Monthly Archives: September 2018

Winner of The Evian Championship Was Playing Graphite Design

CARLSBAD, CA – September 18, 2018 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of The Evian Championship held at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-Les Bains, France was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD GT-6 Stiff flex wood shaft in her Ping G400 Driver and a Graphite Design Tour AD MT-6 Stiff Regular (SR) flex wood shaft in her Ping G400 #5 metal wood. The champion won the 5 th and last LPGA major tournament of the season by one stroke, winning her first career LPGA major and sixth LPGA tour event.

On the Web.com Tour circuit, the winner of the Albertsons Boise Open held in Boise, Idaho was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 95 X-Stiff flex hybrid shaft in his Callaway Apex hybrid club.

“Congratulations to the winner of the Evian Championship on her sixth career victory and her first LPGA major championship and to the winner of the Albertsons Boise Open on his win and advancement to the PGA Tour this upcoming season”, stated Bill McPherson, V.P. of Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

About Graphite Design:

With 29 years of designing and manufacturing premium graphite golf shafts, Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by the best professional and amateur players worldwide. Revolutionary technology, design and sourcing the most advanced materials are trademarks in all Graphite Design shafts, making them the highest quality performance golf shafts on the market. Validating the company’s “Tour AD” logo, all of Graphite Design’s Tour-proven shafts specifically promote “Accuracy and Distance”.

On Tour, Graphite Design golf shafts recorded 51 Global tournament victories in 2017 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 200 victories and millions of dollars in professional prize money since inception.  Graphite Design golf shafts continue to be the #1 golf shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour and has been for the past fifteen years.

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, UAE , S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2018 MAD and Tour AD IZ wood shafts as well as the YS Nano Reloaded, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD MJ, Tour AD MT, Tour AD BB, and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com , or visit proschoicegolfshafts.com . For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at 760-519-2362 or e.boysen@proschoicegolfshafts.com .

Winner of the PGA Tour BMW Championship Was Playing Graphite Design

CARLSBAD, CA – September 12, 2018 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the PGA Tour BMW Championship held at the Aronimink GC in Newtown Square, PA was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6 X-Stiff Flex wood shaft in his TaylorMade Driver, winning on the first playoff hole on Monday following a rain delayed Sunday.

Meanwhile on the European Tour, the winner of the Omega European Masters held at Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland successfully defended his title while playing a Graphite Design Tour AD BB-6 X-Stiff in his TaylorMade Driver and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8 X-Stiff in his Ping #5 metal wood.

“Congratulations to the 2018 BMW Champion, six years of hard work got him back into the winners circle. We were very excited to see him add the Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 6-X into his driver earlier this season. The player averaged 75% driving accuracy for the week and helped him secure the 6th spot in FedExCup rankings heading into the Tour Championship”, stated Erik Boysen, V.P. of Tour Promotions, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

Brand new for the 2018 season, Graphite Design introduces the latest in the Tour AD premium line of golf shafts, the Graphite Design Tour AD IZ – “ Into the Zone”. Designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, the Tour AD IZ wood shaft has a very stealthy look to it in black 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.

The Tour AD IZ , like all of the premium Tour AD wood shafts, utilizes premium, aerospace quality 50t carbon-fiber materials in order to deliver the best feeling and performing shaft available to golfers.

The Tour AD IZ shaft has a firm stiffness starting at the handle, and medium center section and a firm+ tip profile to promote a high launch angle and low 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.

Reach out to your local Golf Club Fitting professional and ask about how to get your Driver or Fairway metal wood “ Into the Zone” using the new Tour AD IZ model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.

About Graphite Design:

With 29 years of designing and manufacturing premium graphite golf shafts, Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by the best professional and amateur players worldwide. Revolutionary technology, design and sourcing the most advanced materials are trademarks in all Graphite Design shafts, making them the highest quality performance golf shafts on the market. Validating the company’s “Tour AD” logo, all of Graphite Design’s Tour-proven shafts specifically promote “Accuracy and Distance”.

On Tour, Graphite Design golf shafts recorded 51 Global tournament victories in 2017 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 200 victories and millions of dollars in professional prize money since inception.  Graphite Design golf shafts continue to be the #1 golf shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour and has been for the past fifteen years.

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, UAE , S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2018 MAD and Tour AD IZ wood shafts as well as the YS Nano Reloaded, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD MJ, Tour AD MT, Tour AD BB, and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com , or visit proschoicegolfshafts.com . For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at 760-519-2362 or e.boysen@proschoicegolfshafts.com .