Webb Uses New Z-RW Driver And I-701 Tour Iron In Victory
ATLANTA, February 4, 2008 – Srixon Staff Professional Karrie Webb won her fourth Women’s Australian Open title with a 10-foot birdie putt Sunday on the second playoff hole. She shot a final-round 67, including birdies at 16 and 17, at Kingston Heath Golf Club to finish at 8-under par and force a playoff. Webb had won the title previously in 2000, 2002 and 2007.
Webb, the No. 3 player in the world, was very accurate off the tee and around the greens all week with her Srixon Z-RW driver, I-701 Tour irons, W-706 wedges and Z-URS golf ball. This is Webb’s 46th career win since turning professional in 1994.
Srixon introduced the Z-RW driver and I-701 Tour irons in September. The Z-RW driver features a unique 4-zone face design, where the bulge and roll of the face differs in four different zones. This controls sidespin by optimizing the gear effect on shots struck in those specific zones. The I-701 Tour iron is a 1025 forged carbon steel cavity back with a thin topline combined with minimal offset which is the setup profile preferred by better players. It features a unique face press milling treatment and engraved U grooves to create spin in all playing conditions.
Srixon’s popular Z-URS golf ball consists 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, jackiebeck@srixon.com
Mike Pai, Srixon Sports USA, Inc., 678-518-5121, mike@srixon.com
