CARLSBAD, Calif. (June 11, 2007) -Ye Yang, Korea’s Golfer of the Year in 2006, has joined the TaylorMade-adidas Tour Staff. Yang, 34, is currently ranked No. 65 in the PGA Tour Official World Golf Ranking. He has competed in six PGA events this year including the Masters where he finished 30th. Yang is currently playing with a new TaylorMade Burner® driver, r7® 3- and 5-woods, Rescue® TP hybrid, r7 4-iron through PW, TaylorMade racâ?¢ TP 48° attack wedge and the TaylorMade’s TP Blackâ?¢ ball. He is using a TaylorMade staff bag and wearing adidas Golf footwear and TaylorMade headwear.
Yang turned professional in 1997 and debuted on the Korean Professional Golf Association Tour the same year. Since then he has won five times internationally, most recently the 2006 Korea Open and HSBC Champions Tournament. The latter, an event co-sanctioned with the European Tour, was particularly significant as Yang became just the third Korean player to win on the European Tour.
"It’s a fantastic feeling to be part of the TaylorMade-adidas Tour Staff," said Yang. "I have complete confidence in my equipment, apparel and footwear, and that’s something you need when you want to compete on the highest level."
"We’re delighted to welcome Ye Yang to the TaylorMade-adidas Tour staff," said Chuck Presto, senior vice president of global sports marketing. "Many people in the United States were introduced to him when he competed in the WGC Accenture Match Play, which invites the top 50 players in the World Golf Rankings. They’ll be hearing a lot more about him in the future, because Ye Yang is a terrific player and a proven winner."
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Taylor Made Golf Company has led the golf industry’s technological revolution since the company was founded in 1979. TaylorMade metalwoods, irons and putters have been used to win hundreds of professional golf tournaments around the world. In 1998, TaylorMade became a wholly owned subsidiary of the adidas Group. adidas Golf footwear and apparel is the choice of hundreds of professional golfers around the world. Learn more about TaylorMade-adidas Golf and its brands at (800) 888-CLUB or www.tmag.com , www.taylormadegolf.com , www.adidasgolf.com , www.maxfli.com.
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