Blue takes top two spots at the Smurfit Kappa E uropean Open
July 10, 2006
Memphis , TN …For the second year in a row, ProLaunch has claimed
the coveted U.S. Senior Open Championship. The Champion, armed with ProLaunch
in his driver and hybrid club, finished the tournament with an 8-under par
total of 272 claiming a two-stroke victory over the hometown favorite runner-up.
With the victory, the Champion became the first back-to-back U.S. Senior
Open winner in nearly 20 years and the oldest ever at 57 years, 11 months
and 17 days. In addition, he became just the third U.S. Senior Open winner
to post four straight rounds in the 60’s.
With 29 shafts in play, ProLaunch was the number one graphite shaft
of choice at Prairie Dunes. Comp NT also had an impressive showing
with 10 shafts in play in addition to being found in the driver, 3-wood
and 5-wood of the runner-up. The U.S. Senior Open victory marks ProLaunch’s fourth title of the
year on the Champions Tour.
“USGA events are the ultimate proving ground for the top players
in the world,” says Scott Hennessy, President & C E O True
Temper Sports. “For ProLaunch to claim two consecutive U.S. Senior
Open Championships is the ultimate professional validation of the technology
and further evidence why it has established itself as a number one
shaft choice for golfers around the world.”
Grafalloy shafts continued their dominance on the E uropean PGA Tour
with the tour-proven Grafalloy Blue taking the top two spots at the
Smurfit Kappa E uropean Open. Closing birdies on the 16 th and 17 th
holes allowed the Champion to outlast the field with a 9-under par
279 total for a two-stroke victory earning him the largest paycheck
of his career.
True Temper Sports is the leading manufacturer of golf shafts in the
world and is consistently the number one shaft on all professional tours
globally. The Company markets a complete line of shafts under the True
Temper ®, Grafalloy ® and Royal Precision ® shaft brands,
and sells these brands in over thirty countries throughout the world. True
Temper Sports is proudly represented by over 1000 individuals in ten
facilities located in the United States, Europe, Japan, China and
Australia.
