Ben Griffin claimed his first PGA Tour title on the Zurich Basic at TPC Louisiana, New Orleans, rounding off a profitable double-win weekend for Mizuno that additionally noticed Marco Penge win the Hainan Basic in China.
Griffin partnered with Ben Novak within the team-format occasion and posted rounds of 62, 66, 61 and 71, ending one shot forward of the Højgaard twins. The important thing second got here on the 71st gap – a tough par-3 that ranked because the hardest gap of the week – the place Griffin sank a 34-foot birdie putt, serving to safe the victory.
This marks Mizuno’s first PGA Tour win in over a yr, and Griffin’s efficiency highlights each the years of laborious work he’s put into his sport and the effectiveness of his chosen gear.
After sealing his victory, Griffin shared:
I feel for each Andrew and I, it felt prefer it was solely a matter of outing right here. We each put ourselves within the combine a bunch, particularly this season, however even going again to final season,”
“Simply loads of laborious work between each of us, and for me personally, it means the world to lastly get it paid off or to lastly get it finished.
Within the bag, Ben carries Mizuno irons and wedges within the type of the brand new Mizuno Pro S-3 in 4-PW (their second win of the weekend), a JPX 923 Tour 3-iron and two uncooked completed Mizuno Pro T-1 wedges in 50.08S and 56.10M.
Chris Voshall, Director of Golf Product at Mizuno USA added:
It’s tremendous thrilling to see Ben lastly enter the winner’s circle. After a couple of slim misses, we knew his first win was simply across the nook—and the whole crew at Mizuno had a blast watching him pull it off.”
“Now, with the burden of chasing that first win off his shoulders, we all know many extra will comply with. So joyful for Ben, and so proud to have him as an enormous a part of Group Mizuno. Technique to go, Ben!
Ben’s victory on the Zurich Basic marked a big milestone in his skilled profession – one which Mizuno crew is extraordinarily proud to have supported.
Congratulations Ben, the perfect is but to come back.
