SAN DIEGO, CA – May 19, 2009 – Graphite Design, maker of some of the most widely played premium shafts on the PGA TOUR, announced that three of the top ten finishers at the PGA Valero Texas Open and the 2nd place finisher at the LPGA Sybase Classic all used Graphite Design shafts.
“We are pleased that so many Tour Players have opted to play with our shafts,” said Tim Gillis, vice president, sales & marketing, Graphite Design. “We had 74 shafts in play on the LPGA Tour this week including 41 Tour AD YS+ shafts. This is remarkable considering we did not have a representative from our company out there working with the players.”
The Graphite Design Tour AD YS+ series maintains its leadership in the golf market. The universal performance characteristics of the YS+ series have made it one of the most widely used shaft brands worldwide. The YS continues to be used on all professional tours worldwide.
Tour AD stands for Accuracy and Distance, and is a moniker that has long been known for high quality and superior performance. “Our Tour AD shafts have been consistently requested by some of the best players in the world,” added Gillis. “This validates the revolutionary technology, design and sourcing of the most advanced materials which are trademarks in all Graphite Design shafts, making them the highest quality performance shafts on the market.”
Graphite Design International manufactures the highest quality shafts in the world for Pure Distance and Perfect Accuracy. Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by the best professional players on the PGA, Nationwide, Champions, Japan, European and LPGA tours. Graphite Design shafts reinforced its dominance on the Japan Tour, where it has claimed 158 consecutive graphite wood shaft brand counts — an unprecedented streak which dates to 2002. On the PGA Tour, Graphite Design shafts have helped professionals earn 54 victories since 2004 and millions of dollars in prize money. A total of 8 US distributors and 5 European and Asian distributors supply Graphite Design shafts to over 1000 custom fitters around the world.
About Graphite Design
Graphite Design, established in Japan in 1989 and in the U.S. in 1997, is the industry leader in shaft technology and the preferred brand for golf professionals worldwide. One of the world’s three largest golf-club shaft manufacturers, the company made its mark manufacturing premium shafts for all of golf’s major OEMs. Graphite Design shafts continue to be preferred by top club makers the world over while the company’s mainstay YSQ and YSQst, Stabilized Tip shafts, Aura shafts and other models are extremely popular among avid and occasional golfers. For more information about Graphite Design, call 888.707.6132, e-mail info@gdintl.com, or visit www.gdintl.com.
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