KOBE, JAPAN – November 15, 2010 – SRI Sports Limited, a world leader in golf club and golf ball technology, congratulates teenager Ryo Ishikawa for his victory Sunday at the 2010 Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour.
Ishikawa fired a closing-round 67, for a 14-under 274, to claim his third win of the season by a two-stroke margin over his nearest competitor. Ishikawa had a total of seven birdies and two bogeys on Taiheiyo Club’s Gotemba Course, where he closed with a birdie to secure the win and breathe new life into his bid to retain the Japan Golf Tour money title.
The victory, which was his ninth career title and third win of the 2010 season, earned Ishikawa a winner’s prize of $363,500. Ishikawa plays the Srixon® Z-STAR™ XV golf ball and is currently in second place in the Japan Golf Tour’s money rankings, trailing by less than $125,000, with three events remaining.
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About SRI Sports™
SRI Sports Limited, a major golf company located in Kobe-city, Hyogo, Japan, manufactures golf clubs and balls under SRIXON and XXIO brands. It is the world’s 4th largest golf company and the #1golf company in Japan. The company has established a reputation for producing high quality products based on world’s leading golf-club and golf-ball technologies. SRI Sports is represented by professional tour staff members such as Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk, Karrie Webb and many others throughout the world. In 2007, SRI Sports purchased Cleveland Golf, one of US’s top 5 golf companies, and keeps providing high-quality products to golfers across the globe. For North American inquiries, please contact Keith Patterson, PR/Media Relations Manager at keithpatterson@clevelandgolf.com or 714.889.5808.
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Media & Public Relations Manager
Cleveland Golf ~ Srixon
Never Compromise ~ Cleveland Classics
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T – (714) 889-1300 ext. 5808
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