TRUE TEMPER SHAFTS DOMINATE THE CLASSIC

Memphis, TN - May 21, 1999 - True Temper Sports was the clear winner in the 14th annual True Temper Classic held at Jackson Country Club in Jackson, Tennessee. Of the 135 professional and amateur players in the field, 88% use True Temper iron shafts and 50% use True Temper or Grafalloy shafts in their drivers. Leading the way for irons is Dynamic Gold® while EI-70® and ProLite® topped the driver shaft count.

“The results of this shaft survey are very similar to what we see on the PGA tour every week,” states Bill Beatty, Director of Marketing for True Temper. “Our strong support on Tour and in several PGA Sections combined with our high performance shafts make True Temper the clear leader in both iron and wood shaft usage.”

This year’s winner of the True Temper Classic, amateur Richard Smith of Dresden, TN, plays Dynamic Gold with SensiCore® in his irons and True Temper’s TrueLite™ graphite shaft in his driver. The True Temper Classic is one the most popular events on the Tennessee PGA schedule every year. In addition to being the title sponsor, True Temper Sports is an active participant in supporting golf in the state of Tennessee, including sponsorship of the True Temper Player of the Year for professional and amateur categories.

True Temper Sports is the world’s leading manufacturer of golf shafts and is consistently the Number One shaft on the PGA tour. The company markets a complete line of shafts under the True Temper, Grafalloy and True Temper Titanium shaft brands, and sells these brands in over thirty countries throughout the world.