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Winners of The Ally Challenge and KPMG Women’s Irish Open Trust Graphite Design Tour AD GC Shafts

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Carlsbad, CA – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the PGA TOUR Champions The Ally Challenge, held at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD GC-6 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Titleist GTS-3 Driver. The champion claimed his victory after posting a 3-day score of 68, 65, 68 and winning the tournament by 3 strokes to claim his 13^th PGA TOUR Champions title.

Additionally, on the Ladies European Tour, the winner of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open, held at The K Club – Palmer South in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD GC-5 Tour X-Stiff (TX) flex wood shaft in her Titleist GTS-2 Driver, and a Graphite Design Tour AD GC-6 Tour X-Stiff (TX) flex wood shaft in her Titleist GTS-2 #3 Fairway metal wood, and a Graphite Design Tour AD GC-7 Tour X-Stiff (TX) flex wood shaft in her Titleist GTS-2 #5 Fairway metal wood.

“Congratulations to the PGA TOUR Champions winner for his second straight win in a row. And to the LET winner for her second career win. We are ecstatic they both played Graphite Design Tour AD GC wood shafts”, stated Wayne Ageno, President, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

Designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, the Tour AD GC “Game Changer” wood shafts are pearl white with bronze and orange accents and finished with a gloss clear coat. Much like the other high-performance Tour AD wood shafts, the Tour AD GC utilizes premium, aerospace-quality carbon-fiber materials and are available in 40g R2, R1, and S flex, 50g R2, R1, S and X flex, 60g SR, S, X, and TX flex, 70g S, X, and TX flex, and 80g X flex.

The Tour AD GC shaft profile is Stiff in the butt section, Firm in the center section, and has a Firm+ tip to promote Mid launch angles and Low/Mid to Mid ball spin rates.

The Tour AD GC shaft integrates a new material technology called AD SHIELD, which consists of strategically placed special plies of carbon fiber combined with the modern TORAYCA® M40X material technology in the handle section of the shaft, resulting in a stiff yet smooth-feeling kick point and an optimized shaft profile.

The Tour AD GC shaft also utilizes the ultra-high modulus TORAYCA® T1100G carbon-fiber material in the tip section of the shaft for unrivaled shaft stability and precise ball control without the loss of the exceptional feel that Graphite Design shafts are so well known for.

Are you ready to make a change to how your Driver or Fairway metal woods perform? Experience the Tour AD GC and see if the new innovations that the Tour AD GC has might just be the biggest Game Changer to your golf game.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the UAE, South Africa, South America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts, including the new 2027 Graphite Design Tour AD EK wood shaft model, as well as the Anti-Gravity aG33-3, Tour AD FI, Tour AD GC, Tour AD VF, Tour AD CQ, Tour AD UB, Tour AD XC, Tour AD IZ, and Tour AD DI models of wood shafts, the Tour AD HY, IZ, DI and VF Hybrid shafts, and the Tour AD Iron and Raune Iron shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California, with a distribution warehouse located in Southern California.

About Graphite Design:

Located in Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design Inc. has over 36 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite-composite golf shafts. Numerous Graphite Design shafts are in play among the best professional players on all tours worldwide. Validating the company’s “Tour AD” logo, all of Graphite Design’s Tour-proven shafts specifically promote “Accuracy and Distance”. On Tour, Graphite Design shafts recorded 44 Global tournament victories in 2025 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 580 tour victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.

CONTACT:
Bill McPherson, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, 619-454-

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2026 Charles Schwab Challenge purse: Payout breakdown, winner’s share

admin — Sun, 31 May 2026 17:00:18 +0000

Eric Cole leads the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial, but he has work to do if he’s going to get his first career PGA Tour victory.

Cole, who shot 63 on Saturday, leads the field by one over Ryan Gerard. J.J. Spaun is two strokes back and several other big names (like Justin Thomas and Gary Woodland) are five off the lead.

“It’s not going to be an easy day tomorrow, I know that from my experience,” Cole said. “I know that it’s going to be difficult, but that’s why I practice really hard and that’s why I try and do everything the way I do so that I could be as prepared for whatever tomorrow brings.”

The total purse for the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge is $9.9 million, with $1.782 going to the winner. You can see the full 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge payout breakdown below.

