TaylorMade has 15 of the Top 25 Players Graduate from Nationwide Tour to the PGA Tour
CARLSBAD, Calif. (October 26, 2009)- Matt Every played an R9™ driver, R9 3-wood, Burner® 5-wood and wore adidas Golf footwear en route to winning the season ending Nationwide Tour Championship at the Daniel Island Golf Club in Charleston, South Carolina.
Every, who averaged more than 280 yards off the tee* and fired a course-record 63 Friday, was one of 13 players who played the R9 driver helping it rank as the No. 1 driver model played.**
The win was Every’s first of his young career and paid huge dividends for his status, moving him from 49th to 10th on the Nationwide money list and allowing him to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card.
Every was one of 15 players affiliated with TaylorMade-adidas Golf who earned their 2010 PGA Tour card by virtue of their strong play this year on the Nationwide Tour, including: Blake Adams, Josh Teater, Justin Bolli, Garrett Willis, Kevin Johnson, Garth Mulroy, Jeff Gove, Henrik Bjornstead, Chris Baryla, Craig Bowden, Mathias Gronberg and Fran Quinn.
* PGATOUR.com
** Darrell Survey driver model counts, 2009 Nationwide Tour Championship
About Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. dba TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company
TaylorMade Golf has led the golf industry’s technological revolution since the company was founded in 1979. TaylorMade metalwoods, irons and putters have been used to win hundreds of professional golf tournaments around the world. In 1998, TaylorMade became a wholly owned subsidiary of the adidas Group. adidas Golf creates high-performance, technology-infused golf apparel and footwear worn by hundreds of professional golfers around the world. Ashworth, which became a brand of the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company in 2008, creates relaxed, lifestyle-oriented golf apparel synonymous with authenticity and quality. Learn more about TaylorMade-adidas Golf and its brands at (866) 530-TMAG (8624) orwww.taylormadegolf.com, www.adidasgolf.com, www.ashworthinc.com, www.taylormadegolfpreowned.com.
About the adidas Group
The adidas Group is one of the global leaders within the sporting goods industry, offering a broad range of products around three core segments such as adidas, Reebok and TaylorMade-adidas Golf. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group has more than 38,000 employees and sales of Ì¢?åÂ10.8 billion.
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