Holmes Wins 2015 Shell Houston Open with New Z-STAR Ball, Cleveland 588 RTX Wedges

(HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA) – Srixon and Cleveland Golf congratulate staffer J.B. Holmes for his victory at the 2015 Shell Houston Open held at the Golf Club of Houston, in Humble, Texas.  The 32-year-old Kentucky native earned his 4th career PGA Tour title in a playoff Sunday after shooting a final round eight-under 64, the low round of the day, which included birdies on the first five holes and nine of the first 12 holes.

Holmes started six shots back of the leader heading into the final round, but his nine birdies and one bogey performance on Sunday helped to propel him up the leader board and into a three-way playoff with an overall score of 16-under 272.  Holmes clinched the victory with a tap-in par on the second playoff hole to earn $1.188 million and move him into third place on the 2015 PGA TOUR Money List with earnings of $2,942,520.  

“I’ve been working on taking it one shot a time, which I did a pretty good job of that today,” Holmes said.  “A lot of it has to do with confidence in your game, as well as confidence in your equipment. The new Srixon Z-STAR ball is unquestionably the best ball I’ve ever played.”

“We custom fit J.B. into our 588 RTX wedges at the beginning of the year and it has really paid dividends for him on the course,” said Rodney McDonald, Vice President of Tour Operations for Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO – U.S.A.  “Just looking at his stats thus far this year, he’s made birdies over 35% of the time that he’s been within 125 yards of the green and that type of consistency is one of the main reasons he’s having such as successful year on the PGA TOUR.”  

Holmes played with Srixon’s new 4th generation Z STAR ball with SpinSkin Technology, and Cleveland Golf 588 RTX wedges (48°, 54°, 60°).  Holmes wears a Srixon hat, a Srixon glove, and carries a Srixon bag.

For more information on J.B. Holmes and the Journey to Better, visit: http://srixon.com/thejourney/.

For additional information on Srixon, Cleveland Golf, and XXIO products or their staff players, visit: www.srixon.com, www.clevelandgolf.com, and www.xxiousa.com.