2026 Charles Schwab Challenge payout for every player

Win: $1.782 million

2: $1.0791 million

3: $683,100

4: $485,100

5: $405,900

6: $358,875

7: $334,125

8: $309,375

9: $289,575

10: $269,775

11: $249,975

12: $230,175

13: $210,375

14: $190,575

15: $180,675

16: $170,775

17: $160,875

18: $150,975

19: $141,075

20: $131,175

21: $121,275

22: $111,375

23: $103,455

24: $95,535

25: $87,615

26: $79,695

27: $76,725

28: $73,755

29: $70,785

30: $67,815

31: $65,845

32: $61,875

33: $58,905

34: $56,430

35: $53,955

36: $51,480

37: $49,005

38: $47,025

39: $45,045

40: $43,065

41: $41,085

42: $39,105

43: $37,125

44: $35,145

45: $33,165

46: $31,185

47: $29,205

48: $27,621

49: $26,235

50: $25,443

51: $24,849

52: $24,255

53: $23,859

54: $23,463

55: $23,265

56: $23,067

57: $22,869

58: $22,671

59: $22,473

60: $22,275

61: $22,077

62: $21,879

63: $21,681

64: $21,483

65: $21,285

66: $21,087

67: $20,889

68: $20,691

69: $20,493

70: $20,295

71: $20,097

72: $19,899

73: $19,701

74: $19,503

75: $19,305

76: $19,107

77: $18,909

78: $18,711

79: $18,513

80: $18,315

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2026 Charles Schwab Challenge Saturday tee times: Round 3

admin — Sat, 30 May 2026 04:22:43 +0000

The 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge continues on Saturday with the third round at Colonial Country Club in Texas. You can find full Charles Schwab Challenge tee times for Saturday’s third round at the bottom of this post.

Featured tee time for Round 3

It’s a crowded leaderboard at the halfway point in Texas, where Jordan Smith leads the charge at 10 under par through 36 holes, but 23 other players are within four shots of him, including major winners Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama (-9), J.J. Spaun (-8), and Gary Woodland and Keegan Bradley, both of whom are six under par.

A win on Sunday would be the first of Smith’s PGA Tour career. The 33-year-old Englishman has one other top 10 on his resume this season — a solo third-place finish at the Valspar Championship in March.

Smith will play in Saturday afternoon’s final grouping alongside Michael Thorbjornsen and Ryan Gerard at 1:15 p.m. ET.

You can watch Saturday’s third round of the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge from 1:30-3:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, followed by the CBS broadcast from 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early streaming coverage starting at 8:30 a.m. ET Saturday, in addition to featured group and featured hole coverage.

Check out the complete Round 3 tee times and groupings for the Charles Schwab Challenge below.

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2026 Charles Schwab Challenge tee times for Saturday: Round 3 (ET)

Tee No. 1

8:36 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, Pierceson Coody, Jackson Suber
8:47 a.m. – Sam Stevens, Patrick Rodgers, Johnny Keefer
8:58 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Brandt Snedeker, Patrick Fishburn
9:09 a.m. – Austin Eckroat, Takumi Kanaya, Seamus Power
9:20 a.m. – Davis Riley, Steven Fisk, Adam Schenk
9:31 a.m. – Max Homa, Max McGreevy, Nico Echavarria
9:42 a.m. – Zach Bauchou, Jeffrey Kang, Nick Dunlap
9:58 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Taylor Moore, Michael Kim
10:09 a.m. – Rico Hoey, Kevin Streelman, Mark Hubbard
10:20 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Roy, Erik van Rooyen
10:31 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Justin Thomas, J.T. Poston
10:42 a.m. – Chandler Blanchet, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Thorbjørn Olesen
10:53 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Davis Thompson, Adrien Saddier
11:09 a.m. – Austin Smotherman, Tom Kim, Ben Griffin
11:20 a.m. – Kevin Yu, Keita Nakajima, Luke Clanton
11:31 a.m. – Matt Kuchar, Matt McCarty, Lee Hodges
11:42 a.m. – Eric Cole, Joel Dahmen, Tom Hoge
11:53 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Garrick Higgo, Andrew Putnam
12:04 p.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Ricky Castillo, Andrew Novak
12:20 p.m. – Doug Ghim, Gary Woodland, Ludvig Aberg
12:31 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Mac Meissner, Ryo Hisatsune
12:42 p.m. – Brice Garnett, Michael Brennan, A.J. Ewart
12:53 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Alex Smalley, Russell Henley
1:04 p.m. – Brian Harman, Hideki Matsuyama, J.J. Spaun
1:15 p.m. – Jordan Smith, Michael Thorbjornsen, Ryan Gerard

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