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August 10, 2010
Less than five years after Grand Slam Endorsee Bill Lunde left competitive golf, he earned a spot in next week's PGA Championship by winning the Turning Stone Resort Championship on Sunday.
Lunde shot 6-under 66 and rallied for the come-from-behind victory with a 17-under 271 total. He earned a PGA TOUR exemption through the end of 2012 and 250 FedExCup points for his first PGA TOUR win in 53 career starts.
"I started driving it really well, hitting it down the fairway," Lunde said. "So that kind of changed the whole game. I went from scrambling to make pars to having 9 irons that I could hit close.
Lunde made the weekend cut by one stroke at 3 under and vaulted into contention with a 64 on Saturday. He still trailed Cejka by four shots heading into the final round. Lunde climbed to the top of Sunday's leaderboard with six birdies and a 30 on the front side. He first reached 17 under with a birdie at No. 9.. |
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Bill Lunde at the
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Bill Lunde at the
Turning Stone Resort Championship |
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August 2, 2010
DA Points continued his strong season at The Old White Course posting a tournament total of 15 under par on his way to a tie for 4th place overall. The image attached was from the then-course record 61 he shot during Saturday’s third round of play. This finish marks DA’s third top 10 finish of the year, to go along with five other top-25 finishes. |
D.A. Points |
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August 2, 2010
Marc Leishman continued his steady play in 2010, following up his rookie-of-the-year status from last year. He shot four rounds in the 60’s to finish in a tie for 16th and move back into the top 50 on the PGA TOUR this year. Marc has one second place finish, two top-10’s and seven top-25 finishes so far this season. |
Marc Leishman |
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April 26, 2010
Grand Slam brand ambassadors had a good showing at the Zurich Classic (held in New Orleans, LA) last weekend and posted two top 10 finishes, as well as plenty of TV exposure on Saturday and Sunday.
Chris Riley finished in a tie for 7th place at 10 under par total. This marked Chris'second top-25 finish of the year.
Jarrod Lyle finished one shot back at nine under par for the tournament. Jarrod has been fighting injuries this year, but this marks his second top-10 finish in only three events so far in 2010.
In other Grand Slam on the TOUR news, Marc Leishman has continued his hot end to the 2009 season which saw him earn the 2009 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year award. In only 10 events this year, Marc has posted four top 25 finishes and presently ranks 36th in the season-long FedEx Cup standings.
In total, players wearing Grand Slam apparel on the PGA TOUR have posted six top-10 and 11 top-25 finishes early in the 2010 season. |
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Jarrod Lyle at the
Zurich Classic |
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Chris Riley at the
Zurich Classic |
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February 1, 2010
During this past weekend's Farmer’s Insurance Open, held at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, our own Grand Slam endorsees had a very nice showing.
Marc Leishman (the 2009 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year) posted a final round 68 to move up and finish tied for 2nd. D.A. Points, bolstered by a second round 65 also finished in a tie for 9th wearing Grand Slam golf apparel.
Both players hope to continue their good play at the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles this week. |
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Marc Leishman at the
Farmer’s
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D.A. Points at the
Farmer's Insurance Open |
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December 18, 2009
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL DECEMBER 18, 2009
Tiger Woods was named the PGA TOUR Player of the Year and Marc Leishman was named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year by their fellow competitors on the PGA TOUR, as announced today by PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem.
Leishman becomes the first Australian to be named Rookie of the Year since the award’s inception in 1990. It marks the first time that international players (Andres Romero in 2008) have won rookie honors in back-to-back seasons since Vijay Singh (1993) and Ernie Els (1994).
“Congratulations to Tiger and Marc for their accomplishments in 2009,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem. “Both players enjoyed outstanding seasons capped off by success in the Playoffs. The recognition by their peers is the one of the highest compliments a PGA TOUR member can receive.”
PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year – Marc Leishman
Australian Marc Leishman, 26, posted three top-10 finishes en route to being named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. He finished T2 at the BMW Championship in the third leg of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup and became the lone rookie in 2009 to qualify for THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
Leishman’s other top-10 performances were back-to-back in May at the Valero Texas Open (T5) and the HP Byron Nelson Championship (T8).
Leishman earned Rookie of the Year honors over Jeff Klauk and Webb Simpson.
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Marc Leishman earns the
2009 PGA TOUR Rookie
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September 14, 2009
With the best finish of his rookie year (tie for 2nd at the BMW Championship last weekend), young Australian Marc Leishman vaulted from 67th to 16th in the TOUR’s FedEx Cup playoff race. Wearing Grand Slam Apparel all year, Leishman is making a strong case as the 2009 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year with three top 10 finishes this year. He has finished in the top 20 in four of the last five TOUR events and presently ranks in the top 20 on TOUR in the following categories: Driving Distance, FedEx Cup points and Total Birdies. He has also put up the 7th best scoring round on TOUR this year, shooting a 62 during the second round at the Deutsche Bank Championship. His next event will be September 24 to 27 when he competes against the top 30 players on TOUR at the TOUR Championship in Atlanta. |
Marc Leishman
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August 20, 2009
PEI golf endorsees finished in the top 20 of this week’s Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. Marc Leishman - Marc finished tied for 14th in Reno to continue a strong rookie season on the TOUR. This is also his second top 10 finish, to go with five top 25s this year.
Chris Riley - Chris posted a tie for 17th this weekend. During the second round, Riley put together a streak most TOUR golfers only hope for, carding a 27 (nine shots under par) on his first nine holes. To put that in perspective, only 17 players in the field shot nine under (or better) over the full 72 hole tournament! |
Chris Riley
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May 26, 2009
PEI’s Grand Slam line has received quite a bit of exposure the last two weeks as the PGA TOUR is in the middle of its Texas swing. This past weekend at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, Grand Slam had two players finish in the top 10. Marc Leishman - This young Aussie is heating up on the PGA TOUR. This past weekend marked his second consecutive top 10 finish (T-5th at the
Valero Texas Open and T-8th at the Byron Nelson Championship). D.A. Points - DA posted his best finish of the year so far at the Byron
Nelson with a tie for 3rd place. This is DA’s third top 10 finish of the year on the PGA TOUR and moved him into the top 50 of the PGA TOUR’s FedEx Cup standings. |
Marc Leishman
wearing the new
Grand Slam Modern Fit product in his final round at Byron Nelson |
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March 16, 2009
PGA TOUR: The Puerto Rico Open (held in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico) had two Grand Slam Endorsees post top 10 finishes. D.A. Points and Kent Jones both finished T-9th in this tournament to continue their strong starts to the 2009 season. |
D.A. Points
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