Carlsbad, CA – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the PGA TOUR Bank of Utah Championship, held at Black Desert Resort in Invis, UT, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his TaylorMade Qi10 #3 Fairway metal wood and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 95 X-Stiff flex shaft in this TaylorMade SIM Max 19° hybrid. The champion claimed his first PGA Tour victory after posting a 4-day score of 63, 63, 65, 68 for a total of 26 under par.
Additionally, the winner of the PGA TOUR Champions Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic, held at Lehigh Country Club in Allentown, PA, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD GC-6 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Titleist GTS-3 Driver. The champion claimed his 4th PGA TOUR Champions win of the year with a 3-day score of 65, 66, 66 for a total of 14 under par.
Lastly, the winner of the JGTO Drugstore Cosmo Cup event held at Grand Fields Country Club in Shizuoka, Japan, was playing three Graphite Design Tour AD PT wood shafts, one each in his Driver, #3 FWY metal wood and #5 FWY metal wood.
“Congratulations to the winner of the Bank of Utah Championship for his first PGA Tour win and to the PGA Tour Champions winner for his 4th victory this year. What an exciting weekend to have 3 winners playing Graphite Design Tour AD shafts”, stated Wayne Ageno, President, 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Bill McPherson, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, 619-454-6283
