Players using SuperStroke putter grips ranked #1 in putting and finished 2nd and T6th at The Honda Classic on the PGA Tour Sunday.
2nd Place/#4 in Putting – The 2nd place finisher, a former major winner, used a SuperStroke Slim grip en route to his third Top 10 finish in five PGA Tour starts in 2011. He ranked 4th in Putts Per GIR and 5th in Putts Per Round this week with the oversized grip designed to take the wrists out of the putting stroke and relieve tension in the hands. The player became Asia’s first major men’s golf champion by winning the 2009 PGA Championship, and he also won on the OneAsia Tour with a SuperStroke Slim grip at the 2010 Korea Open. With his Top 5 finish at the Accenture Match Play Championship and 2nd place finish this week, the player moved to 13th in the current FedEx Cup point standings and has already earned over $1 million in 2011.
T6th Place/#1 in Putting – SuperStroke Tour Professional Matt Bettencourt finished T6th at The Honda Classic and ranked 1st in Putts Per GIR with his SuperStroke Fatso putter grip. The Fatso grip, which measures 1.67 inches in diameter and weighs 85 grams, is the biggest and lightest of its kind in terms of weight to size ratio. Bettencourt earned his 2nd Top 10 and third Top 25 finish of the season at The Honda Classic. He currently ranks 22nd in the FedEx Cup standings and has earned $558,136. Bettencourt is climbing the putting rankings, moving from 45th to 28th in Putts Per Round average after his first place performance. He finished 2010 ranked as the 8th best putter on the PGA Tour.
• Five oversized grips by SuperStroke and Tiger Shark Golf were in play at the Honda Classic, making SuperStroke the #1 jumbo putter grip in every PGA Tour event of 2011. 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.
• So far this season, 12 different PGA Tour players have put a SuperStroke or Tiger Shark oversized putter grip into play. The current list of 2011 players using a SuperStroke or Tiger Shark jumbo grip accounts for 47 PGA Tour wins and 4 major championships.
• Nine of the world’s top golfers currently in the Top 50 of the FedEx Cup standings have put a SuperStroke grip into play in the last year.
• 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, 33 Top 10 finishes and 51 Top 25 finishes. SuperStroke and Tiger Shark oversized grips have earned 9 victories on the PGA Tours.
About SuperStroke Golf
SuperStroke Golf, a division of Tiger Shark Golf, is a short game specialist that offers oversized, non-taper putter grips designed to enhance a pendulum stroke, provide less wrist breakdown, less putter head rotation, and greater distance control. The SuperStroke brand is launching a new line of ultra high-end USA milled putters designed by renowned putter designer Bruce Sizemore later this spring.
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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