CARLSBAD, Calif. (October 3, 2007) – Dustin Johnson, the world’s third ranked amateur has joined the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff, and will make his professional debut this week at the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open.
As a TaylorMade-adidas Golf staff member, Johnson will play TaylorMade golf clubs and ball, wear the TaylorMade logo on the front of his headwear, use a TaylorMade staff bag and wear adidas footwear, eyewear and apparel.
"I am very excited to begin my professional career, and I am grateful to those who have helped me get to this point," said Johnson. I also appreciate the confidence TaylorMade-adidas Golf has shown in me. I can’t wait to get started as this is what I’ve worked for my whole life."
"We are thrilled that Dustin is joining the TaylorMade-adidas Golf family," said Chuck Presto, TaylorMade-adidas Golf’s senior vice president of global sports marketing. "In a stellar class, Dustin was our primary focus because we believe his potential is unlimited and that he is a great fit for TaylorMade-adidas Golf."
As a member of the victorious United States Walker Cup Team and a First Team All-American for Coastal Carolina University, Johnson was a force in amateur and collegiate golf. During the past year, he finished in the top 10 in 17 of 22 medal play events he entered, including back to back victories this summer at the prestigious Northeast Amateur and Monroe Invitational.
He now ends his days of amateur golf as the third ranked player in both the Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s World Amateur Golf Rankings and the Golfweek/Titleist Men’s Amateur Rankings.
About Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. dba TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company
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 orwww.tmag.com , www.taylormadegolf.com , www.adidasgolf.com , www.maxfli.com.
About the adidas Group
The adidas Group is one of the global leaders within the sporting goods industry, offering a broad range of products around three core segments adidas, Reebok and TaylorMade-adidas Golf. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group has more than 26,000 employees and sales of over â?åÂ10 billion.
Contact:
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Public Relations department
Scott Leightman
Tel: 760.476.5748
eMail: scott.leightman@tmag.com
John Steinbach
Tel: 760.918.6330
eMail: john.steinbach@tmag.com
