June 2, 2014 – Srixon staff player Hideki Matsuyama has won his first PGA Tour title, after beating Kevin Na at the first hole of a sudden death play-off in the Memorial Tournament, at Muirfield Village, this weekend.

A final round that saw endless twists and turns on the back 9 resulted with Matsuyama needing to find a birdie at the 18th hole to force a play-off. An imperious iron shot to 5 feet set up the chance for the Japanese golfing sensation to force the play-off, and he duly obliged, setting a new record in the process, as the only player ever to birdie the final hole in each round of the Memorial Tournament.

After Na found water from the tee in the first play-off hole, Matsuyama was afforded the luxury of needing a par to win, and achieved this in style with a superb up and down from the left hand rough.

The win takes Matsuyama up to 13th in the Official World Golf Rankings and strengthens his credentials as one of golf’s leading rising stars. Matsuyama is a full Srixon staff player using a Srixon driver, Srixon irons, Cleveland Golf wedges, and the Srixon Z-STAR XV golf ball, featuring Spin Skin technology.

Following the victory, Hideki Matsuyama said: “I’m really, really happy. It’s a dream come true to win at Mr. Nicklaus’ course.”

What’s in the golf bag of Matsuyama?

• Driver: Srixon ZR-30 (9.5º, Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8 TX)
• Fairway wood: Callaway RAZR X Black (15º, Graphite Design Tour AD DI-9 TX)
• Hybrid: Tour Stage X-UT (19º, Nippon NS Pro Modus 3)
• Irons: Srixon Z-545 (3), Z-945 (4-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S400)
• Wedges: Cleveland Golf CG-17 prototype (54º, 60º, True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Tour)
• Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport 2 prototype

To round off an excellent weekend for Srixon, Dong Kyu Jang won the Gate Way to the Open Mizuno event on the JGTO Tour to qualify for the Open, using a Srixon Z-STAR, and Yoon Kyung Heo won for the second week running on the Korean LPGA Tour after winning the E1 Charity Open.

More information at www.srixoneurope.com.

Por REDACCIÓN