ITASCA, IL. – March 5, 2007 – Excel Golf Products, Inc., manufacturer of the Zero Friction Golf Tee, the "Winningest" high performance golf tee with now 28 professional tour victories and over some 167 Top-10 PGA Tour finishes, announced today that a Zero Friction Golf Tee was used by three professional golfers at the WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship, one to clinch a memorable win, and two to finish within the Top-10.
World Golf Championships feature players from around the world. These bracketed events were developed to enhance the competitive nature and structure of professional golf world wide and this weekend’s tournament in Tucson exemplifies this.
On the final day, two golfers were left fighting to win, one Swede and one Austrailian. The Swede and Zero Friction Golf Tee user won 2 plus 1 over the defending champion. He not only collected his largest paycheck ever, it was his first PGA Tour victory which earned him a three year exemption on the PGA Tour. This exemption allows him to play the invitations, including the 2008 Mercedes Benz Championship. He is also the first Swede to win a World Golf Championship.
"What an exciting victory! Excel Golf Products is so proud to be part of it. This professional led the event on the final day by two and then found himself down. We all crossed our fingers and watched him tee up with the new, longer, Zero Friction Golf Tee and bang he was back. His drives were long and straight, his hands soft around the greens," stated Mike Herron, Business Development Manager at Excel Golf Products.
In addition to the notable victory, a professional from Texas used a Zero Friction Golf Tee to capture a fourth place finish, his first Top-10 of the season. His aggressive and competitive play moved him from 40th to 23rd in the world.
"We appreciate the fact these professionals continue to support and use Zero Friction Golf Tees. This weekend’s results are incredible. Not only did we enjoy a win, a fourth place finish but we were attributed with a tie for ninth place as well," adds Herron.
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.
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-inches, the long driver’s favorite 4-inches and now in a shorter 1 ¾-inch version, designed specifically for hybrids. Excel Golf Products offer the same traditional white color but have expanded the Zero Friction line to include an assortment of colors.
Zero Friction Golf Tees are manufactured by Excel Golf Products, Inc. of Itasca, IL a full-service distributor of wooden golf tees. Its goal is to design and distribute innovative golf products that perform at an affordable price. Recently the company expanded its product offerings to include the first vibration dampening golf grip called Tocare Grips.
For additional information on the Zero Friction Golf Tees or Tocare Grips, please visit the company website www.zerofrictiontees.com or call the Excel Golf Products at 800-915-5115. For media information contact 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