DENVER, May 5, 2008 – YES! Golf had another outstanding week on tour with a win on the European Tour, third place finish on the LPGA Tour and 49 putters in play between the two tours.
At the European Tour’s Open de Espana in Spain, YES! had 24 players using the C-Groove putter including the winner who used a Marilyn putter. The popular Marilyn putter is a face-balanced cavity back mallet made with a 304 soft stainless steel head featuring three squaring lines for alignment. The putter also has a double bend shaft. YES! Golf’s usage has been very consistent on the European Tour this year, averaging 25 players per week using a C-Groove putter.
On the LPGA Tour, Jeong Jang finished third at the SemGroup Championship in Broken Arrow, Okla. In addition to Jang, 24 LPGA players used a C- Groove putter last week. Jang rolled in 12 birdies with her Abbie putter. The Abbie putter is a traditional weighted blade putter made of 1025 soft carbon steel, with a head weight of 350 grams and features a single sight line in the cavity for alignment. The putter has a straight shaft with a slant neck hosel. The Abbie putter made the 2008 Golf Digest Hot List.
“The tour continues to be a key component to our success,” said Francis Ricci, president and CEO, YES! Golf. “Our tour reps are doing an exceptional job getting our putters in the hands of new players each week and you can see their efforts are paying off in the strong putter counts across all tours and also in the weekly results.”
On LPGA of Japan Tour, YES! putters were used by the first, second and third place winners. On the Duramed FUTURES Tour, YES! Golf had 56 players use the C-Groove putter at the El Paso Golf Classic, including three in the top five.
Yes! C-Groove putters continue to gain popularity on the professional tours and in the golf shops. YES! putters are currently used by over 200 tour professionals worldwide and recorded 28 wins in 2007. YES! Golf currently has 24 models of C-Groove putters.
Yes! Golf, based in Denver, Colorado, is the proven leader in grooved putter technology. Harold Swash, known as the European putting doctor, introduced the innovative theory of concentric grooves in 1995. Today, C-Groove putters are taking the golf world by storm making Yes! Golf one of the fastest growing putters on the professional tours. For more information on Yes! Golf, call 800.845.4327 or visit www.yesgolf.com.
Contact:
Jackie Beck, 860 304-3643, jackiebeck00@hotmail.com.
