CARLSBAD, Calif. – Players using Nippon Shaft products won on both the PGA and LPGA Tours on Sunday (March 30).
On the PGA Tour, a 26-year-old Australian won the Texas Children’s Houston Open using N.S.PRO MODUS³ TOUR125 steel shafts in his irons and N.S.PRO MODUS³ TOUR120 steels shafts in his wedges, holding off the world’s No. 1 player and a former U.S. Open champion to win by a stroke. The champion shot a 20-under par total with rounds of 66-64-63-67—260 at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston to notch his first PGA Tour victory and earn $1.710 million. He has won several times on the DP World Tour. He will be a contestant at Augusta next week.
On the LPGA Tour, a 29-year-old South Korean used the N.S.PRO 750GH neo steel shafts in her irons and the N.S.PRO 950GH steel shafts in her wedges to win with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden death playoff. She stuck her approach shot to six feet and drained the putt for the win at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Arizona. Her 22-under par total in regulation included rounds of 69-66-67-64—266. Her seventh LPGA Tour victory came with a winner’s check of $337,500.
“Nippon Shaft would like to congratulate both players on their victories,” said Hiro Fukuda, sales and marketing for Nippon Shaft. “They have relied on cutting edge Nippon Shaft steel shaft technology for many years and we are excited to see what the future holds for both.”
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.
