Carlsbad, CA – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the 78th U.S. Women’s Open held at Pebble Beach Golf Links was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6 SR (Stiff Regular) flex wood shaft in her Ping G430 #3 Fairway metal wood and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 Stiff flex wood shaft in her Ping G430 #5 Fairway metal wood. The 25-year-old Hawaiian native shot a 4-day score of 69, 70, 71, 69 to win her first LPGA tournament and to also become the first woman to win a major championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
“Congratulations to the 2023 US Women’s Open winner for trusting Graphite Design in her woods. When playing one of the most prestigious golf courses in America under USGA conditions, Accuracy and Distance is a key to winning a major championship. We look forward to seeing her hoist several more major championship trophies”, stated Erik Boysen, Vice President of Tour Promotions, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.
The Graphite Design Tour AD IZ – “Into the Zone”, designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, has a very stealthy look to it in black with white/orange accents and a sleek new matte finish. The Tour AD IZ shafts are available in 40g R2, R1 and S flex, 50g R2, R, 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 IZ, like all of the premium Tour AD wood shafts, utilizes premium, aerospace quality 50t carbon-fiber materials in order to deliver the best feeling and performing shaft available to golfers.
The Tour AD IZ shaft has a firm stiffness starting at the handle, and medium center section and a firm+ tip profile to promote a high launch angle and low-ball spin rates. The Tour AD IZ also utilizes TORAYCA ® T1100G carbon-fiber pre-preg with NANOALLOY ® technology in the tip section of the shaft for additional shaft stability, exceptional feel and precise ball control.
Reach out to your local Golf Club Fitting professional and ask about how to get your Driver or Fairway metal wood “Into the Zone” using the Tour AD IZ model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.