MIKE WEIR AND CARL PAULSON WIN ON PGA AND NIKE TOUR USING ALDILA GRAPHITE

SAN DIEGO, CA (September 7, 1999) Mike Weir and Carl Paulson captured PGA TOUR and NIKE TOUR events at the Air Canada and NIKE Utah Classic tournaments. Both Weir and Paulson earned their first titles while using Aldila's HM-40 graphite shafts. Weir used the HM-40 in his Callaway 3 and 5 woods, while Paulson had his HM-40 shaft in his Titleist driver.

Weir, shot back to back, seven-under-par scores of 64 for a two-stroke win over Fred Funk. His victory was worth $450,000 and he became the first Canadian player to win a PGA event in Canada since Pat Fletcher in 1954.

Paulson, won his first NIKE TOUR event after 83 starts. His six-shot win vaulted him to 3rd place on the NIKE TOUR Official Money list with $153,271.

"Both Mike and Carl achieved landmark victories last week," said Mike Rossi, Aldila's Vice President of Marketing and Sales. "Using our longtime favorite HM-40 shows its continual dominance with the world's best players."

Aldila, the leading consumer shaft brand and number one on the professional tours, supplies leading manufacturers, distributors and custom clubmakers throughout the world with quality shafts for golfers at all skill levels.

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