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Hot on Tour- Harrison Shafts Score 10 Top-10s in 2004 Red
hot on tour, PGA Tour and Champions Tour players used Harrison
Shafts to record 10 top-10 finishes in 2004 through the
PGA Tour's Nissan Classic and the Champion Tour's Outback
Steakhouse Pro-Am. Harrison shafts scored breakthroughs
in 2003, being used to win 13 tournaments and record 100
top-10 finishes. Included in the total were the U.S. Open
Championship and the Charles Schwab Cup Tournament.
Almost
every PGA Tour stop in 2004 has seen a player using Harrison
shafts score a top-10 finish, with the highest being the
second place at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Other
top-10s by players using Harrison Shafts are sixth at the
Mercedes Championships, tied for ninth at the Bob Hope Chrysler
Classic, and 6th and 10th at the Nissan Open. Total earnings
by players using Harrison Shafts are more than $1.4 million.
Players using Harrison Shafts rank 4th and 8th in PGA Tour
driving accuracy.
New
to the lineup of Harrison Shafts is the Striper
Tour, which joins the Harrison Striper
J as the hot new Harrison shafts. The Striper Tour comes
in 62-, 72- or 82-gram models, all with 3-degrees torque
and a mid flex point.
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Leading
the way in 2004 is Jim Thorpe, who scored 3 top-10 finishes
in the MasterCard Championship, Royal Caribbean Golf Classic
and Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, respectively. He ranks second
in top-10 finishes on the Tour, eighth in scoring average
at 69.67, and ninth in earnings with $159,531. He used his
Harrison
Pro 2.5 FL 60 driver shaft and Harrison
Pro 2.5 Tour 80 fairway wood shafts to lead the Champions
Tour in eagles. Thorpe is first in the Ford Senior Players'
Championship point standings.
In
addition to Thorpe's top-10 finishes on the Champions Tour,
Harrison shafts were used to finish tied for 5th and 9th
at the Royal Caribbean Golf Classic and 6th and 7th at the
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. Total earnings by Champions Tour
players using Harrison shafts are $301,033.
For
more information, visit the company website, www.harrison.com,
e-mail info@harrison.com,
or call 1-800-347-4646. Media Contact: Chris Elson 800-347-4646
ext 120 E-mail: elson@harrison.com
Harrison
Sports shafts are American-made at the company's Pacoima,
Calif., headquarters. Only the finest graphite and other
specialty fibers are used to manufacture the shafts.
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