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ANOTHER DOUBLE WIN FOR Z-STAR FOR WEBB & RUANKIT

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Another double for Z-Star

It was another outstanding weekend for Srixon tour pro's and the Z-Star golf ball range.

Srixon staff player, Australian Karrie Webb, took her 7th ANZ Ladies Masters title at Royal Pines, shooting an incredible 11 under par final round of 61 to take the title by 6 shots. Webb's total of 262 gave her a brilliant 46th career win with the 61 matching her own personal best in tournament golf.

Meanwhile, Boonchu Ruangkit from Thailand made it 2 wins out of 2 for Srixon Z-Star players on the 2010 European Seniors Tour. His 14 under par total won him the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters at the 2nd play off hole. This former kick boxers win follows Kevin Spurgeon's victory in the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open.

In the USA Vijay Singh started to show some return to his old form finishing tied for 4th at the Honda Classic.

Another successful weekend for the Srixon Z-Star golf ball range.

DOUBLE WIN WEEKEND - HENNIE OTTO AND LAURA DAVIES

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Hennie Otto and Laura Davies – both playing the Srixon Z-Star Golf Ball Range.

An outstanding 28 under par for the event gave Hennie Otto the victory by 9 shots at the Vodacom Championship in Pretoria on the Sunshine Tour. His 260 shot total included an 11 under par 2nd round, giving him the new course record for the Pretoria Country Club of 61.

Meanwhile, England's Laura Davies recorded her 73rd International victory in the Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open in Christchurch. Her 4 under par final round 68, gave her a total of 9 under for the event – 2 shots clear of her closest rival Australian Sarah Kemp.

Robert Allenby finished in a tie for 8th place in the Phoenix Open.

Hennie Otto, Laura Davies and Robert Allenby all play the Srixon Z-Star 3 piece golf ball range.

A CLASSIC VICTORY FOR MIGUEL-ANGEL JIMENEZ

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Miguel Angel Jimenez wins the 2010 Dubai Desert Classic with the Srixon Z-Star 3 piece golf ball.

The final round of the Dubai Desert Classic saw Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Englishman Lee Westwood battle it out over the final 18 holes – both carded 72's to tie for the top spot at 11 under par.

With both players making par at the first and second play-off holes, the battle continued to the third extra hole where Westwood missed a six foot putt for par. Jimenez held his nerve to sink a five footer and take the title from the European Tour's number one.

Having been runner-up on two previous occasions this finally gives Jimenez the Dubai win he's been looking for – he said, "like a fine wine, with age I just get better and better".

This return to form moves Jimenez to 4th spot in the Race to Dubai rankings and up to 30th in the world – giving him eligibility for the forthcoming majors. "I hope I have another chance to be on the top of a leaderboard and have many chances to win a Major. I would still love to win a Major in my career and I'm still working, still doing my things", he said.

Miguel Angel Jimenez plays the Srixon Z-Star 3 piece golf ball and has now captured nine of his 16 wins since turning 40.

SRIXON CELEBRATE TRIPLE VICTORIES ON TOUR

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Staff players Jim Furyk, Robert Allenby and Chan Yih-Shin secure PGA, European and Asian Tour wins, taking the total to 35 wins for Srixon balls in 2009.

Srixon scored a triple victory this weekend with wins for PGA Tour professional Jim Furyk in the USA, European Tour professional Robert Allenby in South Africa and Chan Yih-Shin who secured the Kings Cup.

Furyk’s victory came courtesy of a final round five-under-par 67, including a sensational birdie-birdie finish, at the Chevron World Challenge, in Thousand Oaks, California.

It was the first victory in more than two years for the World Number Six who is hoping to maintain his winning momentum going into next year. “Hopefully this will be a stepping stone,” said Furyk, who admitted that his previous winning drought had “bothered him”.

Meanwhile out in South Africa an all-Srixon tussle between Australian Robert Allenby and Swede Henrik Stenson was taking place for the title of Nedbank Challenge champion on the European Tour.

The Srixon Tour Staff duo had tied on 11-under-par in regulation play, forcing a sudden-death play-off at Sun City. Allenby eventually beat Stenson at the third extra hole, securing his first victory in four years.
“I’m glad that’s over,” commented a relieved Allenby who is something of a play-off specialist having won 11 out of 12 attempts. “I did think we were going to be out here all night at one stage!” he added.

