Hale Irwin Captures Ace Group Classic With New King Cobra Driver,
Irons
Longtime Brand Loyalist Relies on SS 350 Driver and Forged Irons
in One-Stroke Victory
Showcasing the driving accuracy and iron play that continues to classify
and distinguish him among his peers, Hale Irwin posted a one-shot win
at the ACE Group Classic, and added to his Senior PGA Tour victory record
with his 33rd career title. The win was worth $225,000 as Irwin surpassed
the $20 million mark in combined earnings on the PGA Tour and Senior
PGA Tour.
 Entering
his eighth season, Irwin has been a loyalist to Cobra equipment throughout
his Senior PGA Tour career, and relied upon the recently introduced
King Cobra SS 350 driver and new King Cobra Forged irons for his first
official victory of the year. In January, Irwin captured his third successive
Senior Skins Game in the first event in which he played the new King
Cobra equipment, birdieing the final hole worth 11 skins and accumulating
a record $450,000 for the event.
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Irwin's driving game was backed by the unique King Cobra SS 350 model.
The SS stands for 'Sweet Spot', and the King Cobra SS drivers feature
the largest and 'hottest' of any conforming driver in the industry.
The drivers feature a thin 15-3-3-3 Beta Titanium insert surrounded
by an even thinner titanium ring to generate the maximum allowable energy
transfer and a higher coefficient of restitution (C.O.R.) over a greater
effective hitting area. The result is more distance, greater forgiveness
and a sweet, solid feel and sound. An internal low and back heel weight
pad is positioned directly in line with the hosel axis to promote a
higher, straighter shots, and greater forgiveness on off-center hits
due to its lower center of gravity.
Irwin's ball striking was similarly inspired by the new King Cobra
Forged irons, which features an oversized cavity back and muscle arch
behind the hitting zone to promote greater workability, uncompromising
forgiveness, and traditional forged iron feel.
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