ATLANTA – February 12, 2007 Srixon Staff Professional Jim Furyk, the number 2 player in the world, finished tied for 6th place at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, California on Sunday, February 11, 2007. Furyk, the 2006 Vardon Trophy winner, played with Srixon’s I-506 irons, Forged wedges, and Z-URC golf ball to shoot an 11-under par, 277 total (67-65-76-69). Furyk also ranked tied for second for amount of birdies-he had 22-in the tournament. The 2003 U.S. Open Champion also continues to showcase his consistent shot making skills as he is in 3rd in driving accuracy (78.36%) and 1st in greens in regulation (77.31%) on the PGA Tour for the 2007 season. Furyk was one of only 5 multiple winners on the PGA Tour in 2006-He won the Canadian Open in September and the Wachovia Championship in May.
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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 26 tournament victories on multiple professional tours around the world in 2006. For more information about SRIXON please visit www.srixon.com.
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