TRUE TEMPER^® ON TOP AT ST. ANDREWS
Dynamic Gold^® Dominates Field and Claims 3rd Major of the Year.

Memphis , TN …True Temper shafts were in the bag of the “Champion Golfer of the Year” this past weekend at St. Andrews as they have been at over 90% of the Open Championship’s contested in the past 50 years. Trusting the tour proven performance of Dynamic Gold in his irons, this year’s Champion captured his second major championship of 2005 and 10 th of his unprecedented career.

With 104 sets in play, 63 more sets than the closest competitor, True Temper iron shafts were in the bags of a staggering 67% of the field. In addition, nearly 50% of the contestants trusted the unmatched performance of Dynamic Gold ( 53 sets more than the nearest model).

“We’re incredibly pleased to see such strong shaft counts again at this years’ Open Championship,” states Chad Hall, Director of Marketing and Tour Operations. “The phenomenal usage numbers we are fortunate to enjoy year over year reflect that True Temper performance is universal and has no borders.”

True Temper iron shafts continue to dominate all professional tours averaging over 65 percent usage on the PGA Tour and 75 percent usage on the Champions and Nationwide tours each week. They also win more tournaments each year than all other iron shafts combined.

True Temper Sports is the leading manufacturer of golf shafts in the world and is consistently the number one shaft on all professional tours globally. The Company markets a complete line of shafts under the True Temper and Grafalloy shaft brands, and sells these brands in over thirty countries throughout the world. True Temper Sports employs over 800 people in ten facilities located in the United States , Europe , Japan , China and Australia .