Contestants Pick Winners of PGA TOUR’s Top Events for Chance to Win $100,000, Hank Haney Lesson and Graphite Design Shafts
(SAN DIEGO, California) — Graphite Design — maker of some of the most widely played graphite driver, fairway wood and hybrid shaft models on the PGA TOUR — welcomes entries to the Graphite Design Fantasy Golf Tour 2008, where contestants pick their favorites in the PGA TOUR’s biggest tournaments for a chance to win $100,000.
Entering the Graphite Design Fantasy Golf Tour is free and requires only a quick registration via the company’s newly redesigned web site (www.gdintl.com, click on Fantasy Challenge). Once registered, contestants choose the five golfers they believe will finish highest in each of golf’s most important events: the 2008 Masters, Players Championship, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship. Just as in golf, the contestant whose team tallies the best score in relation to par wins, with tiebreakers deciding deadlocks.
The first four tournament winners qualify for a chance to win $100,000 in the PGA Championship, and all five winners earn entry into a drawing for a playing lesson from Hank Haney, coach to the world’s No. 1 golfer, and a custom-fit set of Graphite Design shafted clubs. Anyone correctly picking the top five finishers in any tournament could win $10,000.
The prize breakdown:
• Tournament Prizes (5): The winner of each tournament will receive a set of five Graphite Design shafts including one driver shaft, two fairway wood shafts and two utility club shafts. In addition, the first four tournament prize winners will qualify for the chance to win $100,000 by correctly predicting the top three finishers in the 2008 PGA Championship, and all five tournament winners will be entered in the random draw for the first and second prizes described below.
• First Prize (1): A two-day/one-night trip to Dallas for a playing lesson with Hank Haney and a custom-fit set of pro-line golf clubs with Graphite Design shafts.
• Second Prize (1): A custom-fit set of pro-line golf clubs with Graphite Design shafts. The custom fitting will be coordinated by a Graphite Design representative with the winner in the city nearest the winner’s residence.
• $10,000 Tournament Bonus Prizes (5): Any tournament winner selecting the top five golfers in order of finish will win $10,000. One bonus prize is available to be won in each of the five tournaments.
• $100,000 PGA Championship Bonus Prize (1): The four tournament prize winners prior to the PGA Championship are eligible to win $100,000 if they correctly select the top three finishers in order in the PGA Championship. Only one $100,000 bonus prize is available to be won.
"We’re thrilled to sponsor this contest and anticipate it generating great excitement among the golfing public," said Tim Gillis, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Graphite Design. "Golf fans always look forward to the game’s major championships; Graphite Design has given them an opportunity to ‘play’ alongside their favorite golfers and win some terrific prizes. We wish the best of luck to all the contestants."
The Graphite Design Fantasy Golf Tour is conducted in partnership with SCAinteractive, which specializes in delivering customized interactive contests, sweepstakes and sports programs for many of America’s top brands and agencies.
Graphite Design recently unveiled its newest premium shaft model, the Tour AD YSQ, to rave reviews from visiting OEM representatives, customers and media at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. The Tour AD YSQ features advanced Axial Composite Interlace (ACI) construction, delivering superior performance in four key areas: launch angle, spin rate, accuracy and distance.
In 2007, Graphite Design shaft models propelled professionals to a combined 45 victories on the PGA, Nationwide, Champions, Japan and LPGA tours. Among those relying on Graphite Design shafts were the world’s No. 3-ranked men’s player, the No. 4 women’s player, the winner of the Champions Tour’s Charles Schwab Cup points title, and seven of the top eight money earners on the Japan Tour. Graphite Design reinforced its dominance on the Japan Tour, where it has claimed 158 consecutive graphite wood shaft brand counts — an unprecedented streak which dates to 2002. On the PGA TOUR, Graphite Design shafts have helped professionals earn 54 victories and more than $290 million since 2004.
Graphite Design is the graphite shaftmaker of choice for Hank Haney, coach to the world’s top-ranked player. In 2007 the company introduced the Tour AD Quattro Tech ultra-premium shaft in the U.S. and launched its G-TECH combination-flex custom clubmaker series of wood and iron shafts, designed for exceptional playability throughout the bag.
About Graphite Design
Graphite Design, established in Japan in 1989 and in the U.S. in 1997, is the industry leader in shaft technology and the preferred brand for golf professionals worldwide. One of the world’s three largest golf club shaft manufacturers, the company made its mark manufacturing high-performance shafts for most of golf’s major OEMs, including the top four companies by sales volume. Graphite Design shafts continue to be preferred by top clubmakers the world over while the company’s mainstay YS shafts, Pershing shafts and other models are extremely popular among avid and occasional golfers.
Revolutionary technology, design and sourcing the most advanced materials are trademarks in all Graphite Design shafts, making them the highest quality performance shafts on the market. Validating the company’s "AD" logo, all of Graphite Design’s PGA Tour-proven shafts specifically promote "Accuracy and Distance" and these key competitive advantages are helping professional and amateur golfers optimize their games after switching to Graphite Design shafts.
For more information about Graphite Design: 888.707.6132, info@gdintl.com; www.gdintl.com.
Contact:
Daniel Mitchell
Buffalo Communications
253.312.4536
dmitchell@billycaspergolf.com
