Second Tour Victory in Four Weeks for New TaylorMade Rossa Itsy Bitsy Monza Spider Putter
CARLSBAD, Calif. (September 8th, 2008) – TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Jean-François Lucquin earned his first career European Tour victory by draining a 12-foot putt with his Rossa® Itsy Bitsy Monza® Spider in a two-man playoff to capture the Omega European Masters. Lucquin entered the final round trailing by four shots, and answered the challenge with a bogey-free 67.
It was the second professional victory for the Itsy Bitsy Monza Spider, both coming in the past four weeks. In Stockholm last month, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Peter Hanson used it to win at the SAS Masters. Lucquin, who played a center shaft version built for him two days before the tournament began, was one of 10 players who used the Itsy Bitsy Monza Spider putter – a midsize mallet designed to perform much like the Monza Spider, an oversize mallet putter launched early this year that immediately captured the attention of PGA Tour professionals and amateur golfers alike. Learn more about the Itsy Bitsy Monza Spider
In the Omega Masters field, 19 players used a Rossa putter, 10 relied on the new Itsy Bitsy Monza Spider, while 5 played the standard mallet sized Monza Spider.*
Lucquin’s consistent ball-striking also helped him prevail. The Frenchman hit 69% of his fairways (ranking 12th) and averaged 304 yards per tee shot using his r7 SuperQuad driver, and used TaylorMade rac TP irons to hit 77% of his greens in regulation (ranking second).*
In Lucquin’s bag:
Driver: r7® SuperQuad™
Fairway Wood: Burner® 3-wood (13°)
Irons: rac™ TP irons (3-9)
Putter: Rossa Itsy Bitsy Monza Spider
Footwear: adidas Golf TOUR360 LTD
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