World No. 2 Finishes Third – Srixon’s Allenby Sixth
ATLANTA, July 9, 2007 – Jim Furyk is in mid-season form recording his fourth top-5 finish in his last five starts. Furyk fired rounds of 66-74-68-69 at Congressional Country Club in the inaugural AT&T National to finish 3-under par, giving him a share of third place. Srixon’s Robert Allenby also played well over the weekend with rounds of 69-68 to leap him into a T-6th.
Furyk continues to drive the Srixon Z-URC golf ball straight, leading the field last week in driving accuracy. His iron play has also been strong, hitting 75% of greens in regulation using his Srixon I-506 irons and forged wedges. Robert Allenby averaged last week 318 yards off the tee with his Srixon W-403 driver and led the field in greens in regulation using his Srixon I-506 irons and Z-UR golf ball.
Furyk and Allenby have recorded seven top-10s each this year, which is the most on tour in 2007. Furyk’s third place finish helped him regain his No. 2 position in the World Golf Rankings and moved him to No. 7 on the PGA Tour Official Money List with earnings of over $2.7 million. Allenby moved up 3 spots to No. 22 on the money list with earnings of over $1.7 million.
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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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Jackie Beck, 860 304-3643, jackiebeck@srixon.com
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