Furyk’s win at the Chevron World Challenge earned him $1.35 million and moved him to No. 6 in the world, while Allenby’s victory earned him $1.2 million and moved him up to No. 26 in the World Golf Rankings.

Srixon Sports Europe based in Alton UK has been distributing golf balls and golf equipment since 2001 and is a subsidiary of SRI Sports Limited. SRI Sports Limited is the number one golf club manufacturer in the world’s second largest golf market – Japan. She is also one of the world’s leading patent holders in golf ball technology.

All these Srixon players use balls from the Z-Star range, Srixon clubs and Cleveland wedges.

THE CLEVELAND GOLF/SRIXON SCOTTISH SENIORS OPEN ROUND-UP

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

The Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open at Fairmont St Andrews way hailed a success as 53 year old Glenn Ralph clinched his first European Senior Tour victory. Srixon’s Carl Mason, a Z-Star Ball player came in a respectable 5th, finishing 4 under.

Of his win, Ralph said “It’s unbelievable – I could have cried on the last hole,” he continued “It was too emotional to talk about. I was just trying to keep it under control.

This marks the biggest win of his career and for his efforts at The Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open Glenn Ralph pocketed cool €39,353 in prize money.

“Any victory would have been big – I just wanted to win. I’ve never won on Tour in my life. I’ve been close enough times but couldn’t quite find it. I just felt better today – I don’t know why.

“I felt calmer until I got on the last green when it went a bit wobbly there. What a great place to get my first victory though – the Home of Golf. It couldn’t be better.”

ROLLINS WIN AT RENO-TAHOE

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Playing the last day with Ryan Palmer (Texas neighbour and family friend), John Rollins moves to world number 61 with year to date earnings of over $2 million after winning the Legends Reno Tahoe Open with a 17 under par total including a tremendous second round 62.

Rollins said "It was a hang-on kind of day, I had to battle a lot of emotions." Rollins sank an 18-foot birdie putt on the second hole, but he double bogeyed the par-5 fourth after he had to take a penalty stroke for an unplayable lie in the right rough off the tee.

He chipped within 3 feet from 44 yards out on the 616-yard, par-5 fifth and made the birdie putt to make the turn at 36.

On the 584-yard 11th, he drove 351 yards down the right side of the fairway, hit his approach 212 yards to just short of the green and chipped in from nearly 40 feet to get to 19 under.

"Once that happened you kind of feel like, `Well now, we're OK. Let's settle down and let's finish this thing off," Rollins said.

Rollins won the 2002 Canadian Open and 2006 B.C. Open and was the runner-up earlier this year at the Buick Invitational and Honda Classic. The $540,000 winner's check pushed his season earnings beyond the $2 million mark for a tour career total of more than $12 million.

Rollins plays a Srixon Z-Star golf ball.

GREAT WINS FOR CARL MASON & DAVID ORR

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Carl Mason who celebrated his 56th birthday on Thursday won the De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship at Slaley Hall in scintillating fashion.
This is Mason's 21st Career victory on the Seniors Tour as he closes on Tommy Horton's record of 23 victories.

On his win Mason said “I putted beautifully, My eagle on the 12th , my third hole, got me going and from then on I putted beautifully. Obviously I played pretty well too."

It is the 3rd time he has won the PGA Seniors Championship and this win moves him up to 6th place in the 2009 Seniors order of merit"

In other news, Srixon Z-Star player David Orr won at Gleneagles and took home the £55,000 Scottish PGA Championship title.

BEARWOOD LAKES ALL STAR SHOOTOUT

Wed, 20 May 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Monday, May 18th at Bearwood Lakes Golf Club, Berkshire started with rain filled skies and windy conditions, not perfect conditions for playing host to some of the worlds top tour professionals and some of your largest customers you might think. But, as the final preparations were being made to the course and the SKY Sports camera’s arrived with Di Stewart at around 3pm, the skies broke and the sun came out, to leave the lucky customers and competition winners with the realization that they were just about to tee it up on the back nine of the pristine Bearwood Lakes Golf Club with either Henrik Stenson (current world top 4 ranked player and recent winner of The Players Championship), David Howell (Ryder Cup Player), Miguel Angel Jimenez (current BMW PGA Champion) or Soren Kjeldsen (recent winner on the European Tour) in front of a growing crowd of invited guests, customers, competition winners and the golf course designer himself Guy Hockley.

