CARLSBAD, Calif. – A 28-year-old Japanese pro used Nippon Shaft products in his irons and wedges to emerge victorious at the Japan Golf Tour’s year-end Golf Nippon Series JT Cup.
The Champion played N.S.PRO MODUS³ TOUR125 steel shafts in his irons and wedges and shot 13-under par with rounds of 65-68-69-65—267 at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club in Tokyo. He earned ¥40,000,000 (yen) ($257,650) for the win, his second on the JGTO.
Meanwhile, the 2025 JGTO leading money winner also played N.S.PRO MODUS³ TOUR125 steel shafts in his irons. He had two victories and ten top 10 finishes during the season in which he earned ¥120,231,009 (approximately $775,000 depending on the exchange rate).
Finally, a 23-year-old native of Japan who uses Nippon Shaft products was the Japan LPGA’s 2025 leading money winner. She won four tournaments and finished in the top 10 nineteen other times, earning a season total of ¥227,285,959 ($1.45 million).
The champion used N.S.PRO MODUS³ TOUR Prototype steel shafts in her irons (4-PW and N.S.PRO MODUS³ Hybrid Prototype in #5) and wedges; the N.S. PRO Regio Formula MB+ graphite shaft in her driver; the N.S.PRO Regio Formula M+ graphite shaft in her fairway club, and the N.S.PRO MODUS³ Hybrid in her Utility club.
“Nippon Shaft is proud that the winner of the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup in Tokyo used Nippon Shaft products to help him earn his second career victory, and we congratulate him,” said Hiro Fukuda, sales and marketing for Nippon Shaft. “Nippon Shaft also congratulates the JGTO’s 2025 leading money winner (¥120,231,009 (yen), approximately $775,000), who also used Nippon Shaft products during the season.”
Meanwhile, in 2025, Nippon Shaft recorded 49 victories on established tours around the world, including 7 on the PGA Tour, 16 on the DP World (European) Tour and 5 on the LPGA Tour. “Nippon Shaft is very proud of how our shafts consistently help golfers at every point in their professional careers play their best,” Fukuda said.
More than 200 players on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, European Tour, Korn Ferry Tour and HotelPlanner Tour use Nippon Shaft’s MODUS³ series steel shafts to help gain their desired distance, accuracy, and trajectory.
Nippon Shaft products are available globally either as stock or custom shafts in many of the world’s top iron brands. 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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