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Last Sunday, Kyle Stanley lost a heartbreaking playoff at Torrey Pines, and some wondered if and when he would recover.  As a former Clemson University standout and Hogan award winner, Stanley knew he had all the tools to become a PGA Tour winner. 

This Sunday, he proved his metal coming back from eight shots down at the beginning of the day to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open by one shot over fellow FJ Ambassador Ben Crane.  Stanley, playing in FJ ICON and StaSof, made six birdies and no bogeys on his way to a 65 and the victory.

Playing partner Ben Crane tweeted this post-round about Stanley's win, "As a fan of sports you have to love what @kylestanleygolf did this week. CONGRATS, Kyle you earned this. The whole golf world is proud"

The win moves Stanley to the number one spot on the FedEx Cup leaderboard and earns him exempt status on the PGA Tour through 2014.

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Paul Lawrie won the Qatar Masters shooting a seven under par 65 in the final round.  Lawrie, in FJ ICON and StaSof, began the day with a one stroke lead and only made one birdie on the first eight holes.  Then, on the par five ninth hole Lawrie chipped in for eagle to increase his lead.  On the back nine, Lawrie added four more birdies including another holed chip from just off the 17th green to take a four stroke lead heading into the last hole.  Finishing up with a routine par, Lawrie wrapped up the victory.  

Lawrie later commented on his play this week, "I played lovely all week. But today I think tee to green, apart from my tee shot on 10th, I can't play much better than that." 

This is his seventh European Tour victory and second win at the Qatar Masters.  The win catapults Lawrie into the top 50 on the official world golf rankings and earns him a spot in the WGC Accenture Match Play in two weeks.

Greg Chalmers held off the 54-hole leader and fellow countryman John Senden (FJ ICON and StaSof) to win the Emirates Australian Open title at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney.  Senden had a two stroke lead over Chalmers at the start of the final round.  Stumbling out of the gate, Senden dropped three shots in the first four holes to open the door for Chalmers. 

Chalmers, wearing DryJoys Tour, seized the opportunity with birdies on the first two holes to create a two stroke lead.  Senden fought back on the back nine, cutting the lead to one until Chalmers birdied the par three fifteenth to extend the lead. 

Senden responded with a birdie on the 17th, cutting the lead back to one.  On the final hole Chalmers would miss the green in a tricky spot while Senden hit the green and had a good look at birdie.  Senden's birdie putt narrowly skirted across the hole, and Chalmers would get up and down for par to win the tournament.

This is the second time Chalmers won the Emirates Australian Open; the victories coming 12 years apart.

(Fairhaven, MA) -- FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf, completed an outstanding season on the PGA Tour with Luke Donald's dramatic comeback at the season-ending Children's Miracle Network Classic. The world #1 ranked golfer wore FJ ICON™ golf shoes en route to locking up his second PGA Tour win of the season as well as the season-long money title.

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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Bryce Molder emerged from a six hole playoff with Briny Baird to win the Frys.com Open.

Molder wearing FJ ICON and StaSof, began the day three strokes off of the 54 hole lead held by Briny Baird (FJ ICON).  Playing a bogey free round, Molder captured the lead from Baird with a birdie on the par four 13th.  Now playing from behind, Baird would hole out for eagle on the par four 17th for the second consecutive day to retake the lead at 17 under par.  On his final hole Molder made a timely birdie to tie the lead and give himself a chance at a playoff.  After Baird's birdie bid on the last came up short the playoff was set.  

Both players would exchange pars and birdies on the first three playoff holes with no player gaining a distinct advantage until the fourth playoff hole when Molder drove his ball into a hazard on the drivable par 4 17th hole.  Playing his second shot from the hazard, he would wedge it onto the green eventually tapping in for par.  Baird would miss his birdie put on the same hole extending the playoff.  Both players exchanged birdies on the next hole to move to the sixth and decisive hole.  After a pure iron shot, Molder rolled in a six foot birdie putt to wrap up his first career PGA Tour victory.