In absolute control of his Pro V1 golf ball, Austin Eckroat played The Bear Trap in 1 under par to punctuate a three-shot victory at PGA National and capture his first PGA TOUR victory. With 10 holes to play in Monday’s weather-delayed finish, Eckroat pulled away with unwavering ball-striking, particularly through PGA National’s toughest three-hole stretch, playing 15-16-17 in par-birdie-par. “He did it with a straight shot on 15, a draw on 16 and a cut on 17. Complete control,” NBC analyst and Titleist Brand Ambassador Brad Faxon said on the broadcast.
Eckroat, 25, led the field in Greens in Regulation at 82% (59/72), gaining more than five shots on the field on approach (+5.829). The longtime Pro V1 player made a field-best 23 birdies, posting four rounds of 68 or better (65-67-68-67).
Austin Eckroat’s victory at the Cognizant Classic marked the eighth event won with a Titleist golf ball in nine PGA TOUR events to start the 2024 season:
Of the eight winners who trusted a Titleist, Eckroat is also the fifth first-time winner on the PGA TOUR, joining Grayson Murray, the American Express champion, Matthieu Pavon and Jake Knapp in breaking through with a victory in 2024.
Over the nine events played on the PGA TOUR in 2024, Titleist golf balls have been chosen a total of 746 times (70%), compared to 134 (12%) for the next closest competitor.
— “I've been playing the Pro V1 since I was a kid, it's always been good for me. I feel like I have the control around the greens, [it] has the high ball speed numbers. It does everything I want it to do.”
— “I mean, the consistency within the ball is something that you really need. It's something I've never worried about playing a Pro V1. Never even crossed my mind to wonder if the bad shot I just hit was my golf ball.”
Mason Andersen (Pro V1x) birdied the par-5 18th three times on Sunday – once in regulation and twice in a sudden-death playoff – to earn his first career Korn Ferry Tour win and a spot in field at the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon. Andersen, who began Sunday six shots off the pace, made six back-nine birdies to come home in 29 and post the clubhouse lead at 17 under after a final round 63. When Kris Ventura (Pro V1 Left Dot) matched him over 72 holes, the duo headed back to the 18th tee for extra holes. Andersen and Ventura traded birdies on the first playoff hole before Andersen prevailed on the second.
For the week in Buenos Aires, Andersen made 24 birdies – including his two in extra holes – and only dropped three shots (T1). With the win, he jumped to the top of the Korn Ferry Tour Points List, up 21 spots from his position to start the event.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Takahiro Hataji earned his first career professional victory, carding a final round bogey-free 4-under 67 to post 17 under and win by one. Hataji, who became the first Japanese player to win the New Zealand Open, gamed a Pro V1x Left Dash golf ball, TSR4 driver, T-Series irons, Vokey wedges and a Scotty Cameron putter among his all-Titleist winning setup.
WITB | Takahiro Hataji: Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash golf ball; TSR4 10.0 driver; TSR2+ 14.5 fairway; TSR2 18.0 hybrid; T100•S 3-4, T100 5-P irons; Vokey Design SM9 52.12F, WedgeWorks 60.06K wedges; Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11 tour prototype putter
Gaming a Scotty Cameron Futura 5S putter, the winner of the HSBC Women's World Championship holed a 20-footer on 17 and 27-footer on 18 – both for birdie – to clinch the one-shot victory. The champion has played a Scotty Cameron mallet since the 2022 season.
The winner of the SDC Championship had three Vokey wedges (Vokey Design SM9 50.08F, 54.10S, WedgeWorks 60T) in the bag for the week in South Africa. He finished the week T1 in Scrambling (16/22, 73%) and 11th in Strokes Gained: Around the Green (+0.51 per round).
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