CARLSBAD, Calif. – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the PGA Tour Butterfield Bermuda Championship, held at the Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 X-Stiff wood shaft in his TaylorMade Qi10 #3 Fairway metal wood and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-95 X-Stiff hybrid shaft in his TaylorMade SIM Max #4 Rescue. The champion claimed his second PGA Tour win after winning the third playoff hole.
Additionally, the winner of the JGTO Fortinet Players Cup 2026 tournament, held at Narita Hills Country Club in Chiba, Japan was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD GC-7 TX (Tour X-Stiff) wood shaft in his Titleist Driver and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-9 X-Stiff in his TaylorMade #5 Fairway metal wood. The champion shot a four-day score of 66, 68, 69, 66 for a total of 15 under par to claim his second JGTO Tour victory this season.
“Congratulations to the winner of the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship and for his second win on the PGA Tour this month. Exciting to get in the 2027 US Open”, stated Erik Boysen, Vice President of Tour Promotions, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.
The Graphite Design Tour AD IZ – “Into the Zone”, designed and manufactured at Graphite Design Japan’s factory headquarters, features a stealthy black appearance with white/orange accents and a sleek new matte finish. The Tour AD IZ shafts are available in 40g R2, R1, and S flex, 50g R2, R, S, and X flex, 60g SR, S, X, and TX flex, 70g S, X, and TX flex, and 80g S and X flex.
Like all the premium Tour AD wood shafts, the Tour AD IZ utilizes premium, aerospace-quality 50t carbon-fiber materials to deliver the best-feeling, performing shaft available to golfers.
The Tour AD IZ shaft is firm in the handle, with a medium center section and a firm+ tip profile to promote a high launch angle and low/mid-ball spin rates. The Tour AD IZ also utilizes TORAYCA® T1100G carbon-fiber pre-preg with NANOALLOY® technology in the tip section of the shaft for additional shaft stability, exceptional feel, and precise ball control.
Contact your local Golf Club Fitting professional and ask how to get your Driver or Fairway metal wood “Into the Zone” using the Tour AD IZ model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.
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, the UAE, South Africa, South America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts, including the new 2027 Graphite Design Tour AD EK wood shaft model, as well as the Anti-Gravity aG33-3, Tour AD FI, Tour AD GC, Tour AD VF, Tour AD CQ, Tour AD UB, Tour AD XC, Tour AD IZ, and Tour AD DI models of wood shafts, the Tour AD HY, IZ, DI and VF Hybrid shafts, and the Tour AD Iron and Raune Iron 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 Inc. has over 37 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite-composite golf shafts. Numerous Graphite Design shafts are in play among 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.
Media Contact:
Bill McPherson
Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts
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