New TaylorMade TP Red Golf Ball with Low Drag Performance Leads Funk to Two-Stroke Win
CARLSBAD, Calif. (January 22, 2008) – TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Fred Funk birdied the last two holes of his final round to win the Champions Tour MasterCard Championship at Hualalai by two strokes. It was his third Champions Tour victory in 14 career starts and his first win since switching to the TaylorMade® TP Red™ Golf Ball with Low Drag Performance Technology.
"I’ve got to thank TaylorMade," said Funk. "They have a brand new ball this year, the new TP Red and it is a fantastic wind ball. It’s a great company and a great golf ball. It’s the best wind ball I ever played, and I needed it."
Funk began the final day in second place, but quickly captured the lead with five birdies on the back nine, including a chip-in from 20 feet on the 17th and a 7-foot putt on the 18th. Funk finished at 21-under with nine birdies on the day. Overall, Funk topped the field with 23 birdies and tied for seventh in Driving Accuracy playing the TaylorMade r7® SuperQuad™ TP Driver.*
The win marked the second consecutive week a Tour professional has won playing the new TaylorMade LDP golf ball. Last week on the on the European Tour, TaylorMade Staff Professional Richard Sterne won the Joburg Open.
With Funk’s win, TaylorMade has now registered wins on all three professional Tours that are underway. Earlier this year, Daniel Chopra won the PGA Tour’s season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.
In Funk’s bag:
* TaylorMade r7® SuperQuad™ driver
* TaylorMade 200 Steel 13° 3-wood
* TaylorMade Rescue® Mid 16° and Rescue TP 21°
* TaylorMade r7 TP irons (4-PW)
* TaylorMade rac™ Satin TP wedges: 54°, 58°
* TaylorMade TP Red ball with LDP technology
* adidas Golf TOUR360 II footwear
* TaylorMade Tour Targa glove
* PGATour.com
About Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. dba TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company
TaylorMade Golf 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.
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 almost 30,000 employees and generated sales of more than ?10 billion in 2006.
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Scott Leightman
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