DANA QUIGLEY CAPTURES EMERALD COAST CLASSIC USING ALDILA GRAPHITE SHAFTS IN ALL IRONS AND IN LONGWOOD 50/50 SHAFT

SAN DIEGO, CA (September 8, 1998) Dana Quigley, earned his second career Senior PGA win at last week’s Emerald Coast Classic with a one-shot win over Jim Colbert. Quigley posted a final round score of 5-under-par 65 to earn $165,000.

Quigley uses all Aldila graphite shafts in his irons and the Longwood Tour wood shaft in his driver.

During the 1998 Senior PGA Tour season, Quigley has posted 12 Top 10 finishes, along with making 29 straight cuts in every event he has entered. His outstanding play has earned him a career-high season mark of $805,355.

“Dana’s win continues to reinforce his outstanding consistency on the Senior PGA Tour this year,” said Mike Rossi, Aldila’s Vice President of Marketing and Sales. “We’re delighted that Dana is extremely confident in using our products, which has certainly been a positive factor in his performance.”

Aldila is the leading consumer shaft brand and number one on the professional tours. The company will produce over 5.5 million graphite shafts in 1998 for leading club and manufacturers and custom clubmakers throughout the world.

Founded in 1972, Aldila utilizes approximately 165,000 square feet of shaft manufacturing space in San Diego, Tijuana and China. In addition, the company operates a carbon fiber manufacturing facility in Wyoming.