Winners of PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament and Nationwide Tour’s Melwood Prince George’s County Open rely on company’s premium shafts
(FORT WORTH, TX) – UST Mamiya – maker of the world’s finest carbon fiber golf shafts – reports the winners of both the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament and Nationwide Tour’s Melwood Prince George’s County Open relied on its renowned shafts.
The win at the Memorial Tournament represents the fourth PGA Tour victory for UST Mamiya in 2011. This week, the champion played Proforce V2 shafts in his driver (86 gram, x-flex), 3-wood (96 gram, x-flex) and hybrid (104 gram, x-flex) at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, OH. He finished tied for third in driving accuracy and jumped to fourth in the Official Golf World Ranking.
Utilizing the company’s new Proforce VTS shafts in his three wood (87 gram, x-flex), 18-degree hybrid (85 gram, x-flex) and 20-degree hybrid (100 gram, x-flex) the winner of the Melwood Prince George’s County Open recorded a 12-stroke victory, the largest margin in Nationwide Tour history. The Proforce VTS shafts will be widely available to consumers later this year and will feature a unique “torque fitting” concept exclusive to UST Mamiya.
“Once again in 2011, numerous Tour players have trusted our premium shafts to optimize their swings and find success against the game’s best fields,” says Robb Schikner, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of UST Mamiya. “It’s great to see the performance characteristics of our new Proforce VTS pay off at an elite level and we look forward to bringing this unique new model to all golfers in the coming months.”
Likened to the precision of Lexus automobiles, all UST Mamiya carbon-fiber shafts are made using handcrafted, repeatable production techniques that incorporate world-class engineering and premium-selected raw materials. Tight tolerances, constant taper design and low-resin content combine to enhance feel during the golf swing. UST Mamiya shafts have remained the top-selling aftermarket option in the United States the past four years.
The company produces a variety of shaft models, including the renowned ATTAS and Proforce lines, which have received significant usage on major professional tours internationally.
Knowing that every golfer who installs a new shaft will also need a grip, UST Mamiya offers a line of premium offerings, with groundbreaking new models being introduced in 2011. They include the Pro DV, Comp DV and ST1 putter grips.
About UST Mamiya
Since 1991, UST Mamiya graphite shafts are favored by recreational and competitive golfers worldwide. In 2009, UST (U.S.) and its parent company, Mamiya-OP (Japan), combined operations, including research, development, production and materials-sourcing talents. Distributed in 30-plus countries, UST Mamiya provides shafts to consumers, retailers, club-fitters and original equipment manufacturers Adams, Bridgestone, Callaway, Cleveland, Cobra, Mizuno, Nike, PING, Taylor Made, Titleist, Wilson and more. Company R&D and manufacturing facilities are in the U.S., Japan, China and Bangladesh. UST Mamiya advisory staff includes renowned instructors among GOLF Magazine’s “Top 100” and at Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.”
For more information: www.ustmamiya.com, 817.267.2219.
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