MEMPHIS, Tenn. (March 16, 2015) – The winner of the Valspar Championship trusted Project X in his irons and wedges to win a three-man playoff at the Innisbrook Resort this weekend on the PGA TOUR.
The 21-year-old Texan displayed his skilled short game on the back nine and through the famed “snake pit” on Sunday. The winner got up and down on 17 and 18 to finish with a final-round 69 and 10-under, forcing a three-way playoff. He took the Valspar title on the third playoff hole when he sunk a 28-foot birdie. The win moves him to number 6 in the Official World Golf rankings and gives him the distinction of being one of only a handful of players to win two PGA TOUR events before the age of 22.
“Congratulations from our entire Tour Staff to the Valspar Championship on his epic win,” said Paul Loegering, PGA TOUR manager for True Temper Sports. “He is definitely one to watch this season and we are extremely proud that he trusts his sort game, which was on display this past weekend, to Project X for tournament-winning consistency and accuracy.”
Truth in Numbers:
The Valspar Championship winner’s bag: Project X (4-PW)
86 sets of True Temper shafts in play at the Valspar Championship
8 of the top 10 players at the Valspar Championship had shafts by True Temper in the bag
True Temper PGA TOUR victories this season: Frys.Com, Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, McGladrey Classic, Sanderson Farms Championship, WGC-HSBC Champions, Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Sony Open, Waste Management Phoenix Open, Farmers Insurance Open and Northern Trust Open, WGC-Cadillac Championship, Valspar Championship
Project X shafts deliver penetrating trajectory and ball flight and strike the perfect balance of unrivaled distance, stability and control for golf’s most serious players.
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ABOUT TRUE TEMPER
The leading manufacturer of golf shafts in the world, True Temper Sports is consistently the number one shaft on all professional tours globally. The company markets a complete line of shafts under the True Temper®, Grafalloy® and Project X® shaft brands, and sells these brands in more than 30 countries throughout the world. True Temper Sports is proudly represented by more than 1,000 individuals in ten facilities located in the United States, Europe, Japan, China and Australia. For more information, visit www.truetemper.com.
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