The main event was focused around each Tour Pro hosting a Fourball in a Texas Scramble format 5 Hole play-off. Strict terms of the event were that each member of the team had to be responsible for one tee shot each. This was always going to be tricky as each team had to play off the championship tees with the wind in the faces for 4 of the 5 holes, which jointly measured over 1706 YDS which was made up of 2 Par 4’s, 2 Par 3’s and a Par 5.

The crowds, staff and specially invited guests were treated to an exhibition style event. With each player being photographed and interviewed about either their driving, iron play, wedge play or how they came to choose the particular Srixon ball that they play with.

They were then given complete access to roam amongst the players whilst they took part in the Shoot Out event in a completely relaxed mood, with each player happy to sign autographs and have their pictures taken on the way round.

The crowds following Jimenez, could not believe their luck when he threw down a towel on the 13th tee at the sight one of his amateur playing partners splitting the fairway perfectly from their tee shot. It only became clear what was going on when he dropped to his knees and struck his tee shot with a gentle fade down the left hand side of the fairway, to applause from the admiring followers.

Leslie Hepsworth, CEO Srixon Sports Europe, who was present, said "This is the perfect way to treat our top Customers and show them what great Ambassadors our Tour Players are for our two brands"

The Shoot Out ended up being a closely fought out contest with Jimenez, Kjeldsen and Stenson all finishing on 1 under par with team Howell claiming the honors on a score of 2 under par. Each amateur team member took home a framed photo signed by their tour player team captain, along with other signed memorabilia including caps and the score card from the day. Team Howell also picked up a Cleveland 3 wood each.

Andy Martin, Foremost Golf, said “It was the most fun I have had on a golf course in as long a time as I care to remember.
It was certainly a well organised day and for me to get a knock with winner from the European Tour is something that I will remember for a long time.”

When asked what the tour players thought of the day, Iain Steele, (Cleveland Golf / Srixon European Tour Operations Manager) was delighted to report that “The Players all thought it was one of the best corporate days that they have been a part of.”

MOMENTOUS WIN FOR SRIXON'S STENSON

Sun, 10 May 2009 23:00:00 GMT

In a memorable victory that didn’t involve the removal of any items of clothing, Srixon tour player Henrik Stenson shot a 66 at The Players Championship in Sawgrass to finish 12 under, winning by four from Ian Poulter.

Arguably the biggest win of his career, this stunning victory moves Stenson from 9th to 5th in the world. Stenson was also the only player to keep bogeys off his score card. This victory, his 10th in total also netted the 33-year-old Swede a cool $1.71 million.

"With the experience here, I know even better that I hope I can pull it off when it matters." he said.

Other Srixon players putting in good performances over the weekend include Furyk who finished joint 5th and VJ Singh finding his feet after his knee injury came in joint 9th.

CASTANO CLOSING IN

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Gonzalo Fernandez Castano continues his rich vein of form with the Z-STAR Series, just losing out losing in a 3 way play off for the Ballantines Championship in South Korea.

This was the second week in a row that the young Spanish Star has finished runner up, having just missed out in last week's Volvo China Open.

This performance moves him up to 7th in the Race to Dubai and he is closing in on a place in World's Top 50

WINNING WAYS FOR WEBB

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Huge congratulations go to Srixon Staff Player Karrie Webb who recorded win number 36 of her impressive career when she triumphed at the JGolf Phoenix LPGA International Event with a closing round of 67 and a 14 under par total.

Webb's career earnings to are now just over $14.5 million thanks to the $225,000 first prize at the Papago Golf Course. Of the win Karrie said it was "probably the most calm I've been in my entire career."

This win moves her to 2nd in the career earnings, 5th in the LPGA Order of Merit and is Srixon's 4th International victory of the year.

In other news: Cleveland Golf player Søren Kjeldsen, held his nerve to win the Open de Andalucia de Golf Søren, who is the current Volvo Masters Champion, joins a list of world class players who have won the title including Srixon's very own Vijay Singh.

CHAPCHAI & Z-STAR SET RECORD!

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The SAIL Open in Gurgaon, India witnessed something rather special over the weekend. Srixon Tour player Chapchai Nirat set an Asian Tour record by finishing at 32-under-par to win his third title on the tour. The 25-year-old who plays Srixon Z-STAR made a birdie on the final hole Saturday for a 5-under 67.

Chapchai said: "My target was to win the title, I was not thinking of the record.

"I felt no pressure on the final putt, but it was a nice to see the ball roll in."

