Carlsbad, CA – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announces that the winner of the Senior PGA Championship, held at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, FL, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD XC-6 X-Stiff wood shaft in his Ping G440 MAX Driver, claiming his third win of the 2026 season.
Additionally, on the LIV Golf Tour, the winner of the LIV Golf Mexico City event was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8 X-Stifff flex wood shaft in each of his Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond #3 and #5 Fairway metal woods, collecting his second LIV Golf trophy this year. Also, the winner of the Korn Ferry Tour Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 95 X-Stiff hybrid shaft in his Titleist GT3 19° Hybrid.
“Congratulations to the standout winners at the Senior PGA Championship, LIV Golf Mexico City, and the Tulum Championship events this past weekend. It was an impressive display of elite-level golf across all three tours, and we are honored that each champion trusted Graphite Design premium Tour AD shafts in their clubs to deliver tour-level Accuracy and Distance under pressure”, stated Simon Wood, Tour Promotions Manager, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.
The Graphite Design Tour AD XC, designed for “Xtra Carry,” was developed and is manufactured at Graphite Design Japan’s headquarters. It is black with silver and red accents, a silver fade on the tip, and a matte clear coat.
Like the other high-performance Tour AD wood shafts, the Tour AD XC utilizes premium, aerospace-quality carbon-fiber materials and is available in 40g R2, R1, and S flex, 50g R2, R1, S and X flex, 60g SR, S, X and TX flex, 70g S, X and TX flex, and 80g S and X flex.
The Tour AD XC shaft profile is softer in the butt section, stiffer in the center section, and has a stiff tip to promote a low-to-mid launch angle and low spin with the ball. The Tour AD XC also utilizes the brand new TORAYCA® M40X carbon-fiber pre-preg in the Mid to Tip Section of the shaft, as well as the TORAYCA® T1100G carbon-fiber pre-preg with NANOALLOY® technology in the tip section of the shaft for unrivaled shaft stability and precise ball control without the loss of the exceptional feel that Graphite Design shafts are so well known for.
Get fit with your local professional club fitter into the new Graphite Design Tour AD XC and get ready to experience the Xtra Carry you are looking for to lower your scores.
About Pro’s Choice:
Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, South Africa, South America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts, including the new 2026 Graphite Design Tour AD FI wood shaft model, as well as the Anti-Gravity aG33-3, Tour AD GC, Tour AD VF, Tour AD CQ, Tour AD UB, Tour AD XC, Tour AD IZ, and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California, with a distribution warehouse located in Southern California.
About Graphite Design:
Located in Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has over 36 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite-composite golf shafts. Numerous Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by the best professional players on all tours worldwide. Validating the company’s “Tour AD” logo, all of Graphite Design’s Tour-proven shafts specifically promote “Accuracy and Distance”. On Tour, Graphite Design shafts recorded 44 Global tournament victories in 2025 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 580 tour victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.
Bill McPherson, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, 619-454-6283
