ATLANTA, January 14, 2008 – Srixon’s newest staff player and Nationwide Tour member, Garth Mulroy, finished second last weekend at the Joburg Open in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mulroy’s final round 66 earned him a spot in a three-man playoff. The 29 year-old South African lipped out his birdie putt on the first playoff hole and settled for runner-up honors and a paycheck of ? 101310.
This was Mulroy’s first event using the Srixon Z-URS golf ball and his strong runner-up finish validated his off-season switch. Demonstrating pinpoint accuracy all week and a soft touch around the green, Mulroy finished the 4-day tournament at 13-under par. Mulory returns for the start of the Nationwide Tour at the Movistar Panama Championship.
The Srixon Z-URS golf ball consist of the softest urethane cover the company has ever created. The ball provides soft feel on all shots from tee to green and greenside spin control on approach shots. The ball features a high trajectory 330-dimple pattern that provides a strong and penetrating trajectory in all wind conditions.
About SRI Sports
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.
SRIXON is a registered trademark of SRI Sports Limited.
SRI Sports is a company of Sumitomo Rubber Industries Group.
Contact:
Jackie Beck, 860 304-3643, jackiebeck00@hotmail.com
Mike Pai, Srixon Sports USA, Inc., 678 518-5121, mike@srixon.com
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