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TaylorMade Tour Staff Professional Scott Verplank Wins EDS Byron Nelson Championship

CARLSBAD, Calif. (April 30, 2007) – TaylorMade Tour Staff professional Scott Verplank tapped in a two-foot par putt yesterday to secure a one-shot victory in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship - a victory that he proclaimed the most memorable in his career so far. The Dallas native, who was a friend of the late Byron Nelson, fired a final round 4-under-66 in front of a home crowd to secure the victory, the fifth of his tour career.

"There's no question in my mind that the stars lined up and I got a little help from upstairs," Verplank said. "I think Byron had a hand in this week."

Verplank started the final round a shot behind the leader, then reeled off five birdies in an eight-hole stretch, from number five to number 11. Pars the rest of the way in, including a long explosion to tap-in range on 17 for a tremendous par-save, got him to the clubhouse in 66 for a 13-under total of 267.

Known for his accuracy and deft putting touch, Verplank tied for eighth in driving accuracy at 67.9% and tied for fifth in greens in regulation at 73.6%. He credited his recent switch from graphite shafts to steel in his TaylorMade® rac™ Forged TP irons for increasing his GIR percentage, saying, "I hit the ball at the hole…all week."

Besides TaylorMade rac Forged TP irons, Verplank also played an r7 425 driver with Movable Weight Technology™, and a TaylorMade 3-wood and 5-wood.*

TaylorMade drivers, fairway woods and hybrids ranked No. 1 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.

* Darrell Survey, EDS Byron Nelson Championship
** Darrell Survey equipment counts, EDS Byron Nelson Championship