Srixon - Press Releases

ATLANTA, GA, February 26, 2007 -

Srixon Staff Professional Henrik Stenson won the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday, February 25, 2007 in his first tournament as a PGA TOUR member. Stenson won the 36-hole final match over the defending champion and 2006 U.S. Open winner 2-and-1 using Srixon’s I-506 irons and Z-UR prototype golf ball. He won $1.35 million and picked up 4,725 FedExCup points and is now in 9th place in that race. Stenson, who won just three weeks ago at the Dubai Classic—beating out the world’s number 1 player—is now ranked 5th in the world and 1st in the European Tour’s Order of Merit.

In a dramatic see-saw battle that saw the lead change hands five times, Stenson’s consecutive birdies at the 16th and 17th holes, highlighted by a remarkable 8-iron to the par 3-16th to set up a conceded birdie, helped the big hitting Swede claim the win. In fact, Stenson birdied four of his last nine holes to turn a 2-down deficit into a 2-and-1 victory. Relying on the power of the explosive Z-UR prototype and precision of the I-506 irons, Stenson routinely blasted tee shots over 300 yards, and hit over 85% of his greens in regulation for the week. Since switching to Srixon at the Nedbank Challenge in November 2006, Stenson has never been out of the top 10 and has two second place finishes to go with his victories at the WGC and Dubai Desert Classic. Srixon is currently the only golf ball manufacturer to have two players among the World’s Top-5 – Jim Furyk (2nd) and Stenson (5th).

Based in Huntington Beach, CA, Cleveland Golf / Srixon both enjoy a strong presence on the PGA TOUR as well as competitive tours worldwide. Cleveland Golf's staff includes Vijay Singh, Boo Weekley, David Howell, and many other players. The company was founded in 1979 and originally manufactured high quality replicas of classic golf clubs from the 1940s and 1950s, but soon earned the reputation as an innovative producer of original equipment in its own right. Cleveland Golf remains steadfastly committed to providing tour-proven, premium golf equipment to passionate golfers at prices that ensure optimal value to consumers. For more information about Cleveland Golf please visit www.clevelandgolf.com. SRIXON Sports USA, Inc. has been distributing premium golf balls and equipment in the U.S. since 1997. Srixon’s staff includes Jim Furyk, Henrik Stenson, Karrie Webb, and many other players. SRIXON golf balls earned 26 tournament victories on multiple professional tours around the world in 2006. For more information about SRIXON please visit www.srixon.com. SRI Sports Limited owns both brands and is the number one golf club manufacturer in the world’s second largest market, Japan, and is one of the world’s leading patent holders in golf ball technology.

Based in Huntington Beach, CA, Never Compromise was founded in 1997. Never Compromise initially enjoyed a moderate amount of success on the various professional tours and it was during this period of time that Cleveland Golf took notice of this little putter company that was brimming with attitude and self-confidence. In June of 2003, Cleveland Golf purchased Never Compromise and has since re-launched it as a top-tier putter brand. Never Compromise enjoys a strong presence on the PGA TOUR, as well as competitive tours worldwide. Never Compromise staff includes Vijay Singh, Boo Weekley, Steve Flesch, and many other players. Never Compromise remains committed to providing tour-proven, premium putters to passionate golfers around the world. For more information about Never Compromise please visit www.nevercompromise.com.