Playing the 71st hole tied for the lead, Miranda Wang stuck her Pro V1x in close with her approach shot before calmly rolling in the go-ahead birdie putt. One hole later, the LPGA rookie became a winner on tour, beating out a strong field at TPC Boston with a 20-under total. 

Wang was dialled in from the jump this week, as she carded a second-nine (TPC Boston’s front nine) 29 on Thursday that included eight birdies. 

“Honestly, on the back nine of my first round I started hitting really good shots,” she said on the 18th green after her win. "The shots and putts were going so well for me, I [felt] like this could be my week.” 

The 26-year-old followed her strong start with a second-round 67 and third-round 65. She remained steady on Sunday, hitting 11 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation en route to a 2-under 70.  

Wang was one of 104 players this week at TPC Boston to tee up the #1 ball in golf, a total that accounted for 72% of the field and was more than six times the nearest competitor (15). 

After playing her first 15 career LPGA events with competitive putter models, the winner of the LPGA’s FM Championship switched to a Scotty Cameron Phantom 5 mallet this week at TPC Boston, less than 48 hours after testing the putter for the first time. 

The Phantom 5 – which she used to average 1.6 putts per GIR while rolling in 27 birdies on her way to a one-shot victory over the LPGA’s top-ranked player – first caught the LPGA rookie’s eye on Tuesday on TPC Boston’s putting green. 

She took it out for a practice round that afternoon, finding confidence in the Phantom 5’s compact, wing-back shape and the way the sole sat on the ground. 

On Wednesday, she brought it to the Titleist Tour Van to dial in the length at 33.5 inches, allowing her to grip down an extra half-inch for a more counterbalanced feel. 

On Thursday, she officially made the switch from her competitive model, playing her back-nine in 29 while leading the field in Putts per GIR (1.43). It was the same story for the rest of the week, outpacing the field on the greens with 1.5 (Friday), 1.51 (Saturday) and 1.6 (Sunday) Putts per GIR. 

Her 26.8 Putts per Round this week at TPC Boston was over three putts better than her previous five starts on the LPGA (30.1). 

The LPGA’s newest champion also made a change toward the top end of her equipment set up, replacing her two competitive hybrids with Titleist GT models this week at TPC Boston. 

In moving to both GT2 (18.0) and GT3 (21.0) heads, she was able to achieve better gapping between both hybrids and from her 21-degree to 5-iron, while dialling in the feel she wanted out of each club: 

• Titleist GT2 18.0 hybrid | KBS Tour 75g Prototype Graphite Hybrid R 

• Titleist GT3 21.0 hybrid | KBS Tour 75g Prototype Graphite Hybrid R 

Thriston Lawrence (Pro V1) closed in 66 to claim his 5th DP World Tour victory – and second Omega European Masters title. The South African’s Sunday was highlighted by a mid-round surge that included five birdies and an eagle from Nos. 6-14. Four pars to finish out saw Lawrence reach 22 under and win by two. 

For the week in Switzerland, Lawrence ranked 8th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green (+8.6), which help set him up for 24 birdies (T3). He also got his Pro V1 up-and-down for par 13 of 17 attempts (T5, 76%). 

Eight of the last 10 winners on the DP World Tour have played a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball, as did 113 players (72%) this week at Crans-sur-Sierre GC, totaling more than seven times the nearest competitor (15). 

Titleist Brand Ambassador Suteepat Prateeptienchai won in a runaway, claiming his fourth Asian Tour title by seven shots. Prateeptienchai, the top-ranked player in the field coming into the week, won with a setup included his Pro V1 golf ball, GT3 driver, NEW T250 and T150 irons and Vokey SM10 wedges. 

On Sunday, the 32-year-old Thai left no doubt, shooting the low round of the day: an 8-under 64 that included five birdies and two eagles. 

WITB | Suteepat Prateeptienchai: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; GT3 10.0 driver; NEW T250 4-iron, NEW T150 5-9 irons; Vokey Design SM10 WedgeWorks 44F, 50.08F, 54.08M, WedgeWorks 60K* wedges