The 34-year-old Englishman used Nippon Shaft irons and wedges to win the DP World Tour’s Omega European Masters at the weekend.
Champion used Nippon Shaft’s NS PRO MODUS³ TOUR 120x steel shafts in his irons and wedges to shoot 11-under 269 with rounds of 64-62-73-70 at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in Crans Montana, Switzerland. He made an 8-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to secure the win, which paid €496,979 ($551,000). It was his fifth win on the European circuit and put him 22nd in the Race to Dubai standings.
In Japan, last week’s Champion made it two in a row by winning the Shinhan Donghae Open in Incheon, South Korea. The 23-year-old used NS PRO MODUS³ Prototype irons in his irons to shoot 22-under 266 with rounds of 71-67-62-66 on the Ocean Course at Club72. He was the fourth Japanese player to win the 40-year-old tournament, which is sanctioned three times by the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Tour and the Korean PGA Tour.
“Nippon Shaft is pleased to congratulate the latest winners of the prestigious global tour,” said Hiro Fukuda, sales and marketing at Nippon Shaft. “That champions trust our products to help them do their best is the best compliment we can get.”
More than 300 players on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, European Tour and Korn Ferry Tour use Nippon Shaft’s MODUS³ irons to help achieve their desired distance, accuracy, and trajectory.
Nippon Shaft products are available worldwide as stock or custom shafts from many of the world’s leading steel companies. Details of this can be found at www.nipponshaft.com
Based in Yokohama, Japan, Nippon Shaft is the No. 1 selling steel facility in Asia. Nippon Shaft is a privately held company of NHK Spring Co. LTD, a Japanese auto parts manufacturer. Nippon Shaft’s North American headquarters is in Carlsbad.
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