SAN DIEGO, CA – August 30, 2010 – Graphite Design, maker of some of the most widely played premium golf shafts on the PGA TOUR, announced today that the winners of The Barclays and the Champions Tour Boeing Classic played Graphite Design shafts. The company also reports that five top ten finishers at the LPGA CN Canadian Women’s Open played Graphite Design shafts.
“This is a well deserved victory for the winner of The Barclays,” said Mr. Tak Yamada, VP of Sales & Marketing, Graphite Design. “He has been playing well all year and we are pleased that he used our shafts during his first PGA Tour win of 2010. We congratulate both him and the winner of the Champions Tour Boeing Classic on their outstanding victories.”
The Barclays champion played Graphite Design’s Tour AD MD 6 shaft in his driver and a Tour AD MD 7 shaft in his four-wood. He won the event on the first playoff hole Sunday afternoon. His victory moved him into the top of the FedExCup standings for 2010.
The winner of the Champions Tour Boeing Classic played Graphite Design’s Purple Ice shafts in his driver and three-wood. He finished at 18-under 198 to earn his fifth Champions Tour victory this season. He remains in the number one position in Charles Schwab Cup standings for 2010.
According to the Darrell Survey report Graphite Design had 95 shafts in play at the LPGA CN Canadian Women’s Open which made it one of the top three wood shafts played at the event. The five top ten finishers used a variety of Tour AD shafts in their drivers, fairway woods and hybrid clubs.
The company’s Tour AD logo is featured on all of Graphite Design’s Tour-proven shafts to specifically promote “Accuracy and Distance” and has long been known for high quality and superior performance. This is represented by the company’s success that has been documented by professionals and amateurs alike. Graphite Design is the most dominant shaft on the JPGA Tour and has been for the past seven years.
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 163 consecutive graphite wood shaft brand counts — an unprecedented streak which dates to 2003. On the PGA Tour, Graphite Design shafts have helped professionals earn 71 victories since 2004 and millions of dollars in prize money. A total of 45 US distributors and 15 European and Asian distributors supply Graphite Design shafts to custom club 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 golf’s major OEMs, Graphite Design Tour AD shafts continue to be preferred by top club makers the world over while the company’s mainstay YS+ shafts and other models are extremely popular among avid and occasional golfers.
Revolutionary technology, design and sourcing the most advanced materials are trademarks in all Graphite Design shafts, making them the highest quality performance shafts on the market. Validating the company’s “AD” logo, all of Graphite Design’s PGA Tour-proven shafts specifically promote “Accuracy and Distance” and these key competitive advantages are helping professional and amateur golfers optimize their games after switching to Graphite Design shafts. For more information about Graphite Design, call 888.707.6132, e-mail info@gdintl.com, or visit www.gdintl.com.
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