[2] Tiger and Titleist - the New Measure of Performance.FAIRHAVEN Fairhaven, residential town (1990 pop. 16,132), Bristol co., SE Mass., at the mouth of the Acushnet River on Buzzards Bay, opposite New Bedford; settled 1670, set off from New Bedford and inc. 1812. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999-- - Tiger Wins Fourth Straight - - Becomes Golf's First $6 Million Man - Tiger Woods  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. capped off one of the greatest single-season
performances in PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". history with a playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. victory at the WGC WGC World Gold Council WGC World Golf Championship WGC Welwyn Garden City WGC World Gaming Center WGC Writers Guild of Canada (Union) WGC Whole Grains Council WGC Wild Goose Chase WGC Working Group Coordinator American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. Championship. The win was the fourth consecutive for Tiger, his eighth on the 1999 PGA Tour and his ninth worldwide this year. The $1 million victory at Valderrama Valderrama is a common Spanish last name which may refer to:
adj. Exceeding all others up to the present time: an all-time speed skating record. all-time Adjective Informal money list in just over three years as a professional. As he continues to establish new benchmarks with each victory, Tiger trusts his game to Titleist golf equipment to help him play his best - the Titleist Professional golf ball, Titleist Titanium titanium (tītā`nēəm, tĭ–) [from Titan], metallic chemical element; symbol Ti; at. no. 22; at. wt. 47.88; m.p. 1,675°C;; b.p. 3,260°C;; sp. gr. 4.54 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. 975D driver, Titleist 3-wood, Titleist prototype irons, Titleist Vokey Design sand and lob wedges A Lob Wedge, also called a Lofted Wedge or L-Wedge, is a golf club with a high amount of loft, usually 60 degrees, although the amount of loft ranges from 58 to 64 degrees in loft, except for a few brands of super-high lofted clubs made by fringe companies. and a Scotty Cameron Scotty Cameron (1962—) is an American golf club maker primarily known for creating putters. Scotty was born in Glendale, California on November 8th, 1962. He later moved to Huntington Beach, where he attended Edison High School. by Titleist putter. Tiger's momentum on the PGA Tour is matched only by the success of Titleist across every equipment category. For the second consecutive year, Titleist recorded more PGA Tour victories in the golf ball (40), driver (23), iron (15) and putter (29) categories than every other competitor. And with each week, more and more players trust their short games to Vokey Design wedges. Affirmation A solemn and formal declaration of the truth of a statement, such as an Affidavit or the actual or prospective testimony of a witness or a party that takes the place of an oath. An affirmation is also used when a person cannot take an oath because of religious convictions. of Titleist's overwhelming across-the-board success can be found week in and week out on the leader boards of the worldwide professional tours. Titleist liquid-filled center wound ball technology continues to be the technology used by more players for more wins on the worldwide professional tours. Tiger topped the list of nine players who finished among the top 10 trusting Titleist golf balls. With Tiger's victory at the American Express Championship and Maria Hjorth Maria Hjorth (born 15 October 1973 in Falun) is a Swedish golfer. She attended the University of Stirling in Scotland. She won more than twenty amateur titles including the 1995 European Ladies Amateur Championship. winning the LPGA's Mizuno Classic The Mizuno Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the United States LPGA Tour, jointly sanctioned the LPGA of Japan Tour. It has taken place every year since 1973 at various locations in Japan. in Japan with the Titleist Tour Prestige, Titleist increases its year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. victory total to 170, more than six times the nearest competitor with 28. Below are the top 10 finishers from the WGC American Express Championship: -0-
PLAYER FINISH TITLEIST BALL TYPE
TIGER WOODS WINNER PROFESSIONAL
MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ 2ND PROFESSIONAL
DUDLEY HART 3RD PROFESSIONAL
LEE WESTWOOD T 4TH PROFESSIONAL
STEWART CINK T 4TH PROFESSIONAL
Nick Price T 4TH Other
FRED FUNK T 7TH TOUR PRESTIGE
SERGIO GARCIA T 7TH PROFESSIONAL
SCOTT HOCH T 7TH PROFESSIONAL
CHRIS PERRY T 7TH PROFESSIONAL
-- In addition to Titleist's golf ball success this week, 7 the
top 10 finishers relied upon Titleist Titanium 975D drivers. With 21
players at the WGC American Express Championship, more than twice as
many players trusted their driving games to Titleist than the next
competitor with 10. Tiger's victory marked the 23rd PGA Tour victory
for Titleist Titanium, which is half of all the events for the year
and more than twice the nearest competitor with 10.
