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On his third start to the 2012 PGA Tour season, Mark Wilson, with memories of his two wins early last year, wrapped up a two stroke victory by holding off a slew of contenders at the Humana Challenge.  

Wilson, at 21 under par, began the final round with a three stroke lead over fellow FJ Ambassadors Zach Johnson, Robert Garrigus and Ben Crane.  Garrigus gave Wilson the biggest challenge on Sunday as Garrigus took the lead from Wilson on the par four tenth hole with a birdie. 

Wilson wearing FJ ICON and SciFlex, responded with an up-and-down birdie from over the green on the par five eleventh hole to regain a share of the lead at the top of the leaderboard.  On the next, Wilson hit his approach shot into a greenside bunker, only to hole out the 49 foot bunker shot for another birdie to retake the lead.  He added two more birdies on his way in, including a birdie on the last to seal the deal on the victory.

This is Wilson's fifth career PGA Tour victory.   

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This weekend Johnson Wagner emerged from a crowded leaderboard to win the Sony Open in Hawaii.  Wagner wearing FJ ICON and SciFlex, started the day two strokes off of the 54 hole lead and with many players in the hunt, Wagner would need to play steady - level headed golf to give himself a chance for the win.  Playing his last 12 holes in four under par, Wagner closed with a three under 67 to finish the tournament at 13 under par.  The 13 under par total gave him a two shot victory over fellow FJ player Harrison Frazar.

Despite playing the front nine in one over par for the week, Johnson relied heavily on his back nine play to carry himself to victory.  Wagner did not make a single bogey on the back nine over the four rounds. He also made two eagles the par-5 18th to contribute to his 14-under par back nine total. 

This is Wagner's third PGA Tour victory and the win also earned him an invitation to the 2012 Masters.

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FJ Ambassador Louis Oosthuizen (FJ ICON & SciFlex) began The 2012 Race to Dubai in style as he successfully defended his Africa Open title at East London Golf Club.

The South African won on home soil for the second year running with a closing 67 to hold off the challenge of compatriot and fellow FJ loyalist Tjaart Van der Walt. The former Open Champion held firm on the back nine as his playing partners struggled for birdies, Oosthuizen running out a two shot winner on 27 under par.

Oosthuizen was by far the most aggressive player in the final group, and asked about his decision to try and drive the greens on the shorter par fours said: “On six, I go for that green every time, so to me it was a good driver today with the wind into me.”

A huge drive at the 11th set up Oosthuizen for a two-putt birdie on the 11th, and a 30 foot birdie at the penultimate hole all but sealed a victory that was confirmed when he got up-and-down from the back of the 18th green for par.

Oosthuizen scooped the prizes of €158,500 which provisionally places him top of the Race to Dubai standings.

Lee Westwood cruised to a seven-shot victory on Sunday in the Thailand Golf Championship.  Westwood wearing FJ Sport and SciFlex set the pace early, opening the tournament with a 12 under par 60 on the Amata Springs course.  He then followed the stellar round with an impressive eight-under par 64 to open a 11 shot lead through two rounds of play. 

"I've amazed myself really...It's been staggering, it all came together well. It's probably the best I've ever played." Westwood said of his blistering start to the tourney.

Despite his massive lead, Westwood felt the pressure of holding onto it, "I've never had an 11-shot lead before and it was difficult to come out and refocus and reset goals...it's yours to lose really with an 11-shot lead. There was pressure involved. Yesterday, I didn't know how to approach it or handle it."  Westwood handled the pressure just closing with a three under par 69 to win by seven shots.  The win moves Westwood to number two on the official world golf rankings.  

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Inclusive of Luke's victory, players wearing FJ shoes captured 67% of the official tournaments this season or 30 wins in 45 events, compared to six for the nearest competitor. Also, 8 of the top 10 players on the PGA Tour money list and 7 of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings rely on FJ shoes. Players wearing FJ gloves won an impressive 18 times on the PGA Tour (43%).

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Of note this season on the PGA TOUR:

** FJ players captured 7 of the first 10 events to start the season, including Jonathan Byrd’s victory at the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Byrd was the first player to win in DryJoys Tour, launched in January.

** FJ players swept the three World Golf Championship events and the three corresponding full field events:

-- WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (Luke Donald/FJ ICON MyJoys) & Mayakoba Golf Classic (Johnson Wagner/FJ ICON/SciFlex™ glove)

-- WGC-Cadillac Championship (Nick Watney/FJ Sport/Pure Touch® Limited glove) & Puerto Rico Open (Michael Bradley/ReelFit/SciFlex glove)

-- WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (Adam Scott/FJ Sport/StaSof®) & Reno Tahoe Open (Scott Piercy/FJ ICON/StaSof glove)

** K.J. Choi (FJ ICON/StaSof) won THE PLAYERS Championship in sudden death.

** Rory McIlroy (FJ Sport/Pure Touch Limited) captured the U.S. Open by eight shots and broke the Open scoring record in the process.

** Steve Stricker won twice in a month, winning both the Memorial and the John Deere Classic in DryJoys Tour, Pure Touch Limited and FJ ProDry® Performance Lisle golf shirts.

-- Mark Wilson (FJ ICON/SciFlex) and Webb Simpson (FJ ICON) also won twice in a four-week spans.

** Bill Haas (FJ ICON) captured THE TOUR Championship and season-long FedEx Cup with a dramatic shot from the bank of East Lake.

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