CARLSBAD, Calif. (Nov. 22, 2013) – Another Nippon Shaft player has made news for his outstanding play in 2013, as the 24-year-old out of Oklahoma State recently became the first American to win Rookie-of-the-Year honors on the European Tour.
The 2010 U.S. Amateur champion used Nippon Shaft N.S. PRO MODUS” Tour 120 steel shafts with a TX flex in his irons during his worldwide travels to European Tour-sanctioned events. After starting the year on the developmental European Challenge Tour, he earned full European Tour status with his victory at the Madeira Islands Open in Portugal, and finished 14th in the Race to Dubai.
“Nippon Shaft would like to congratulate the first American player ever to be named Rookie-of-the-Year on the European PGA Tour,” said Hiro Fukuda, head of sales and marketing for Nippon Shaft. “Nippon Shaft is proud that the European Tour’s top rookie utilized the N.S. PRO MODUS” Tour 120 TX flex shafts to take maximum advantage of his talent and hard work.”
The European Rookie-of-the-Year announcement comes on the heels of another Nippon Shaft player winning both the U.S. FedEx Cup Playoffs and the Race to Dubai.
Nippon Shaft has been developing shafts specifically for PGA professional and high-level amateur players since 2010.
Nippon Shaft products are available globally either as stock, or custom shafts in many of the worlds top brands through their custom club departments. In addition, Nippon Shaft products are available through a dedicated global distributor network covering each region of the world. Details of these can be found on our website, www.nipponshaft.com.
Nippon Shaft manufactures all of its steel and graphite shafts in a state-of-the-art factory in Komagane, Japan. The company’s integrated production lines are strictly monitored and controlled with thorough checks conducted responsibly through the entire production process, Fukuda said. As a result, Nippon Shaft is able to control high product quality – from material selection to final testing.
Nippon Shaft has more than 100 professional victories worldwide. Based in Yokohama, Japan, Nippon Shaft is the No. 1-selling steel shaft in Asia. Nippon Shaft is a privately-held subsidiary of NHK Spring Co. LTD, a Japanese automobile parts manufacturer. Nippon Shaft’s North American headquarters is in Carlsbad.
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