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Tom
Jenkins scored his first 2003 win on the PGA Champions Tour
at the Bruno's Memorial Classic on Sunday. His driver, shafted
with a Harrison Sports Pro 2.5 FL, played a big part in
his final round, 5-under 67, which led to his 16-under-par
200 and a two shot victory over Bruce Fleisher. The victory
earned Jenkins $210,000 and moved him to fourth on the 2003
Champions Tour money list at $572,538.
Jenkins
approached the par 5 18th hole with a two shot lead, needing
to place his drive in the fairway to set up a safe approach
to the difficult finishing hole. Anything off the fairway
at the Greystone Golf and Country Club course in Hoover,
Ala., near Birmingham brings bogie into play. Jenkins placed
the ball in perfect position with his Harrison Sports shafted
driver and closed the door with a two-putt par.
"Harrison
congratulates Tom Jenkins on his victory. This is Harrison's
second wins this year on the Champions Tour," Harrison President
Michael Cheng, said. "With each passing week, more top-10s
and championships are won by players using Harrison Sports
shafts in their clubs. The quality of our shafts is being
proven where it counts Æ on the leader board."
Jenkins
is tied for third on the Champions Tour with five top-10
finishes in 2003. He is eighth in scoring average and fourth
in total birdies. His win was the second on the Champions
Tour this year by a member of Harrison Sports PGA Champions
Tour staff.
Rodger
Davis claimed the Toshiba Classic in March. Davis, ninth
on the Champions Tour money list with $502,305, finished
fifth at the Bruno's Memorial Classic, his fourth top-10
of the year. Davis uses the hottest new shaft on the PGA
Champions Tour, the Harrison Striper J, in his Adams 9.5
redline driver. He currently ranks third in total driving
on the Tour. He also uses the Harrison Pro 2.5 Tour in his
Kasco 3 and 5 woods.
Meanwhile,
on the PGA Tour at the HP Classic of New Orleans, the fifth
placed player finished with a final round of 70 at 17-under-par
271. The $190,000 paycheck jumped him 20 places on the PGA
Tour money list to 55th place. He plays with the Harrison
Pro 2.5 XL 95 in his 3 and 5 woods.
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On
the European Tour, a Harrison shaft user shot a final round
65 to claim second in the Italian Open. This Scot plays
with the Harrison Striper J in his driver.
In
2003, Harrison Sports PGA and PGA Champions Tour staff has
recorded 35 top-10 finishes and two Champions Tour titles.
Since their debut on the professional Tours, Harrison shafts
have been used to win 17 tournaments and score more than
140 top-10 finishes.
Jenkins,
from Austin, Texas, joined the Champions Tour in 1998 following
a successful career on the PGA Tour. The University of Houston
graduate was a member of the Cougars 1970 NCAA championship
squad. He values the stability of the Harrison Pro
2.5 FL shaft. Part of Harrison's Long Drive Series,
the shaft is made of boron-reinforced X-6200 graphite. It
weighs 67 grams and has 2.5-degrees torque and a high flex
point.
The
Harrison Striper
J, used by Davis and the well-known Scot, is a 60-gram,
3.9-degree torque, mid-launch, mid-flex shaft consisting
of titanium-reinforced X-4800 graphite. Designed in consultation
with noted teaching professional Jim McLean, the shaft is
becoming one of the most used on Tour. Harrison Striper
J shaft has a soft tip and a firm butt. The integrated
titanium filaments generate fast recovery. On the downswing,
the shaft behaves like a crossbow pulled taught to release
a strong kick action.
Harrison
Sports shafts are all American made in the company's Pacoima,
Calif., facility and crafted from the finest graphite and
added materials. The innovative fiber additions add dynamic
characteristics that can be matched to a player's swing
to improve performance. All Harrison shafts are made to
the same exacting specifications, whether in use by PGA
professionals or every day golfers.
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