CARLSBAD, Calif. – Players using Nippon Shaft products had victories on the PGA, LPGA, Asian/Korean/Japan, and HotelPlanner (Europe) tours on Sunday, Sept. 14.
The world’s No. 1 golfer used Nippon Shaft’s N.S.PRO MODUS³ Hybrid Tour X-flex shaft in his utility (3) iron, September 15, to come from behind and win the Procore Championship. The 29-year-old Texan shot a 19-under-par total with rounds of 70-68-64-67—269 on the North Course at the Silverado Resort to win for the sixth time this season. He won $1.080 million in Napa, where 10 members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team teed it up in preparation for their battle with the Europeans later this month.
On the ladies’ circuit, the 29-year-old Englishwoman won the Kroger Queen City Championship using N.S. PRO MODUS³ TOUR125 S steel shafts in her irons and N.S. PRO MODUS³ TOUR120 S in her wedges to shoot 20-under par with a birdie on the last and win her third LPGA Tour title – and $300,000.
In a tournament tri-sanctioned by the Asian, Korean and Japan pro tours, a 30-year-old Japanese man used N.S.PRO MODUS³ PROTOTYPE steel shafts in his irons to win the Shinhan Donghae Open at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon. The champion shot an 18-under par total.
Meanwhile, a 31-year-old veteran of the HotelPlanner Tour won the Open de Portugal using N.S. PRO MODUS³ TOUR120 steel shafts in his irons and wedges. The South African victor finished with a 15-under total, which included birdies on his final three holes. It was his second victory this season on the European developmental circuit and his sixth on the tour.
“Nippon Shaft couldn’t be prouder than to have winners, both male and female, on elite professional tours all over the world,” said Hiro Fukuda, sales and marketing for Nippon Shaft. “We congratulate each of the winners for their accomplishments and are pleased that Nippon Shaft products continue to be the instruments of their success.”
More than 300 players on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, European Tour and Korn Ferry Tour use Nippon Shaft’s MODUS³ series steel shafts to help gain their desired distance, accuracy, and trajectory.
Nippon Shaft products are available globally either as stock or custom shafts in many of the world’s top iron brands. Details of these can be found at www.nipponshaft.com
Based in Yokohama, Japan, Nippon Shaft is the No. 1-selling steel shaft in Asia. Nippon Shaft is a privately-held subsidiary of NHK Spring Co. LTD, a Japanese automobile parts manufacturer. Nippon Shaft’s North American headquarters is in Carlsbad.
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