-- Tiger's victory marked Titleist's 15th iron victory of the
year, more than twice the nearest competitor with 7. Fellow Titleist
ambassador, Sergio Garcia, posted a top 10 finish in his native Spain,
relying upon Titleist's new DCI 990 irons. Like Tiger, Sergio carries
a full bag of Titleist equipment which also includes the Titleist
Professional golf ball, Titleist Titanium 975D driver, Vokey Design
wedges and Scotty Cameron by Titleist putter.
-- Tiger also led a list of 6 of the top 10 finishers who trusted
their putting games to Scotty Cameron by Titleist. Like Titleist golf
balls and Titleist Titanium drivers, Scotty Cameron putters were the
#1 choice of more players at every 1999 PGA Tour event. Scotty Cameron
putters recorded 29 victories, including 15 straight to complete the
season.
-- Titleist and FootJoy Worldwide and Cobra Golf Incorporated
comprise the Acushnet Company, an operating company of Fortune Brands,
Inc. (NYSE: FO).
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TITLEIST. THE #1 BALL ON THE 1999 WORLDWIDE PROFESSIONAL TOURS. TOTAL PLAYERS WORLDWIDE TOTAL WINS WORLDWIDE TITLEIST 19,518 66% TITLEIST 170 72% Bridgestone 3,269 11% Bridgestone 28 12% Spalding 2,868 9% Maxfli 16 7% Maxfli 2,769 9% Spalding 16 7% All Others 1,385 5% All Others 7 2% PGA TOUR BALL COUNT PGA TOUR WINS Through WGC American Through WGC American Express Championship Express Championship TITLEIST 4,435 71% TITLEIST 40 87% Spalding 676 11% Spalding 4 9% Maxfli 426 7% Bridgestone 1 2% Bridgestone 379 6% All Others 1 2% All Others 301 5% Maxfli 0 0% SENIOR PGA TOUR BALL COUNT SENIOR PGA TOUR WINS Through Ingersoll-Rand Through Ingersoll-Rand TOUR Championship TOUR Championship TITLEIST 2,547 84% TITLEIST 32 84% Bridgestone 210 7% Bridgestone 3 8% Spalding 109 4% All Others 3 8% Maxfli 88 3% Maxfli 0 0% All Others 81 2% Spalding 0 0% LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association TOUR BALL COUNT LPGA TOUR WINS Through Mizuno Classic Through Mizuno Classic TITLEIST 2,736 57% TITLEIST 23 62% Bridgestone 902 18% Maxfli 8 22% Maxfli 631 13% Bridgestone 3 8% Spalding 397 8% Spalding 3 8% All Others 170 4% All Others 0 0% PGA EUROPEAN TOUR The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. BALL COUNT PGA EUROPEAN TOUR WINS Through Volvo Masters The Volvo Masters is the concluding official money event of the European Tour season, the equivalent of the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour. The event's official name between 2000 and 2003 was "Volvo Masters Andalucia", but returned to its original name of "Volvo Masters" in 2005. Through Volvo Masters TITLEIST 3,871 73% TITLEIST 30 83% Spalding 729 14% Spalding 4 11% Maxfli 425 8% Maxfli 1 3% All Others 188 4% All Others 1 3% Bridgestone 63 1% Bridgestone 0 0% NIKE TOUR BALL COUNT NIKE TOUR WINS Through TOUR Championship Through TOUR Championship TITLEIST 2,907 69% TITLEIST 22 73% All Others 436 10% Maxfli 3 10% Spalding 337 8% Spalding 2 7% Maxfli 309 7% All Others 2 7% Bridgestone 237 6% Bridgestone 1 3% OTHER WORLD TOURS BALL COUNT OTHER WORLD TOURS WINS TITLEIST 3,047 49% TITLEIST 23 46% Bridgestone 1,505 24% Bridgestone 20 40% Maxfli 913 14% Maxfli 4 8% Spalding 623 10% Spalding 3 6% All Others 211 3% All Others 0 0%
Worldwide players and victories are based on events played
through November 7, 1999 on the U.S. PGA, LPGA, Senior PGA and Nike
Tours, the PGA European Tour and the Asian, Australasion, Canadian,
Japan and South African PGA Tours.
For more information, please contact Joe Gomes, Senior
Communications Manager (508.979.3211) or visit our web site at
www.titleist.com.
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