Carlsbad, CA – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the PGA TOUR Champions Charles Schwab Cup Championship event held at Phoenix Country Club in Phoenix, AZ was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD XC-6 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Ping G440 Max 10.5° driver. The champion claimed his third win this season and clinched the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup season points title after finishing the tournament at 20-under par and winning by 2 strokes. The second-place finisher of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship was also playing a Graphite Design Tour AD GC-6 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his driver.
Additionally, on the LPGA Tour, the winner of The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, held at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, FL, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD HY-65 Stiff flex hybrid shaft in her Ping G440 20° hybrid, claiming her second LPGA victory.
“Congratulations to both the PGA TOUR Champions and LPGA Tour winners. These two individuals trusted Graphite Design golf shafts to win tournaments during the 2025 season”, 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 manufactured at Graphite Design Japan’s headquarters. It is black with silver and red accents, a silver fade at 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, 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 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.
About Graphite Design:
Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 35 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 2024 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 535 tour victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Bill McPherson, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, 619-454-6283