KJ Choi finished T3rd at the BMW Championship and earned a spot in the Tour Championship using a SuperStroke Fatso putter grip. Choi, a longtime user of the grip that measures 1.67 inches in diameter, finished T6th in Putts Per Round and Putts Per GIR at the event.
A total of three SuperStroke grips were in play at the all important FedEx Playoff event, making SuperStroke the #1most played jumbo putter grip. The 1997 PGA Championship winner finished T15th at the BMW Championship with a SuperStroke Slim and the 2009 PGA Championship winner finished in the Top 20 in total putts with a SuperStroke grip.
Four players currently in the Top 20 in Putting on the 2010 PGA Tour have used a SuperStroke grip this year, including the number 7th ranked putter Matt Bettencourt who won with a SuperStroke Fatso at the Reno-Tahoe Open.
Champions Tour Player Continues Streak with SuperStroke Putter Grip
The 6th place finisher at the Posco E&C Songdo Championship continued his impressive streak of 9 consecutive Top 25 finishes on the Champions Tour this week, three of which have been Top 5 finishes.
The 13-time winner on the PGA Tour currently ranks 3rd on the 2010 Champions Tour in Putts Per Round average with a combination of SuperStroke fatso and SuperStroke Slim grips..
The Champions Tour rookie put a SuperStroke grip into play for his first Champions Tour event and has since turned in 9 straight Top 25 finishes, placing T6, T16, T14, T24, 2nd, 4th, T15, T3rd and T6th respectively. He currently ranks 14th in the Charles Schwab Cup standings and has earned $713,646 after only 9 events.
“This is the best I’ve putted in years and it is all due to the SuperStroke grip,” said the former major winner.
About SuperStroke Golf
SuperStroke, a division of Tiger Shark Golf, is the winningest jumbo putter grip company with 8 victories on the PGA Tours and the #1 most played jumbo putter grips on the 2010 PGA Tour. Over 77 PGA, Champions, Nationwide and LPGA professionals have put SuperStroke technology on their putters to enhance a pendulum stroke. Other benefits include less wrist breakdown, a natural balance and set up, less putter head rotation, improved ball roll and greater distance control.
About Tiger Shark Golf
Tiger Shark Golf offers a variety of golf equipment with a specialty in grips, putters, complete sets, drivers, wedges and hybrids. Tiger Shark has more than 1,600 accounts across the U.S. and Canada including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Edwin Watts, Golfsmith, GolfTown, Roger Dunn, PGA Tour Superstores, Golf Headquarters, Carl’s Golfland and TGW.com. For more information about Tiger Shark or SuperStroke, call 1-800-667-0181 or visit www.tigersharkgolf.com or www.superstrokegrip.com.
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