Adams Golf Signs Two-Time PGA TOUR Winner, Aaron Baddeley

Wed Jan 2, 2008 9:37am EST
 
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PLANO, Texas--(Business Wire)--Adams Golf (OTCBB:ADGO) has expanded its tour staff with the
addition of Aaron Baddeley, a two-time PGA TOUR champion and
18th-ranked player in the world. Baddeley is coming off his best
season as a tour pro with one victory, seven Top 10s and a sixth-place
finish in the FedEx Cup standings. As part of his contract, "Badds" as
he is commonly known, will wear the Adams Golf hat, carry the tour
staff bag and is expected to start the year playing the company's line
of Insight fairway woods. He will be working with Adams Golf to
determine the best driver, hybrids, and irons to maximize his game.

   "We're proud to have Aaron join our growing PGA TOUR team," said
Chip Brewer, Adams Golf president and CEO. "Aaron is a wonderful
player and a class individual who has the potential to be the marquee
player for Adams Golf on the PGA TOUR. We look forward to a long-term
relationship in which we will develop product to give one of the great
young stars in professional golf a competitive edge. Having Aaron on
our staff builds on the successes we've had over the years on the
Champions Tour as well as our recent success in hybrid clubs on tour.
We're confident Aaron will be an excellent brand ambassador for us."

   Since turning pro in 2000, Badds has won over $7.6 million in
prize money. Last season, he finished 10th on the Money List having
won over $3.4 million. He earned the second PGA TOUR victory of his
career at the FBR Open in February where he closed with back-to-back,
7-under-par 64s to win by one stroke. His breakthrough win on tour
came in 2006 at the Verizon Heritage Classic when he rallied to win
with a six-foot putt on 18. Most recently, Badds added to his
International resume by claiming his first Australian Masters
championship in November. This was his fourth international victory,
which includes two Australian Open titles.

   "After careful consideration, I have become impressed with the
Adams Golf people and brand. I also believe that their
highly-acclaimed R&D team is best-equipped to work directly with me to
provide the right equipment for my game," said Badds. "I'm excited
about this new partnership and I hope this will turn into a long-term
relationship for us both. I'm entering a very exciting phase in my
career and both hope and believe the same can be said about Adams
Golf."

   At 26-years-old, Badds becomes one of the exciting new and young
faces of a renowned tour staff of pros with the likes of Tom Watson,
Bernhard Langer, Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey, Brad Bryant and Brittany
Lincicome. Aaron is a devout Christian and often leads bible study
groups on tour. A resident of Scottsdale, Ariz., Aaron has been
married to his wife, Richelle, for more than two years.

Adams Golf
Jeff Wood, 972-673-9585
woodj@adamsgolf.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008

 

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