Carlsbad, CA – January 20, 2026 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the DP World Tour Dubai Invitational, held at Dubai Creek Resort, in Dubai, UAE was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 Tour X-Stiff (TX) wood shaft in his Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond 8.5° Driver and a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-8 Tour X-Stiff (TX) flex wood shaft in his Callaway Apex UW 19° Utility Wood.
“Congratulations to the champion on his third DP World Tour victory and great start to the 2026 season. We are excited he was playing Graphite Design Tour AD IZ shafts in his woods”, stated Wayne Ageno, President, 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.
Like all the premium Tour AD wood shafts, the Tour AD IZ utilizes premium, aerospace-grade 50 T carbon fiber to deliver the best-feeling, performing shaft available to golfers.
The Tour AD IZ shaft is firm starting at 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 Graphite Design:
Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has over 36 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 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.
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 2026 Graphite Design Tour AD FI wood shaft model as well as the Anti-Gravity aG33-3, Tour AD GC, Tour AD VF, Tour AD CQ, Tour AD UB, Tour AD HD, Tour AD XC, Tour AD IZ and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in Southern California.
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 www.proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at tour@proschoicegolfshafts.com.
