Three players in the Top 25 in Putting at the Waste Management Phoenix Open used a SuperStroke grip. SuperStroke Golf, a division of Tiger Shark Golf, had 7 oversized putter grips in play at the Phoenix Open, making them the #1 most played jumbo putter grip at the event.
• SuperStroke Golf staff player Matt Bettencourt finished T29th this week, and ranked T8th in Putts Per Round with a 27.3 average, using a SuperStroke Fatso putter grip. He currently ranks 14th among all PGA Tour players in the PGA Tour FedEx Cup standings and has earned $338,634 in the 2011 season.
• A former major winner finished with a 28.3 Putts Per Round average and a T8th finish in Phoenix, the second top 10 of the young season for a player using a SuperStroke grip.
• The 43rd ranked player in the world also used a SuperStroke grip in Scottsdale en route to a T18th place finish and a T20th ranking in putting average. The player has earned two Top 10 finishes since putting a Slim grip in play in 2010.
Since the start of the 2010 season on the PGA, Champions, Nationwide, LPGA and Asian tours, SuperStroke and Tiger Shark putter grips have been a part of 3 victories, 26 Top 10 finishes and 43 Top 25 finishes. SuperStroke and Tiger Shark have earned 9 victories on the PGA Tours.
In 2010, SuperStroke and Tiger Shark Golf combined to be the #1 jumbo putter grips at every PGA Tour event, including The Masters, the U.S. Open, the Open Championship and the PGA Championship. They have also been the #1 most played oversized putter grips on the 2011 PGA Tour.
About Tiger Shark Golf
Tiger Shark Golf offers a variety of golf equipment with a specialty in grips, putters, drivers, wedges, hybrids and complete sets. Tiger Shark Golf and SuperStroke Golf have more than 1,750 active 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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