room ▁was ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁company ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁M iz uno ▁Co ., ▁Ltd , ▁and ▁has ▁remained ▁the ▁same ▁since . ▁The ▁first ▁American ▁factory ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁under ▁the ▁den om ination ▁American ▁M iz uno ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁M iz uno ▁signed ▁spons or ship ▁de als ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁personal ities ▁in ▁sports , ▁such ▁as ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁ath lete ▁Carl ▁Lewis , ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ▁rugby ▁team , ▁former ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers ▁quarter back ▁Joe ▁Mont ana , ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁NFL , ▁the ▁Man u ▁Sam oa ▁rugby ▁team , ▁Czech ▁tennis ▁player ▁Ivan ▁L endl , ▁and ▁golf ▁player ▁Nick ▁Fal do . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁expanded ▁its ▁operation ▁cent res ▁opening ▁new ▁fact ories ▁in ▁Germany , ▁France , ▁China , ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁G olf ▁M iz uno ▁is ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁golf ▁clubs ▁and ▁access ories , ▁their ▁Gra in ▁Flow ▁F org ed ▁ir ons ▁are ▁used ▁by ▁professional ▁golf ers . ▁T iger ▁Wood s ▁used ▁M iz uno ▁golf ▁clubs ▁until ▁he ▁turned ▁professional ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁including ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁Masters ▁Tournament ▁victory ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁having ▁left ▁M iz uno ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Title ist . ▁Other ▁