(Vista, CA – September 26, 2008) Fujikura has won the Driver Brand count at the Tour Championship, the premier event of the prestigious PGA Tour Playoffs for the Fedex Cup.
“Leading this count at the Tour Championship clearly shows that the world’s most accomplished players trust the performance of Fujikura shafts in the most important and demanding competitions,” says David Schnider, President/COO of Fujikura. “Winning this tournament builds on our 2008 success, including leading the driver shaft count at every Tour major, and strongly demonstrates the power of technology and teamwork by our tour representatives and our OEM clubmaker partners.”
“Being the number one driver shaft this week is especially gratifying because these talented golfers clearly know that precisely fitting shafts can improve performance” says Mike Sposa, Fujikura PGA Tour representative. “We’re impressed that these professionals continue to show their confidence in the innovative material design and technology, and superior performance of Fujikura shafts when matched with our OEM clubmakers.”
The brand captured the Driver Shaft Brand leadership position at every 2008 major championship on all the professional tours, including The Masters, U.S. Men’s Open, The Open Championship, PGA Championship, U.S. Women’s Open, LPGA Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship, Ricoh Women’s British Open, U.S. Senior Open, Senior British Open and Senior PGA Championship.
Fujikura also 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.
The company 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
