RICH BEEM WINS PGA CHAMPIONSHIP UTILIZING ALDILA'S TOUR GOLD GRAPHITE SHAFTS IN HIS IRONS AND WOODS

SAN DIEGO, CA (August 19, 2002)-Rich Beem, winner of the PGA Championship, with a one-stroke win over Tiger Woods, captured the tournament using the Aldila Tour Gold graphite shafts in both his woods and irons.

Beem, who began using the Aldila Tour Gold graphite shafts in 2002, also captured the recent International tournament event with these shafts in his woods and irons.

During the PGA Championship, Beem's final round statistics included average driving distance of 306 yards, hitting 13 of 14 fairways for 93% and registering 83% greens in regulation.

"Rich has become one of golf's hottest players with his recent PGA and International victories. It's very rewarding for our company to have Rich show such tremendous confidence in our products in both his woods and irons,"said Mike Rossi, Aldila's Vice President of Marketing and Sales. "His play was stellar and his shotmaking level was worldclass."

Aldila, the number one graphite shaft manufacturer among consumers and on professional tours worldwide, supplies leading manufacturers, distributors and custom clubmakers with quality graphite shafts for golfers of all abilities. Aldila, is publicly traded on NASDAQ with the symbol ALDA.

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