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Top ranked players, Nick Watney, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott all benefited from the lightweight-stability and performance of the FJ Sport.  The FJ Sport helped carry Rory to a U.S. Open Championship, Adam to the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, and Watney to the WGC Cadillac Championship.  Experience FJ Sport for yourself and take your game to the next level. 

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Rory McIlroy won the Hong Kong Open with a bogey free, five under par - 65 for a two shot victory.

McIlroy admittedly did not have his best game the previous days, "This week there have been glimpses of really, really good golf...On Friday and Saturday, I really did struggle."

Without his A-game, the Northern Irishman was still only three-strokes back beginning the final round.  Through nine holes,  McIlroy, wearing FJ Sport and Pure Touch Limited, would birdie two holes to draw even at the top of the leaderboard.  Continuing his superb play, McIlroy then birdied two more holes on the back nine to take a one shot lead into the final hole.  On the last, McIlroy's approach shot would land in a green-side bunker, only to hole his next shot for a birdie and the two shot victory.

This win was special for McIlroy, "To come from behind, and to draw level after nine holes and then to play very solid golf on the back nine and be able to close it out, it's something I probably haven't done before." Continuing on, "It was a different win - it would be nice to be walking up the last with a four shot lead every time, but that's just not going to happen. It was nice to finish it off like this."

The win puts McIlroy into second place on the European Tour money list behind Luke Donald, who is trying to becoming the first ever player to win both the PGA Tour money title and European Tour money title in the same calendar year.  World number one (Donald) and World number two (McIlroy) will go head to head at the Dubai World Championship later this week to close out the European Tour season.

With the world's best players in Asia this week for the Shanghai Masters and the Asia Pacific Classic, the worldwide season is far from over. 

This week's Shanghai Masters featured an elite 30-man field playing for the richest prize of the year. Rory McIlroy was included in this field and returned to his winning ways in a playoff to claim the $2 million first prize.  The Northern Irishman wearing the lightweight performance of FJ Sport, began the day 3 strokes ahead of the loaded field and showed some gritty play despite not having his "A" game.  After a bogey on the first and ninth holes, McIlroy made the turn one stroke ahead of the field.  A bogey on eleven, dropped McIlroy from the lead for the first time of the day.  Rory responded by converting his birdie on the 15th to pull ahead at the top.  McIlroy narrowly missed birdie on the next and, again, on the 18th to set the playoff.  On the first playoff hole, both players hit their approach shots into a greenside trap and would both splash out their shots to inside four feet.  McIlroy's competitor would miss his short par putt giving Rory an opportunity to win with a tap-in and he would do just that to close out the tournament for the win.

Later McIlroy stated the importance of his gritty win, "Even if it's scrappy golf where you grind it out, you're going to win a lot more tournaments by doing that rather than playing your best golf the whole week. I was very happy I was able to pull this one out."

In Malaysia, Bo Van Pelt completed a record setting scoring week en route to his victory.  Van Pelt trusting DryJoys Tour and StaSof, completed rounds of 66-64-67-64 to finish the tournament at 23 under par, six ahead of fellow Indiana native Jeff Overton (FJ Sport).  Van Pelt made seven birdies and no bogeys en route to his final round 64.  After the round, second place finisher Overton stated, " That was one of the best rounds of golf I've seen," of Van Pelt's record setting performance.  

For more on Bo's win read at Golf.com

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Inclusive of Luke's victory, players wearing FJ shoes captured 67% of the official tournaments this season or 30 wins in 45 events, compared to six for the nearest competitor. Also, 8 of the top 10 players on the PGA Tour money list and 7 of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings rely on FJ shoes. Players wearing FJ gloves won an impressive 18 times on the PGA Tour (43%).

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FJ ICON™: “Put Yourself In Their Shoes.” The ultimate in performance, feel and style, FJ ICON is the preferred shoe on Tour. Exquisite detailing, refined materials and extensive customization capabilities define the most popular choice among the world’s best, including Luke Donald, Webb Simpson, Bubba Watson, Bill Haas and KJ Choi.

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Of note this season on the PGA TOUR:

** FJ players captured 7 of the first 10 events to start the season, including Jonathan Byrd’s victory at the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Byrd was the first player to win in DryJoys Tour, launched in January.

** FJ players swept the three World Golf Championship events and the three corresponding full field events:

-- WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (Luke Donald/FJ ICON MyJoys) & Mayakoba Golf Classic (Johnson Wagner/FJ ICON/SciFlex™ glove)

-- WGC-Cadillac Championship (Nick Watney/FJ Sport/Pure Touch® Limited glove) & Puerto Rico Open (Michael Bradley/ReelFit/SciFlex glove)

-- WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (Adam Scott/FJ Sport/StaSof®) & Reno Tahoe Open (Scott Piercy/FJ ICON/StaSof glove)

** K.J. Choi (FJ ICON/StaSof) won THE PLAYERS Championship in sudden death.

** Rory McIlroy (FJ Sport/Pure Touch Limited) captured the U.S. Open by eight shots and broke the Open scoring record in the process.

** Steve Stricker won twice in a month, winning both the Memorial and the John Deere Classic in DryJoys Tour, Pure Touch Limited and FJ ProDry® Performance Lisle golf shirts.

-- Mark Wilson (FJ ICON/SciFlex) and Webb Simpson (FJ ICON) also won twice in a four-week spans.

** Bill Haas (FJ ICON) captured THE TOUR Championship and season-long FedEx Cup with a dramatic shot from the bank of East Lake.

** FJ players swept the Fall Series events (Kevin Na, Bryce Molder, Ben Crane and Luke Donald).

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Scoring remained tough on the wind swept links of Royal St. George's.  Masters runner-up, Adam Scott is 3 back of the lead.  British Open favorite, Rory Mcilroy is within striking distance heading into the weekend at even par.  Fresh off his win at the John Deere, Steve Stricker has played steady and remains four back in a tie with Mcilroy.  Here are some shots of the action!  Enjoy!