TAYLORMADE-ADIDAS GOLF TOUR STAFF
PROFESSIONAL FRED FUNK WINS MASTERCARD CHAMPIONSHIP
IN 2008 CHAMPIONS TOUR SEASON OPENER
New TaylorMade TP Red Golf Ball with Low Drag Performance Leads
Funk to Two-Stroke Win
CARLSBAD,
CA– TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Professional Fred Funk
birdied the last two holes of his final round to win the Champions Tour
MasterCard Championship at Hualalai by two strokes.
It was his third Champions Tour victory in 14 career starts and his first win
since switching to the TaylorMade® TP Red™ Golf Ball with Low Drag Performance
Technology.
"I've got to thank TaylorMade," said Funk. "They have a brand new
ball this year, the new TP Red and it is a fantastic wind ball. It's a great
company and a great golf ball. It's the best wind ball I ever played, and I
needed it."
Funk began the final day
in second place, but quickly captured the lead with five birdies on the back
nine, including a chip-in from 20 feet on the 17th and a 7-foot putt on the
18th. Funk finished at 21-under with nine birdies on the day. Overall, Funk
topped the field with 23 birdies and tied for seventh in Driving Accuracy playing
the TaylorMade r7® SuperQuad™
TP Driver.*
The win marked the
second consecutive week a Tour professional has won playing the new TaylorMade LDP golf ball. Last week on the on the European
Tour, TaylorMade Staff Professional Richard Sterne won the Joburg Open.
With Funk's win, TaylorMade has now registered wins on all three
professional
In Funk's bag:
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