction or resistance results in increased accuracy and distance. In an independent laboratory Zero Friction Golf Tees were proven to be the longest and most accurate tees used on Tour. In fact, they are the "official" tee of the Long Drive of America Association.
The popularity for the Zero Friction Golf Tee continues to grow as does the product line. It is now offered in the original 2 ¾-inch, 3 ¼-inch, the long driver’s favorite, 4-inch, and now in a shorter 1 ¾-inch version, designed specifically for hybrids.
Excel Golf Products offer the same conventional white color but have expanded the Zero Friction line to include an assortment of colors. Initial shipments include the breast cancer awareness Pink and the contemporary color of black. Zero Friction Golf Tees steeped with national pride are the new red and blue colors. These significant introductions will be available March 1, 2007. The new Zero Friction Golf Tees will remain at the same costs as the original white Zero Friction Golf Tees.
The entire line of Zero Friction Golf Tees and their new Tocare Grips will be showcased at the upcoming PGA Merchandise Show. The Zero Friction Golf Tees and new T2 Grips will be available for the media and retailers alike to demonstrate at the PGA Demo Day on Wednesday, January 24th from 9:00am – 5:00 pm. During the 2007 PGA Merchandise Show, Zero Friction Golf Tees and Tocare Grips can be reviewed from Thursday, January 25th through Saturday, January 27th at booth #2703 in the Orange County Convention Center. Both products will be prominently displayed at the New Products Center.
Excel Golf Products, Inc. of Itasca, IL, a full-service distributor of wooden golf tees serving the golf industry manufactures the entire Zero Friction Golf Tee line and its new Tocare Grip line. Its goal is to provide the most innovative golf products possible at an affordable price with timely and economical distribution.
For additional information on the Zero Friction Golf Tees, please visit the company website www.zerofrictiontees.com or call the Excel Golf Products at 800-915-5115. To make an appointment at the PGA Show or request media materials call Vanessa Price at Read The Greens, 714 544-6515 or at readthegreens@aol.com.
Contact:
Vanessa Price
READ THE GREENS
714-544-6515
Bob White
Excel Golf Products
630-775-9300
