Ryuji Imada has signed an endorsement deal with Hitachi

July 15, 2008

ATLANTA – Career Sports & Entertainment is pleased to announce that Ryuji Imada has signed an endorsement deal with Hitachi. Imada, currently ranked 7th on the PGA Tour's Fed Ex Cup with 10,854 points, won the 2008 AT&T Classic in May and has recorded two second-place finishes this season. Hitachi joins LaCoste, Titleist, and AFLAC as Imada's primary sponsors.

"I'm humbled and honored to be a part of the Hitachi team," said Ryuji. "I like to consider myself one of the best players in the world and it's great to align with a group that is of similar stature in their respective industry. It's a pleasure to be a part of a first-class organization."

Imada is currently in England for The Open Championship which takes place this week at Royal Birkdale. He is paired with Spain's SergioGarcia and American Sean O'Hair. Garcia won The PLAYERS Championship earlier this year, while O'Hair won the PODS Championship in Tampa, an event where Imada finished second. The pairing tees off Thursday at 2:31 P.M. local time in England.