Carlsbad, CA – April 1, 2026 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announces that the winner of the PGA TOUR Champions Hoag Classic, held at Newport Beach Country Club, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD XC-6 X-Stiff wood shaft in his Ping G440 MAX Driver. Delivering exceptional consistency, speed, and control, the Graphite Design Tour AD XC shaft has won on multiple professional tours. With rounds of 66, 62, and 66, the winner finished at an outstanding 19-under par, capturing the title with a four-stroke margin of victory for his second win this season.
“Congratulations to the winner of the 2026 Hoag Classic. The winner trusted his Graphite Design Tour AD XC for his 6th career win on the Champions Tour and second win in 2026” stated Erik Boysen, Vice President of Tour Promotions, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.
The Graphite Design Tour AD XC, designed for “Xtra Carry,” was developed and is manufactured at Graphite Design Japan’s headquarters. It is black with silver and red accents, a silver fade on the tip, and a matte clear coat.
Like the other high-performance Tour AD wood shafts, the Tour AD XC utilizes premium, aerospace-quality carbon-fiber materials and is available in 40g R2, R1, and S flex, 50g R2, R1, 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 XC shaft profile is softer in the butt section, stiffer in the center section, and has a stiff tip to promote a low-to-mid launch angle and low spin with the ball. The Tour AD XC also utilizes the brand new TORAYCA® M40X carbon-fiber pre-preg in the Mid to Tip Section of the shaft, as well as the TORAYCA® T1100G carbon-fiber pre-preg with NANOALLOY® technology in the tip section of the shaft for unrivaled shaft stability and precise ball control without the loss of the exceptional feel that Graphite Design shafts are so well known for.
Get fit with your local professional club fitter into the new Graphite Design Tour AD XC and get ready to experience the Xtra Carry you are looking for to lower your scores.
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.
