With Titleist golf ball players claiming both PGA TOUR titles this week in Orlando and Puerto Rico, 10 of the first 11 events played this season on the PGA TOUR have now been won with a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball model:
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the champion topped a leaderboard that featured six Titleist golf ball players in the top 7 positions:
The Puerto Rico Open ended with a Pro V1 vs. Pro V1x playoff, with every player in the top 5 and eight of the final top 9 playing a Titleist golf ball:
Over the 11 events played on the PGA TOUR in 2024, Titleist golf balls have been chosen a total of 887 times (70%), compared to 156 (12%) for the next closest competitor.
Gaming a Pro V1 golf ball, the winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational closed with a bogey-free 6-under 66 to post a 15 under total and win by five shots. The champion was the only player to go bogey-free Sunday at Bay Hill, capping a run of 25 straight holes without a bogey to end the tournament.
The longtime Pro V1 player led the field with more than 12 strokes gained tee to green (+12.144), gaining more than half of them on approach shots (+3.312/12th) and around the green (+3.786/1st). He was a perfect 6-for-6 in getting his Pro V1 up-and-down for par on Sunday.
So far this season, the World No. 1 leads the PGA TOUR in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (+2.44 average), SG: Approach (+1.308), Greens in Regulation (80%) and Birdie Average (5.58). He ranks 1st in the FedExCup standings.
Brice Garnett (Pro V1) prevailed after a four-hole sudden-death playoff, ending extra holes with a birdie to earn his second career PGA TOUR title. Garnett opened the week with back-to-back 66’s around Grand Reserve Golf Club before turning in two bogey-free rounds over the weekend (68-69) to post 19 under. That 72-hole total was matched by Erik Barnes (Pro V1x), who also carded four sub-70 rounds (66-66-69-68) to force the all-Titleist golf ball playoff.
Garnett only dropped two shots in 76 holes (72 in regulation, four in a playoff) around Grand Reserve Golf Club. He led in Scrambling (17/17, 100%) while hitting 70% of his fairways (42/60, 4th) and 78% of his greens in regulation (59/76, 10th).
The winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Puerto Rico Open each gamed three Vokey Design wedges on their way to victory.
At Bay Hill, the champion led the field in Strokes Gained: Around the Green (+3.786) with his setup of Vokey SM8 50.12F, 56.14F, SM9 WedgeWorks 60T wedges. He was 15-for-22 in Scrambling (8th) and a perfect 6-for-6 in the final round. The winner, who has had three Vokey wedges in his bag for each of his seven PGA TOUR wins, was the only player in the field to finish bogey-free on Sunday.
In Puerto Rico, the champion leaned on his scoring clubs (Vokey Design SM9 50.08F, 54.14F, NEW SM10 WedgeWorks 60A+ wedges) to finish a perfect 17-for-17 in Scrambling, leading the field.
Bailey Tardy (Pro V1) made six birdies and an eagle over her final 11 holes Sunday to storm up the leader board and claim her first career LPGA title by four shots. Tardy, 27, was in total control of her ball-striking on Sunday, hitting 16 of 18 greens in regulation through windy conditions. Her final round 65, which was tied for the low round of the day, followed up a bogey-free Saturday 66 and saw her post 19 under for the week.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Matteo Manassero made birdie on each of his final four holes to pull away from the field and win his fifth DP World Tour title. Manassero, gaming a Pro V1x golf ball, TSR3 driver, T-Series irons, NEW Vokey SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron putter, posted a final round 66 to cap off his fourth round of 68 or better for the week and win by three shots. His week also included a Friday 11-under 61, the low round of the week by two shots and the lowest round of his career.
Over 72 holes at Glendower Golf Club, the 30-year-old made 23 birdies and three eagles while only dropping three shots. He led the field in Strokes Gained: Around the Green (+1.43 per round) and finished 2nd in SG: Tee to Green (+2.15 per round). He was T1 in Putts per GIR (1.61), and he hit 79% greens in regulation while gaining over a shot and a half per round (+1.68, 4th) on the field with his approach play.
NEW Vokey Design SM10 50.08F, 54.10S, 58.08M wedges | True Temper Project X 6.5 (50, 54), Dynamic Gold 120 S400 (58)
Taylor Dickson (Pro V1) emerged from a sudden-death playoff to capture his first career KFT victory. Dickson, 31, made seven birdies on Sunday – including two on the 71st and 72nd holes – to post 17 under and force extra holes. Trey Winstead (Pro V1) matched Dickson at 17 under, and the two headed back to the par-5 18th. Dickson sealed the victory with a par.
For the week in Chile, Dickson made 22 birdies to only five bogeys. He climbs to No. 6 in the KFT Points List with the win.
Alexandra Forsterling (Pro V1) shot a final round five-under 67 Sunday to win by three and secure her third LET title. Forsterling made 14 birdies and surrendered just two bogeys over the three rounds.
Jaehee Kim (Pro V1) won her first KLPGA title with a score of 17 under for the week. Kim made six birdies on Sunday to card a final round 66 and win by one shot.
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