IRVINE, CA – MAY 17, 2010 – FOURTEEN GOLF, recognized as a worldwide leader in wedge design and a known favorite amongst top touring golf professionals, announced today that several PGA Professionals played FOURTEEN GOLF equipment at The Players Championship including one who had a top four finish using the new MT-28 V5 wedge.
“For years, our wedges have been known on professional Tours worldwide for their exceptional performance benefits and consistent quality,” said FOURTEEN GOLF COO Marcy Kamoda. “Our MT-28 V5 wedge with new grooves is fast becoming a favorite “go to club” for professional golfers. Our new groove conforms to the USGA groove regulation and still provides the ultimate in control, spin, distance, and the perfect trajectory for every shot. Golfers can count on these wedges to perform in the toughest conditions and we are pleased to see Professionals relying on them every week in tournament play.”
The PGA professional with a top four finish was using a FOURTEEN GOLF MT-28 V5 58-degree wedge. A player who finished T13 was also using a FOURTEEN GOLF club.
In preparation for the new groove policy on the professional tours such as the PGA and LPGA, the company spent years engineering a new head and groove combination for the MT-28 V5 that would be in compliance with the USGA’s requirements and yet maintained the ultimate spin rate. The company not only met that objective but exceeded its expectations.
For exceptional spin and control, the entirely new unique trapezoidal shaped groove works in unison with the MT-28 V5 highly engineered head. In fact, this combination was tested in a variety of conditions and it outperformed the MT-28 V4 in wet soggy conditions and maintained the same spin rate in dry conditions. The trapezoidal groove also undergoes a mirror-face milling process which precisely and carefully mills each groove for optimal spin.
The MT-28 V5 wedge features a classically designed head which incorporates an improved version of the signature FOURTEEN GOLF “reverse taper design”. The new design includes the addition of a groove strategically located in between the club sole and blade portion of the wedge. This structural change allowed the engineers to move the CG to a higher more stabilizing position for more precise shots.
FOURTEEN GOLF has celebrated three professional tour victories during the 2010 Golf Season; The South Georgia Classic on the Nationwide Tour, The Maybank Malaysian from the European Tour and another on the Hooters Tour — Carolina Series.
In addition to The Players Championship, the company has received recognition for ten other Top-10 finishes this year including two on the PGA Tour; the Verizon Heritage and Shell Houston Open. On the LPGA (3) Top-10 finishes were captured at the HSBC Women’s Champions, (2) clinched at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, (2) from the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand, and another at the Kia Classic Presented by J Golf.
Last year during the 2009 Golf Season, FOURTEEN GOLF was proudly credited with 10 professional golf victories; six which came from the LPGA and includes the HSBC Women’s Championship, Sybase Classic Presented by ShopRite, P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons, Sybase Classic Presented by ShopRite, Safeway Classic Presented by Coca Cola and the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger. The other wins came from a variety of professional tours including the HP Byron Nelson championship on the PGA, Master CG Ladies on the JLPGA, ILOVENY Championship on the Futures Tour and the Canadian Professional Golf Tour Riviera Nayarit Classic on the TLA.
For more information on FOURTEEN GOLF call 949-852-8811 or visit the company website at www.fourteengolf.com. For media information or to schedule an appointment at the PGA Show in Orlando, please contact Vanessa Price at 714-544-6515 or at readthegreens@aol.com or Tracy Nackel at 760-420-1602 or at tnackel@cox.net.
Contact:
Vanessa Price
Read the Greens
714-544-6515
Tracy Nackel
Read the Greens
760-420-1602
