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SRIXON'S THOMPSON RUNNER-UP AT CHITIMACHA LOUISIANA OPEN
DAVIES IN TOP 10 ON LPGA TOUR

ATLANTA, GA, March 31, 2008 -

For Immediate Release

Srixon’s Thompson Runner-Up At Chitimacha Louisiana Open

Davies In Top 10 On LPGA Tour

ATLANTA, March 31, 2008 - Srixon’s Kyle Thompson fired a final-round 65 in the Nationwide Tour’s Chitimacha Louisiana Open at Le Triomphe Country Club for a four-day total of 11-under par and a second-place finish. His finish was worth $56,000. Last week on the PGA Tour, Thompson had his best finish of his rookie season, placing 15^th in the Puerto Rico Open.

Thompson led the field in birdies using his Srixon irons and Z-URS golf ball. The Z-URS features a soft urethane cover that provides a soft feel on all shots from tee to green and gives greenside spin control on approach shots.

On the LPGA Tour, Srixon’s Laura Davies fired weekend rounds of 68- 67 to finish T-9^th at the Safeway International at Superstition Mountain, Ariz. Davies using the new Z-RW driver and averaged 286 yards off the tee and hit 65 percent of the fairways. Also in her bag are the new I-701 irons, WG-706 wedges and Z-URS balls.

About SRI Sports

SRIXON Sports USA, Inc., based in Lawrenceville, Ga., has been distributing premium golf balls and equipment in the U.S. since 1997 and is a subsidiary of SRI Sports Limited. SRI Sports Limited 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. SRIXON golf balls earned 39 tournament victories on multiple professional tours around the world in 2007. For more information about SRIXON please visit www.srixon.com.

SRIXON is a registered trademark of SRI Sports Limited.
SRI Sports is a company of Sumitomo Rubber Industries Group.

Media Contacts:

Jackie Beck, 860 304-3643, jackiebeck@srixon.com

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