Srixon Staff Professional Tim Petrovic won the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff on Sunday, May 1, 2005 at TPC Avondale in Louisiana. Petrovic played with Srixon’s Z-UR prototype golf ball, I-302 irons and W-302 3-wood to shoot a 13-under par, 275 total (72-69-66-68). With this win, Petrovic climbed 53 spots to 67th place on the World Golf Rankings and moved to 18th on the 2005 PGA Tour Money List. The win marks Petrovic’s first career victory on the PGA Tour in his first year playing Srixon balls and clubs.

“The Z-UR golf ball and I-302 irons performed beautifully for me all week,” said Petrovic. “I had the length to win on a course as long and challenging as the TPC of Louisiana and had great distance control on my iron shots, especially in the windy conditions. The Z-UR feels great off the putter, which gave me the confidence I needed to make some big putts to help put the tournament away.”

In fact, Srixon had several strong showings in New Orleans, with Srixon Staff Professionals John Rollins and Brian Davis tied for 17th at the Zurich with a 6-under par, 282 total while Srixon Staff Professional Tim Clark finished at 5-under par for a 283 total. All three played Srixon’s Z-UR golf balls and Srixon I-302 irons.

On the Nationwide Tour, Srixon Staff Professional Kyle Thompson tied for 5th place at the Nationwide Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs in Greenville, South Carolina on Sunday. Thompson played with Srixon’s Z-UR prototype golf ball and I-302 irons to shoot a 9-under par, 205 total (68-67-70).

Srixon staff players and the new Z-UR golf balls have earned four wins across the globe and a total of nine Top 10 finishes this year on the PGA Tour, including six Top 5 finishes.

Srixon’s revolutionary Z-UR is constructed with an incredibly soft, shear-resistant, and membrane-thin urethane-elastomer cover measuring an astounding 0.02-inch thin and features the largest and fastest Energetic Gradient Growth core Srixon has ever developed. The Z-UR is a ball with tremendous initial velocity, ideal ball flight and aerodynamics, and pinpoint control and feel.