FURYK 3RD AT DORAL IN FLORIDA

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Staff player JIM FURYK showed good form to finish in 3rd place at the World Golf Championships - CA Championship at Doral in Florida over the second weekend in March 2009.

Rounds of 68,68,69 & 67 give him a 16 under par total and help him to climb to 11th in the World Rankings using the new Z-STAR X ball.

The previous weekend Srixon Staff Player John Rollins, closed with a last round 67 to finish runner up by one shot in the Honda Classic at PGA National Golf Club. Fellow Staff Player Robert Allenby finished in a tie for 5th place.

All Players use balls from the new Srixon Z-STAR Range.

SRIXON UPDATES, EVENTS AND TOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

December 15th 2009

Srixon tour wins to date: 36

December 14th 2009

Robert Allenby Coolum Victory

Robert Allenby followed up his victory at the Nedbank Challenge this weekend, by claiming his 4th Australian PGA title at Coolum. A closing round of a 5 under 66 left him on -14 and gave him a 4 stroke victory helping the Z-Star player climb to World Number 21.

November 30th 2009

Srixon tour wins to date: 32

Sept 14th 2009 - Z-Star ball gains momentum as Srixon's top tour players players push up the field

In the USA, JIM FURYK finished runner up to a runaway Tiger Woods in the BMW Championship. A 5 under closing round of 66 saw him finish on 11 under par 273, which moved him to 3rd in the Fedex Cup Rankings with only the Tour Championship at East Lake to go. It also returned him to the Top 10 in the World Rankings at Number 9.

In the Mercedes Benz Championship in Cologne, HENRIK STENSON was in the heat of the battle all week before finishing in 6th place. This was enough to return him to the World Number 5 Position.

And finally in appalling conditions in Austria, LAURA DAVIES lost at the 2nd hole of a sudden death play off to Linda Wessberg in the UNIQUA Ladies Golf Open.

August 9th 2009 - Allenby ties second at Firestone Country Club

Robert Allenby confidence soars as he places joint runner-up to Tiger Woods in the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club.
Closing with a 4 under par 66 and finishing with an 8 under par total to move to World Number 30, Allenby has ensured he'll be on the International team for October's Presidents Cup against the Americans in San Francisco.

Allenby matched his best finish in a World Golf Championships event, picked up $A798,000 and, regained much-needed belief in his putting ahead of the US PGA Championship at Hazeltine in Minnesota starting on Thursday.

Allenby plays Srixon Z-Star golf balls.

August 9th 2009

Srixon tours wins to date: 20

October 20th - 22nd 2009

The 2009 Srixon PGA Play Off Final will be held at Little Aston Golf Club in the West Midlands from October 20th - 22nd.

DAVIES WINS IN OZ WITH NEW Z-STAR!

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Srixon tour player Laura Davies bagged her second Women’s Australian Open win over the weekend at the Metropolitan Golf Club.

The 45-year-old 2004 champion Davies finished with a 7-under total of 285.

Fellow Antipodean and Srixon Tour player Karrie Webb was tied for sixth after a 74, just five strokes back.

This is Laura’s 29th Ladies European Tour title and is added to 20 victories on the LPGA Tour, including five majors.

Both Davies and Webb play Srixon’s brand new 3 piece Z-Star balls and are already reaping the rewards, don’t you think it’s time you switched?

SINGH & WEEKLEY MAKE THE SWITCH!

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Singh, the winner of 57 tournaments worldwide, including 3 majors and over $60 million on the PGA Tour alone, has switched to play Srixon golf balls and the reigning Fedex Cup Champion has also extended his equipment contract with Cleveland golf, although his cap will now carry the logo of a new Corporate Sponsor.

“I have thoroughly tested Srixon balls and I am convinced that they are better than what I have been playing. This also virtually assures that I will be playing Srixon balls, Cleveland Golf clubs and Never Compromise putters for the rest of my PGA Tour career and I am extremely happy about that, said Singh, who has endorsed Cleveland Golf since 2000 and Never Compromise since 2004.”

A Srixon spokesman said that the Company was delighted that Singh had switched to playing Srixon balls and that 2009 is expected to be another big year for the popular Fijian, who has won more events on the PGA Tour than any other Overseas born player.

Boo Weekley, who was nicknamed after cartoon hero Yogi Bear’s sidekick, “Boo Boo” Bear, is a two-time winner on The PGA Tour and also played a major role in the U.S. Ryder Cup victory last fall. Weekley, who also happens to be an avid hunter and fisherman, has experienced a rise in popularity that is unparalleled on the PGA Tour and is well known for attracting large and boisterous galleries which are commonly referred to as the Boo Crew.

