Dec. 9, 2002

MIAMI -- When Padraig Harrington brought his complete set of clubs to the SST PUREŽ Tour trailer to have his shafts SST PURE aligned in June before the U.S. Open, told the Palm Beach Post, "We as players want the clubs to swing the same way every time, because that produces the best shots. I don't have any problem doing this before the U.S. Open because I know it's going to help my game."

Little did Harrington know that his PUREd shafts would help lead him to his most successful summer. Since June Harrington won both the Dunhill Links Championship and the BMW Asian Open on the European Tour, was part of the European Ryder Cup team that upset the United States, and finished second on the 2002 Royal Order of Merit. Sunday he added to those accomplishments with a million-dollar victory over tournament host Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

"It was fantastic to watch Padraig's victory this weekend," SST founder Dick Weiss said. "He has experienced a lot of success since having his clubs PUREd this summer, and his latest win is no surprise."