Perry, Seven additional TaylorMade Staffers Receive Automatic Berths to 2013 PGA Championship
CARLSBAD, Calif. (June 27, 2013) – After placing second in last year’s event, TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA Staff Professional and Rod Perry claimed a three-shot victory at the PGA Professional National Championship in Sunriver, Oregon. Perry, wearing adidas Golf apparel and footwear, played a full bag of TaylorMade equipment highlighted by the RocketBladez Tour irons. With the win, Perry receives a guaranteed entry to play in the 2013 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York.
Perry, the PGA head pro at Crane Lakes Golf and Country Club in Port Orange, and seven other TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA staff professionals punched their tickets to the season’s final major by placing in the Top 20. Those players include:
• Jeff Sorenson – Columbia Golf Learning Center
• JC Anderson – Missouri Bluffs GC
• Chip Sullivan – Hanging Rock GC
• Bob Sowards – New Albany CC
• Sonny Skinner – River Pointe GC
• Jeffrey Martin – Norton CC
• Caine Fitzgerald – Murphy Creek GC
For the first time in tournament history, TaylorMade was the No. 1 driver brand played at the event, played by more than 45% of the field. Also of note, the Ghost Spider S was the No. 1 putter model, with 18 in play while the Daddy Long Legs ranked No. 2 with 10 in play. This also marked the first time TaylorMade has been the No. 1 putter model at this event.
In the Bag:
Lethal golf ball
RBZ Tour 10.5
RBZ Stage 2 Tour 14.5
Adams hybrid 17.0
RocketBladez 4-PW, AW
ATV 54, 60 wedges
Ghost Spider S
adidas Golf apparel
adidas Golf footwear – adidas Tour 360 ATV
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About the adidas Group
The adidas Group is one of the global leaders within the sporting goods industry, offering a broad range of products around the core brands: adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade, Rockport and Reebok-CCM Hockey. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group has more than 46,000 employees and generated sales of EUR 14.9 billion in 2012.
About TaylorMade-adidas Golf
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company sells golf clubs, balls, clothing and accessories under the TaylorMade, adidas Golf, Adams and Ashworth brands. TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company posted 2012 sales of over Ì¢?åÂ1.3 billion.
Contact:
Dave Cordero
TaylorMade Golf, Public Relations Manager
Tel: (760) 918.6367
dave.cordero@tmag.com
