Brand Continues Streak of Winning Driver Shaft Count At Every 2008 Tour Major
(Vista, CA – August 08, 2008) Fujikura has won the Driver and Wood shaft brand count which includes hybrids at the PGA Championship.
The brand has captured the Driver Shaft Brand leadership position at every 2008 major championship, including The Masters, U.S. Men’s Open, The Open Championship, U.S. Women’s Open, LPGA Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship, The Ricoh Women’s British Open, the U.S. Senior Open, Senior British Open and the Senior PGA Championship.
“This leadership position at the PGA Championship demonstrates how these premier professionals trust the performance of Fujikura shafts in the most challenging and important championships,” says David Schnider, President/COO of Fujikura. “Additionally, we are thrilled to win the driver shaft count at every 2008 Tour major championship, which strongly validates the power of our technology and teamwork by our tour representatives and our OEM clubmaker partners.”
“Winning this major championship is impressive because these brilliant players clearly recognize the importance of precisely fitting shafts to their performance on this very demanding golf course,” says John Hovis, Fujikura PGA Tour representative. “We are excited that these pros continue to show their confidence in the innovative material design and technology, and superior performance of Fujikura shafts when matched with our OEM clubmakers.”
Fujikura was the #1 Driver Shaft Brand at all PGA, LPGA, Champions and Nationwide Tour events in the second quarter of 2008 competition. The brand’s dominance reinforces Fujikura’s position as the PGA Tour’s #1 Driver and Wood shaft brand for the last eight years.
Fujikura is the primary supplier to many national brand OEM’s offering both proprietary and brand product shaft designs. Fujikura products also can be custom fitted through its network of over 900 Charter Dealers. To learn more about Fujikura, visit www.fujikuragolf.com.
Contact:
John Castle
Fujikura
(760) 598-6060
jcastle@fujikuragolf.com
Kevin Donnellon
Macali Communications
(312) 560-8065
kevin@macalicomm.com
