HONG KONG -- GEL Golf is celebrating its first European Tour win after American Anthony Kang secured the Malaysian Open using a GEL groove putter at the Saujana Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur.
Kang recorded his first victory in eight years using a GEL Rego putter from the Paul Hurrion Signature Range, which he had been given by GEL rep, Shane Warde, at the start of the week.
"I actually dreamt last night that I won the tournament but I have those sort of dreams quite often!" said Kang, who had been using a GEL putter from the original range before switching to the GEL Rego. "It feels great to have beaten a strong field here - it hasn't quite sunk in yet but it is an amazing feeling."
By winning the Malaysian Open, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, Kang earned the biggest paycheck of his career with the first prize of US$333,330.
Despite being launched just two years ago, GEL has already secured four Tour victories; American Bryan Saltus won the 2007 Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open on the Asian Tour using a GEL Topaz, Hsu Mong-nan of Chinese Taipei claimed the Omega China Tour's Shanghai Championship in 2008 with a GEL Jade and American Tom Stankowski clinched the 2008 Canadian Tour Championship using a GEL Emerald.
"We are delighted to be a part of the success that these four players have enjoyed around the world using our GEL putters and we look forward to many more victories to come," commented Alec Pettigrew, founder and managing director of Groove Equipment Ltd (GEL) Golf.
GEL Golf has firmly established itself as the number one groove putter on Tour in Asia and is aggressively working its way into the US PGA, European and Canadian Tours.
About Groove Equipment LTD (GEL)
Former CEO of Yes! Golf Asia Pacific, Alec Pettigrew is redefining putter technology with GEL grooved putters. Each GEL putter incorporates a soft aluminum insert with a series of finely milled grooves engineered to start the ball rolling faster and straighter. To learn more about GEL putters, groove technology or to find a retailer near you, please visit www.gelgolf.com.
Dr. Paul Hurrion
Dr Paul Hurrion is a leading international Biomechanist in many sports which gives him a unique understanding of human movement. Multi high-speed camera analysis utilizing the latest Quintic Biomechanics software synchronized with an RSscan Pressure Plate is used to analyze, explain and demonstrate human movement. The resultant putting action is examined in the utmost detail. His advice has helped many Tour Professionals and Teaching Professionals to understand and modify their 'putting' action to the benefit of their own scores and / or their teaching abilities. Quintic have their own state of the art putting laboratory & outdoor putting green. www.paulhurrion.com
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