Jul 16, 2024

CARLSBAD, Calif. (July 16, 2024) – A 23-year-old Japanese man used Nippon Shaft’s N.S. PRO MODUS³ Prototype steel shafts in his irons to help him shoot 19-under par Sunday (July 15) and win the Japan Golf Tour’s (JGTO) Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup at North Country Club in Japan.

The champion built his winning score on rounds of 66-68-65-68—267 to post his first victory of the season and his third on the Japan Golf Tour. He has played solid golf this season, making the cut in all 11 starts and finishing in the top 20 five times.

“Nippon Shaft is thrilled to congratulate our latest winner on a world tour,” said Hiro Fukuda.

More than 200 players on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, European Tour and Korn Ferry Tour use Nippon Shaft’s MODUS³ series steel shafts to help gain their desired distance, accuracy, and trajectory.

Nippon Shaft products are available globally either as stock or custom shafts in many of the world’s top iron brands. Details of these can be found at www.nipponshaft.com

Based in Yokohama, Japan, Nippon Shaft is the No. 1-selling steel shaft in Asia. Nippon Shaft is a privately held subsidiary of NHK Spring Co. LTD, a Japanese automobile parts manufacturer. Nippon Shaft’s North American headquarters is in Carlsbad.