American Anthony Kang secured the Malaysian Open using a GEL groove putter on Sunday (February 15) at the Saujana Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur.
Kang recorded his first victory in eight years using a GEL Rego putter from the Paul Hurrion Signature Range, which he had been given by GEL rep, Shane Warde, at the start of the week.
“I actually dreamt last night that I won the tournament but I have those sort of dreams quite often!" said Kang, who had been using a GEL putter from the original range before switching to the GEL Rego. "It feels great to have beaten a strong field here - it hasn't quite sunk in yet but it is an amazing feeling.”
By winning the Malaysian Open, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, Kang earned the biggest pay cheque of his career with the first prize of US$333,330.
Despite being launched just two years ago, GEL has already clocked up four Tour victories; American Bryan Saltus won the 2007 Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open on the Asian Tour using a GEL Topaz, Hsu Mong-nan of Chinese Taipei claimed the Omega China Tour’s Shanghai Championship in 2008 with a GEL Jade and American Tom Stankowski clinched the 2008 Canadian Tour Championship using a GEL Emerald.
“We are delighted to be a part of the success that these four players have enjoyed around the world using our GEL putters and we look forward to many more victories to come,” commented Alec Pettigrew, founder and managing director of Groove Equipment Ltd (GEL) Golf.
GEL Golf has firmly established itself as the number one groove putter on Tour in Asia and is aggressively working its way into the US PGA, European and Canadian Tours.
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