Carlsbad, CA – September 20, 2022 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the PGA Tour Fortinet Championship, held at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, CA was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD XC-9 TX (Tour X-stiff) flex wood shaft in his Titleist TSR2 #5 Fairway metal wood. The champion won the tournament after chipping in on the last hole of the tournament, claiming his 5th PGA Tour victory.
Additionally, the winner of the LPGA AmazingCre Portland Classic held in Portland, OR was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-4 Stiff flex wood shaft in her Callaway Epic Speed Driver. Across the Pacific Ocean, the winner of the JGTO ANA Open Golf Tournament held in Hokkaido, Japan was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 TX (Tour X-Stiff) wood shaft in his Ping Driver.
“Congratulations to each champion on their wins this past weekend. It was fantastic to see these three professional golfers achieve their individual wins with Graphite Design shafts in their bags” stated Bill McPherson, Vice President of Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.
The Graphite Design Tour AD XC – designed for “Xtra Carry, was Designed and is manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters and is black with silver and red accents, a silver fade at the tip and finished with a matte clear coat.
The Tour AD XC, like the other high performance Tour AD wood shafts, utilizes premium, aerospace quality carbon-fiber materials and are 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, stiff in the center section and has a stiff tip to promote low/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 by 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 32 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 46 Global tournament victories in 2021 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 425 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 nineteen 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 2023 Tour AD CQ model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, Tour AD UB, 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 www.proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at tour@proschoicegolfshafts.com.
