Carlsbad, CA – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the 3M Open held at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, MN was playing a Graphite Design Tour VF-7 TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex wood shaft in his Titleist GT3 Driver, a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-7 Black X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Titleist GT1 3Tour 14.5° Fairway metal wood, and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-9 Black TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex wood shaft in his Titleist GT1 #7 21° Fairway metal wood. The champion claimed his second PGA Tour victory after shooting a total score of 23 under par.
Additionally, the winner of the LIV Golf UK by JCB event, held at the JCB Golf & Country Club in Rocester, England was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Ping G440 LS 10.5° Driver, a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his PING G440 Max 15° Fairway metal wood, a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his PING G425 20.5° Fairway metal wood and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-95 X-Stiff flex hybrid shaft in his PING G430 26° Hybrid. This is his fifth LIV Golf win in 2025.
“Congratulations to the 2025 3M Open Champion on his 2nd PGA Tour win. With 20 birdies on the weekend the winner trusted Graphite Design golf shafts in his woods for accuracy and distance. And congratulations to the 2025 LIV Golf UK champion capturing his 5th win of the season using Graphite Design Tour AD DI shafts. He had 81% Greens in Regulation and 318 yards average driving distance also showing accuracy and distance”, stated Erik Boysen, Vice President of Tour Promotions, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.
The Graphite Design Tour AD VF – Victory Force shafts were designed and are manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters and are jet black with red accents and finished with a gloss clear coat.
The Tour AD VF, 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 X flex.
The Tour AD VF shaft profile is Firm in the butt section, Stiff+ in the center section, and has a Very Stiff tip to promote Low/Mid launch angles and Low-ball spin rates. The Tour AD VF shafts utilizes the modern TORAYCA® M40X carbon-fiber material in the butt section of the shaft to support a stiff, yet smooth feeling kick point and the ultra-high modulus TORAYCA® T1100G carbon-fiber material in the middle thru to 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.
Victories require Force. Visit your local Graphite Design dealer for a fitting and experience the new Tour AD VF. You will discover the Force necessary to achieve Victory.