Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the European Tour Italian Open, held at the Olgiata Golf Club in Rome, Italy was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-8 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Titleist TS3 #3 fairway metal wood. The Austrian native won his 3rd European Tour event of 2019 after shooting a stellar 66, 70, 67, 65 for a -16 under par. The second-place finisher was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD BB-6 X-Stiff flex shaft in his driver and the 3rd place finisher was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 Tour X-Stiff (TX) flex wood shaft in his driver as well.
Meanwhile in Korea, the winner of the Korean PGA Genesis Championship, held at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, Korea was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-7 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Titleist TS3 Driver, a Tour AD DI-8 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Titleist TS3 #3 fairway metal wood and a Tour AD DI-105 X-Stiff flex hybrid shaft in his Titleist 818 H2 hybrid.
“Congratulations to all the players that were playing a Graphite Design shaft and their strong finishes this past weekend in Italy and Korea. The fact that these professional players have chosen to rely on Graphite Design shafts in their clubs speaks loudly with wins like these”, stated Bill McPherson, V.P. of Sales, 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 new 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 new 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 new Tour AD IZ model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.