R9 is the Winningest Driver on the PGA Tour
Carlsbad, Calif. (June 15, 2009) – Since switching to TaylorMade’s R9™ driver at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Brian Gay has won twice on the PGA Tour, both times making it look easy. Two months ago he cruised to a 10-shot victory at the Verizon Heritage Classic; yesterday he sealed a five-shot, wire-to-wire win at the St. Jude Classic.
The R9 incorporates TaylorMade’s Flight Control Technology (FCT) and Movable Weight Technology™ (MWT®) to make it fully adjustable. Gay’s FCT setting is one degree open, and he has 8-gram weights installed in each of the three MWT ports.
The R9 is the No. 1 driver model on the PGA Tour.* In addition to Gay, 20 other players put the R9 driver in play. Factor in the new R9 460 driver, which was played by 10 players, and the total number of R9 drivers in the field at the St. Jude Classic was 30, easily making it the No. 1 driver model at the event. ** Since the club’s introduction at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, it has won 10 times on the PGA Tour and has been the No. 1 played driver model 23 out of 24 events.
Learn more about the R9 driver, R9 460 driver, R9 fairway woods and Rescue® TP 2009 hybrid, all of which feature Flight Control Technology.
Overall, TaylorMade brand drivers were played by 65 players at the St. Jude Classic – almost double the amount of the nearest competitor.
* Darrell Survey 2009 model count
* Darrell Survey driver model count at the St. Jude Classic
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