Playing his Pro V1 golf ball and set of Vokey Design wedges, the world’s top-ranked player posted 31 under par to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, making a field-best 29 birdies along with three eagles on his way to a runaway eight-shot victory.
The champion – who has used a Pro V1 golf ball and three Vokey wedges to win each of his 14 PGA TOUR titles and two Masters victories – followed bogey-free opening rounds of 61-63 with a 66-63 weekend to tie the PGA TOUR’s low-72 hole score (253). He’s matched only by fellow Titleist golf ball players Ludvig Åberg (2023 RSM Classic) and Justin Thomas (2017 Sony Open in Hawaii).
In complete control of his Pro V1, the World No. 1 gained nearly 17 strokes tee to green (+16.972) with nearly 13 of them (+12.811) coming on approach shots. He also led the field in Proximity with an average of 28 feet, 1 inch.
The champ and three of the top four finishers gamed a Titleist golf ball, with Sam Stevens (3rd) teeing up a Pro V1 and Jordan Spieth(4th), who shot a Sunday’s-best 62, playing Pro V1x.
In total, 116 players (74 percent) teed up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x this week at TPC Craig Ranch, more than nine times the nearest competitor (12).
The World No. 1 put a new Vokey Design SM10 60.06K wedge in play this week at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, returning to the lob wedge grind he used to win the 2022 Masters Tournament. The Low Bounce K lobber was complemented by his SM8 50.12F gap wedge and 56.14F sand wedge, which have been mainstays in the winner’s short game setup for years.
He moved from the K Grind to a T Grind in late 2022, using the T to win nine times including his second Masters title in 2024.
This season, the winner ranks first on the PGA TOUR in Scrambling, getting up-and-down for par at a 72 percent clip.
The PGA Professional Championship ended on Wednesday with 20 PGA pros punching their ticket to Quail Hollow for the 2025 PGA Championship.
Also the top choice of the qualifiers: Titleist drivers (10), irons (10), Vokey wedges (12 players gaming a full set) and Scotty Cameron putters (8).
Stewart Cink (NEW 2025 Pro V1) made birdie on the first playoff hole to win his second PGA TOUR Champions title. Cink shot rounds of 71-66-68 around The Woodlands CC to reach 11 under. Including the playoff hole, he hit 44 of 55 greens in regulation (80%, 5th).
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