CARLSBAD, Calif. – Players using Nippon Shaft products won on the men’s Japan Golf Tour and on the women’s LPGA Japan Tour on Sunday (November 8).
The 40-year-old veteran of the JGTO won the ACN Championship on the fourth hole of a three-man sudden death playoff at the MIKI Golf Club, using N.S.PRO MODUS³ PROTOTYPE steel shafts in his irons and wedges. He shot 14-under par 270 in regulation with rounds of 70-67-66-67 and collected 24 million yen or $151,844 for the win.
Meanwhile, on the LPGA Japan Tour, the 23-year-old winner of the LPGA Toto Japan Classic also used Nippon Shaft products through her bag. In her irons she used the N.S.PRO MODUS³ PROTOTYPE STL-S steel shafts and the N.S.PRO MODUS³ PROTOTYPE in her wedges. In her driver, she used the N.S. PRO Regio Formula MB+S55 graphite shaft and in her hybrid used the N.S.PRO MODUS³ Hybrid – HL. She shot a 20-under par total 268 with rounds of 70-65-69-64 at Taiheiyo Club in Omitama, Japan. Her four-stroke victory was her ninth on the Japan LPGA and she collected a winner’s check of $315,000.
“Nippon Shaft congratulates the winners of the ACN Championship and the Toto Japan Classic,” said Hiro Fukuda, sales and marketing for Nippon Shaft. “Nippon Shaft takes pride in designing and manufacturing shafts for both male and female professionals who play at the highest levels as well as recreational golfers who want to play their best.”
Nippon Shaft products are available globally either as stock or custom shafts in many of the world’s top iron brands. In addition, Nippon Shaft products are available through Nippon Shaft’s dedicated global club fitter network. Details of these can be found at www.nipponshaft.com.
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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