Annika Sorenstam and Henrik Stenson have much in common:
both are Swedes, both are members of the Callaway Golf (NYSE:ELY)
Professional Staff and both won tournaments this past weekend while
using the power and accuracy of the Fusion(R) FT-3(TM) Driver and
exceptional performance of the HX(R) Tour Golf Ball.
Sorenstam, 36, closed with a 62 to tie the LPGA record for low
final-round by a tournament winner in capturing at the State Farm
Classic at The Rail Golf Club in Springfield, Illinois. The
10-under-par round propelled Sorenstam from five shots back to a
two-stroke victory, her second straight and fourth of the year. She
finished at 19-under-par 269, two shots clear of Cristie Kerr.
Stenson, whose 15-under-par total of 273 landed him in a three-way
playoff, struck his 5-iron second shot to four feet on the par-five
playoff hole and made the putt for eagle to capture the BMW
International Open over Retief Goosen and Padraig Harrington at
Golfclub Munchen Nord-Eichenried in Germany. With his second win of
the year, Stenson moved up to No. 11 in the Official World Golf
Rankings.
In addition to their Fusion FT-3 Drivers and HX Tour Golf Balls,
both players relied on Callaway Golf equipment throughout their bags.
Stenson also used a Big Bertha(R) 3+ and 5+ Fairway Woods, X-18(R) Pro
Series Irons, and an Odyssey(R) White Hot(R) #5 Putter, while
Sorenstam played with a split set of X-18 Irons and new Forged
Prototype irons, an X Tour 4+ and Big Bertha 7-wood, Callaway Golf
Forged+ Wedges (48 and 54 degrees) and an Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball
Blade Putter. She also wore Callaway Golf Footwear with the patented
Big Bertha Spike.
"To come from five behind and to win by two, it's pretty amazing,"
said Sorenstam, who birdied four of the first five holes and six of
the last eight, ending the day with a 20-foot putt for her 10th
birdie. "It's something I'm going to remember for quite some time."
"I've started to play better in the US recently and this week I
felt I was driving the ball much better," said Stenson, a rookie for
Europe in the upcoming Ryder Cup. "It was great to be in contention,
and it was great practice for what's coming up. I can't wait!"
Tour results are through the week ending 09/03/06 and reflect data
from the European PGA, and LPGA Tours. Sources: Darrell Survey and
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