Carlsbad, CA – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the 151st Open Championship held at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Wirral England was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-5 Stiff flex wood shaft in his Titleist TSi2 9.0° Driver, marking the 4th major tournament win for a Graphite Design shaft this year. The champion shot a stellar 4-day score of 67, 65, 69, 71 for a total of 13 under par to claim his first major victory.
“Congratulations to the 2023 Open Champion and his unbelievable performance of Accuracy and Distance when needed and under such challenging course conditions. Averaging 295 yards off the tee and hitting 65% of the fairways helped him capture his first major title,” 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.
