SAN DIEGO, CA – November 2, 2010 – Graphite Design, maker of some of the most widely played premium golf shafts on the PGA TOUR, announced today that the winner of the LPGA Hana Bank Championship played a Graphite Design YS+ 6 shaft in her hybrid.
The winner carded a final-round 3-under 69 at Sky 72 Golf Club’s Ocean Course in Incheon, South Korea. This victory moved her to number one on the LPGA official money list. Graphite Design had 20% of all wood shafts in play during the LPGA Hana Bank Championship.
“This win marks Graphite Design’s 31st U.S. Tour victory of the 2010 season. The winner has been playing incredibly well in her last ten starts and we congratulate her on this well-deserved victory,” said Tak Yamada, VP of Sales & Marketing, Graphite Design. “Top professionals on all Tours continue to play Graphite Design Tour AD shafts week after week and as the numbers show, they continue to have tremendous success with these shafts.”
During the 2010 season, Graphite Design has had two victories on the PGA Tour, thirteen victories on the LPGA Tour, ten victories on the Champions Tour and six victories on the Nationwide Tour. In addition to the success on the U.S. Tours, Graphite Design has had tremendous success on the JGTO (Japan Golf Tour Organization). Graphite Design Tour AD series shafts have won 8 out of the first 14 events and have also had the number one usage rates on the JGTO, with over 30% in play at every tournament from the beginning of the season.
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 72 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 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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