The world’s No. 1 golfer used Nippon Shaft’s shaft in his utility iron enroute to winning the Tour Championship, his seventh victory of the season.
The 28-year-old Texan, who started the tournament at 10-under par per FedExCup rules, ended with a 30-under-par total, with rounds of 65-66-66-67 to win the year-long quest for the FedExCup by four shots over his closest pursuer.
Meanwhile, in Japan, Nippon Shaft won on both the men’s and women’s professional tours. On the Japan Golf Tour a 23-year-old Japanese player used Nippon Shaft’s N.S. PRO MODUS³ Prototype steel shafts in his irons to help him shoot 9-under par to win the JGTO’s “Fujisankei Classic,” which was reduced to 36 holes from 72 because of inclement weather. Also reduced to 36 holes due to weather was the Golf5Ladies won by a 21-year-old Japan LPGA member who used Nippon Shaft N.S. PRO MODUS³ Tour 120 steel shafts in her irons and wedges to shoot 10-under par with rounds of 68-66-134. It was her fifth JLPGA victory.
“Nippon Shaft congratulates the world’s No. 1 player on his seventh victory of the season at the Tour Championship, ” said Hiro Fukuda, sales and marketing for Nippon Shaft. “We are proud that he relied on our N.S.PRO MODUS³ Hybrid Tour X-flex shaft in his utility iron to win the FedExCup for the first time. Nippon Shaft’s breakthrough hybrid technology in shaft design combines the best qualities of steel and graphite so that tour-level players and everyday golfers can get the best out of their games.
“We also congratulate the winners on the JGTO and JLPGA who have won multiple times on their respective tours using Nippon Shaft products throughout their bags,” Fukuda said.
More than 300 players on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, European Tour and Korn Ferry Tour use Nippon Shaft’s MODUS³ series steel shafts to help gain their desired distance, accuracy, and trajectory.
Nippon Shaft products are available globally either as stock or custom shafts in many of the world’s top iron brands. Details of these can be found at www.nipponshaft.com
Based in Yokohama, Japan, Nippon Shaft is the No. 1-selling steel shaft in Asia. Nippon Shaft is a privately-held subsidiary of NHK Spring Co. LTD, a Japanese automobile parts manufacturer. Nippon Shaft’s North American headquarters is in Carlsbad.