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Winners of PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions Events Were all Playing Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – October 26, 2021 –Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winners of last weekends’ PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions events were all playing Graphite Design Tour AD wood shafts.

The winner of the PGA Tour ZOZO Championship, held at Accordia Golf Narashino CC, in Chiba, Japan played a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8 TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex wood shaft in his Srixon ZX7 Driver, and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-9 TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex wood shaft in his TaylorMade SIM2 Titanium #3 Fairway metal wood and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-10 TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex wood shaft in his Cobra King RadSpeed Tour #5 fairway metal wood. The champion claimed his 6th PGA Tour win after carding a -15 under par that included eagles on both #6 and #18 holes on Sunday.

On the LPGA Tour, the winner of the BMW Ladies Championship that was held in Busan, Republic of Korea, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-5 Stiff flex wood shaft in her Titleist TSi3 Driver.  The champion won with a birdie on the 1st playoff hole claiming her 11th LPGA career victory and her 4th win of the season. The LPGA champion is projected to move up to the #1 position in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings this week and is in the #1 position in the Race to CME Globe rankings.

On the PGA Tour Champions, the winner of the Dominion Energy Charity Classic held at The Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, VA was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ wood shaft his Ping G400 Driver to claim his 42d PGA Tour Champions victory. The champion won on the 1st playoff hole with a birdie on the par 5, 18th hole.

“Congratulations to the PGA, LPGA and PGA Champions players on their stellar wins this past weekend. It is fantastic to see that all of these players choose Graphite Design Tour AD shafts to deliver the Tour level of Accuracy and Distance performance that result in wins”, stated Bill McPherson, V.P. Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Tour AD DI “DEEP IMPACT” is designed to provide golfers with more power and stability in their golf shaft. Designed and manufactured exclusively at the Graphite Design factory headquarters in Japan, the Tour AD DI orange and black colored options received a recent cosmetic and are available in 50g R2 (Lite), R1 (Regular) S and X flex, 60g SR (Stiff Regular), S, X and TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex, 70g S, X and TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex and 80g S, X and TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex. The unique shaft profile and designs of the Tour AD DI wood shafts remain exactly the same and only the cosmetics have been re-freshened.

The Tour AD DI 5-R2, R1 and S flex, 6-SR, S and X flex, 7-S and X flex and 8-S and X are available in two color schemes orange with white bands and green rings and a 2nd color option of black with white bands and silver rings. The Tour AD DI 5-X, 6-TX, 7-TX, 8-TX and 9-X flex shafts are available only in the orange color scheme.

The Tour AD DI is our first shaft design that was integrated with Toray Company’s original NANOALLOY material technology in the tip section of the shaft. This material technology has now come to be known as “DI Technology”. This unique material technology promotes additionally shaft stability without the loss of feel and allows the player to create greater club head speed resulting in greater ball speed while still providing exceptional feel and control.

The Tour AD DI also utilizes premium, aerospace quality 50t carbon-fiber materials to provide the best performing shaft available. The softer mid-section bend profile of the Tour AD DI allows the player to load the shaft properly, yet it maintains a firm enough tip section through impact promoting a high launch and low spin ball flight condition. The result, the Tour AD DI delivers players to the next level in shaft performance and will create a “DEEP IMPACT” on your game!

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 31 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by 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 37 Global tournament victories in 2019 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 350 victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past seventeen 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 2022 Tour AD UB model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, YS Nano Reloaded, Tour AD HD, XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD MJ, 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 Shriners Children’s Open was Playing Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – October 12, 2021 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the Shriners Children’s Open held at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, NV played a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-7 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Titleist TSi2 8.0° Driver, a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Titleist TS 13.5° fairway metal wood and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-105 X-Stiff flex hybrid shaft in his Titleist 818 H2 19° hybrid. The champion won his second PGA Tour event after shooting -24 under par to include a round of 62 on Sunday, winning the tournament by 4 strokes. The 2nd place finisher also played a Graphite Design shaft in his driver.

On the LPGA Tour, a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ was also a winner when the 1st place finisher of the Cognizant Founders Cup played a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-5 Stiff flex wood shaft in her Titleist TSi3 Driver and claimed her 10th LPGA career victory and third win of the season.

“What an awesome weekend for the winner of the Shriners Children’s Open shooting a 62 on Sunday and for the winner of the Cognizant Founders Cup winning wire-to-wire. It’s so exciting to see such spectacular achievements with Graphite Design shafts in their clubs”, stated Wayne Ageno, President, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Tour AD DI “DEEP IMPACT” is designed to provide golfers with more power and stability in their golf shaft. Designed and manufactured exclusively at the Graphite Design factory headquarters in Japan, the Tour AD DI orange and black colored options received a recent cosmetic and are available in 50g R2 (Lite), R1 (Regular) S and X flex, 60g SR (Stiff Regular), S, X and TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex, 70g S, X and TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex and 80g S, X and TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex. The unique shaft profile and designs of the Tour AD DI wood shafts remain exactly the same and only the cosmetics have been re-freshened.

The Tour AD DI 5-R2, R1 and S flex, 6-SR, S and X flex, 7-S and X flex and 8-S and X are available in two color schemes orange with white bands and green rings and a 2nd color option of black with white bands and silver rings.  The Tour AD DI 5-X, 6-TX, 7-TX, 8-TX and 9-X flex shafts are available only in the orange color scheme.

The Tour AD DI is our first shaft design that was integrated with Toray Company’s original NANOALLOY material technology in the tip section of the shaft. This material technology has now come to be known as “DI Technology”. This unique material technology promotes additionally shaft stability without the loss of feel and allows the player to create greater club head speed resulting in greater ball speed while still providing exceptional feel and control.

The Tour AD DI also utilizes premium, aerospace quality 50t carbon-fiber materials to provide the best performing shaft available. The softer mid-section bend profile of the Tour AD DI allows the player to load the shaft properly, yet it maintains a firm enough tip section through impact promoting a high launch and low spin ball flight condition. The result, the Tour AD DI delivers players to the next level in shaft performance and will create a “DEEP IMPACT” on your game!

About Graphite Design;

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 31 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by 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 37 Global tournament victories in 2019 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 350 victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past seventeen 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 2021 Tour AD HD model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, YS Nano Reloaded, Tour AD XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, 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 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer was Playing Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – October 5, 2021 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer, held at the Bay Course at Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6 Stiff flex wood shaft in her PXG 0811 Driver and a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 Stiff flex wood shaft in each of her PXG 0341 #3 and #5 fairway metal woods. The champion LPGA player won her 2nd LPGA Championship after shooting -14 under par over the course of the 3-day tournament.

“Congratulations to the LPGA champion this past weekend on her second career win. Professional golfers that choose to use Graphite Design shafts know that they can count on the superior accuracy and yard gaining distance in their clubs. This is the same type of performance that golfers of all skill levels can also count on when playing Graphite Design shafts in their clubs”, stated Bill McPherson, V.P. Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Graphite Design Tour AD IZ – “Into the Zone”, designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, 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 Tour AD IZ model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 31 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by 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 37 Global tournament victories in 2019 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 350 victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past seventeen 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 2021 Tour AD HD model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, YS Nano Reloaded, Tour AD XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, 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.