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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.

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

(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%).

FJ players have the option of choosing from the entire catalog of performance products to suit their individual needs. Most of the world’s best seek three different types of performance golf shoes…all with similar levels of success.

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.

FJ SPORT: Durable and comfortable with great athletic styling, FJ SPORT is the lightest performance shoe in the FJ line-up. Worn to victory by Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Nick Watney, Lee Westwood and Matteo Manassero, among others.

DryJoys Tour™: “Built For The Tour That Inspired Them.” The most advanced and comfortable DryJoys shoe ever created, with multi-pod construction designed to move naturally with the foot throughout the swing. Steve Stricker, Ben Crane and Jonathan Byrd are among several winners in this product. Coming soon: XPS-1, the most stable golf shoe ever constructed.

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.

Bill Haas had experienced playoff heartbreak twice this season but in his third attempt at this year's Tour Championship, with so much at stake, Haas would prove his metal as a clutch performer.

Beginning the day three strokes off of the 54 hole lead Haas shot a two under par 68 to force an all-FJ ICON playoff with Hunter Mahan. Haas wore a traditional all black FJ ICON shield tip (#52271) while Mahan opted for the latest FJ ICON pyramid saddle pattern in all white (#52114).

On the first sudden death playoff hole Haas would miss the par three 18th green wide right.  Now with little green to work and a fluffy lie Haas hit a high flop shot to the tucked pin leaving him a tricky downhill ten footer for par.  Haas gently rolled the difficult putt right into the center of the cup.  Mahan, not to be outdone also got up and down for par from the right green-side bunker.  

Moving on to the par four 17th hole, Haas drove his ball into a fairway bunker on the right side of the fairway.  He then followed with a slightly pulled approach shot that trickled into the green-side hazard.  With the ball sitting half submerged in water, ten plus feet below the green, Haas chose to play it.  His result was spectacular, hitting a high, spinning shot that stopped no more then three feet from the hole.  After Mahan narrowly missed his birdie bid, both players headed back to the 18th for the third time on Sunday.

Haas rifled a four iron directly at the center of the green leaving him a slick downhill putt from the back fringe.  Mahan hit his tee shot into the same bunker from earlier in the playoff, only this time he failed to get up and down for par.  This left Haas with a four foot putt to win THE TOUR Championship and the season-long FedEx Cup crown. Haas stuck to his routine and rolled the putt in center cut for this third career PGA Tour victory.  The combined victory's earned Haas a a five year Tour exemption and a $11.4 million dollar pay day. 

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