By switching to Srixon, Singh and Weekley join a growing team of more than 250 International Tour Players, including Henrik Stenson, Jim Furyk, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Tim Clark and Robert Allenby, who between them have used Srixon golf balls to win more than 100 Tournaments over the last 3 years including 40 events in 2008 alone!

7 WINS IN 3 WEEKS!

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

32 Year old South African Staff Player TIM CLARK came from nowhere with a last round 67 in the 4th and final round of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney, to force a play off with Australian Mathew Goggin on 9 under par, that Clark then won at the 1st extra hole.

Clark said. "I didn't even consider there would be a playoff until about 30 minutes after I finished," Clark continues "I was watching the TV, having a pie and chips, believe it or not, and thought I better get down there and warm up. I feel bad for David the way he finished."

Fellow Staff Player ROBERT ALLENBY was third just one shot back on -8.
This was Clark's first win of the season, after a long period of injury last winter and will considerably boost his world ranking position.

This was Srixon's 3rd Tournament win in successive weeks, following on from HENRIK STENSON's double in World Cup & Nedbank Challenge and brings Srixon's total number of victories in 2008 to 40, surpassing last years total!

SRIXON BIG BALL NEWS

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

After 29 straight months as the UK’s Number 2 golf ball brand, Srixon is proud to announce that the company has at the end of October 2008 achieved a 20.9% brand share of the UK Golf Ball market*.
This is the first time that Srixon has broken through the 20% barrier and is also the first time that any company other than the Market leader has achieved more than a 20% share**.

In June 2006, the gap between the Market leader and Srixon was a staggering 22.5 percentage points, but at the end of October 2008, this has been closed to 6.3 percentage points!*

A truly remarkable achievement for a subsidiary only started in the UK in 2001.

Srixon is the Number 1 two piece golf ball brand in the UK market* and its AD333 ball is the best selling 2 piece ball in the country*.

Srixon has more than 250 Staff Players Internationally, including Henrik Stenson and Jim Furyk and between them they have won 39 tournaments to date in 2008 and more than 100 in the last 3 years.

Spring 2009 will see the launch of a ground breaking range of new 3 piece balls from the Company – further details to follow after Christmas – Watch www.srixon.co.uk for new developments!

* Based on Sports Marketing Surveys Ltd Retail Audit Reports January – October 2008 & earlier
**Since the Retail Audit began in February 2002

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE - OPEN NOW!

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

"The Centre of Excellence is a purpose built facility offering technology-driven custom-fitting for any player seeking to advance their game.

"Each fitting session is unique and tailored to the individual's requirements, so that we can give every player the opprotunity to fulfil their full potential."
Dean Cracknell, Manager

The Srixon / Cleveland Golf Centre of Excellence offers a full range of bespoke and custom hardware from both brands and also includes a fitting service that allows golfers to find the Srixon ball that offers best overall performance for their game.

Fitted out with the very latest Trackman software, it allows the custom fit specialists to critically analyze the golfer’s ball and clubhead speed together with launch angle, to make sure every golfer has the right club in their hands.

TrackMan™ is a completely portable, easy to use radar-based solution for analyzing the golf swing and the resulting ball flight. The choice of the PGA Tour, USGA, and R & A, it has set the industry standard for accuracy. Delivering real-time data and graphics on club movement, ball launch, the flight and landing.

The range offers fully carpeted bays with top quality mats, the highest quality Srixon range balls and top quality coaching from the experienced PGA professionals from N1 Golf Academies, making this a perfect location for the brand new Srixon / Cleveland Golf Centre of Excellence.

STENSON STORMS SUN CITY!

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This weekend 32-year-old Srixon tour player Henrik Stenson destroyed the Gary Player Course at Sun City, to post a 21 under par score to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge, the second biggest winning margin in the history of the tournament. This included five birdies with final-hole bogey the only blip on his scorecard.

Some commentators described Stenson’s performance as defying belief given the back tees of the Gary Player course are amongst the longest championship courses in the World at a staggering 7700 yards!

Stenson now ranked 7th in the world, commented "I'm really happy with this victory - it's a fantastic way to finish the season," We couldn’t agree more as it brings Srixon’s total player wins in 2008 to a historic 39, with more to play. A fantastic way to finish the season indeed!

You could say, Srixon’s star is in the ascendancy...