Adams Golf Signs Two-Time PGA TOUR Winner, Aaron Baddeley
PLANO, TEXAS, January 2, 2008 – Adams
Golf (OTCBB:ADGO) has expanded its tour staff with the addition of
Aaron Baddeley, a two-time PGA TOUR champion and 18th-ranked player
in the world. Baddeley is coming off his best season as a tour pro
with one victory, seven Top 10s and a sixth-place finish in the
FedEx Cup standings. As part of his contract, “Badds” as he is
commonly known, will wear the Adams Golf hat, carry the tour staff
bag and is expected to start the year playing the company’s line of
Insight fairway woods. He will be working with Adams Golf to
determine the best driver, hybrids, and irons to maximize his game.
“We’re proud to have Aaron join our growing PGA TOUR team,” said
Chip Brewer, Adams Golf president and CEO. “Aaron is a wonderful
player and a class individual who has the potential to be the
marquee player for Adams Golf on the PGA TOUR. We look forward to a
long-term relationship in which we will develop product to give one
of the great young stars in professional golf a competitive edge.
Having Aaron on our staff builds on the successes we’ve had over
the years on the Champions Tour as well as our recent success in
hybrid clubs on tour. We’re confident Aaron will be an excellent
brand ambassador for us.”
Since turning pro in 2000, Badds has won over $7.6 million in prize
money. Last season, he finished 10th on the Money List having won
over $3.4 million. He earned the second PGA TOUR victory of his
career at the FBR Open in February where he closed with
back-to-back, 7-under-par 64s to win by one stroke. His breakthrough
win on tour came in 2006 at the Verizon Heritage Classic when he
rallied to win with a six-foot putt on 18. Most recently, Badds
added to his International resume by claiming his first Australian
Masters championship in November. This was his fourth international
victory, which includes two Australian Open titles.
“After careful consideration, I have become impressed with the Adams
Golf people and brand. I also believe that their highly-acclaimed
R&D team is best-equipped to work directly with me to provide the
right equipment for my game,” said Badds. “I’m excited about this
new partnership and I hope this will turn into a long-term
relationship for us both. I’m entering a very exciting phase in my
career and both hope and believe the same can be said about Adams
Golf.”
At 26-years-old, Badds becomes one of the exciting new and young
faces of a renowned tour staff of pros with the likes of Tom Watson,
Bernhard Langer, Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey, Brad Bryant and Brittany
Lincicome. Aaron is a devout Christian and often leads bible study
groups on tour. A resident of Scottsdale, Ariz., Aaron has been
married to his wife, Richelle, for more than two years.