Ben Hogan Irons Capture 2nd PGA Tour Win In Two Weeks
Carlos Franco Wins U.S. Bank Championship
Chicopee, MA, July 26, 2004

Carlos Franco captured the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee for the second time in his career playing with BEN HOGAN APEX F·T·X irons. His outstanding performance of 13-under-par 267 was good enough for a two-shot victory. Franco’s performance had many highlights, but the most outstanding was his Greens in Regulation (GIR). Franco hit 76.4% of his greens, ranking him 2nd overall for the week.

This is the second week in a row that a PGA Tour Professional has won using BEN HOGAN irons. Jonathan Byrd captured the B.C. Open last week with an impressive total of 20-under-par 268.

The U.S. Bank Championship is not the only stop on the PGA Tour where Franco has recorded multiple wins. He has won twice in New Orleans as well, and these two events alone add up to all of Franco’s wins (four) on U.S soil. Franco last won the Milwaukee tournament in 1999 when it was known as the Greater Milwaukee Open.

For more than 50 years, the BEN HOGAN brand has been inspired by Mr. Hogan’s ability to grasp the mechanics of the game and translate them into the finest instruments. The Ben Hogan Company was formed in 1953, with a quest to make golf equipment “as close to perfect as modern tools and technology would allow.” Today the team of Ben Hogan craftsmen continues to build Ben Hogan golf equipment one club at a time, ever mindful of Mr. Hogan’s vision of perfection for the equipment that bears his signature. Ben Hogan Golf manufactures BEN HOGAN APEX, APEX EDGE PRO, APEX EDGE, APEX F·T·X forged irons, EDGE C·F·T irons, and BEN HOGAN special wedges, featuring the RIVIERA, CARNOUSTIE, and the new COLONIAL forged wedges. In addition, BEN HOGAN by Bettinardi putters, the new EDGE C·F·T hybrid “h” iron set and EDGE C·F·T hybrid “h,” and golf balls including BEN HOGAN APEX TOUR RED, BEN HOGAN APEX TOUR BLACK, and The HAWK. To find more information on Ben Hogan Golf call the Consumer Relations Department at 800-772-5346.