The weather-delayed RBC Heritage concluded Monday morning with the 16th victory for Titleist golf ball players through the first 18 events played this season on the PGA TOUR.
The Heritage champion, who has won all 10 of his PGA TOUR titles playing a Pro V1 golf ball, posted 19 under for the week around Harbour Town, good for a three-shot margin of victory. He led the field in Strokes Gained: Approach (+7.297), hitting 76 percent greens in regulation, and Scrambling, getting up-and-down 15-of-17 times (88%).
The winner led a one-through-four finish for Titleist golf ball players with seven of the top-eight players gaming a Pro V1 or Pro V1x model:
The winner and six of the top eight also played Vokey Design wedges, while five of the top eight had a Titleist driver in the bag.
Sixteen of the 18 events played this season on the PGA TOUR have now been won with a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball, with 70 percent of all competitors during that stretch teeing up a Titleist.
Billy Horschel shot Sunday’s best round by two shots, carding a course record-tying bogey-free 63 to earn his eighth career PGA TOUR title. Playing a Pro V1x+ prototype golf ball and Titleist equipment setup that includes his TSR3 driver, mixed set of T100 and 620 MB irons and NEW Vokey Design SM10 wedges, Horschel closed with seven birdies and an eagle to post 23 under, coming from three shots back to start the day and win by two shots.
On a windy Sunday in Punta Cana, Horschel hit 13 of 14 fairways, 72 percent greens in regulation and was a perfect 5-for-5 getting up-and-down.
Every player in the final top five at the Corales Puntacana Championship played a Titleist golf ball, with 75 percent of the field teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x.
– “The control of the Titleist golf ball is by far better than any ball on the market. When you hit a shot, when you try to hit a five-yard draw, you want that ball to turn five yards. You don’t want it to draw 10 yards, or you don't want it not to draw. So to be able to control the golf ball is such a vital key in the game of golf. Doesn’t matter what level you’re at. When you’re expecting a shot to turn out a certain way, control wise, and that golf ball is not doing what you want, you have an issue, and with a Titleist golf ball, I’ve never had an issue once.”
– “It’s a fine margin out here on the PGA TOUR and if you can find any little bit of an edge to give you that little bit of advantage I’m going to take it. And so for me having my spin rates be consistent, having the feel, the softness of the feel around the greens be the same, and how it’s going to land on the green. I want to know that ball, if I hit the shot the way I want, it’s going to produce with the results I want – and I get that, and I’ve gotten that throughout my entire career with the Titleist golf ball.”
– “For me it comes down to spin. I’m looking for the ball to spin the right amount or in a certain range with every club I have. So 7-iron, I’m looking for it to spin somewhere around the upper echelon and the spin rate of 7,000-7,200. I want control of the golf ball. I want to have the ability to take spin off... And so having a ball that spins more allows me to have more control. And I can take spin off three quarter shots, little half shots. That’s what’s allowed me to be successful on the PGA Tour.”
NEW Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 52.12F, 56.08M, WedgeWorks 60V (@ 62) wedges | True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 X100 (46), Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Onyx S400 (52-60)
“The TSi was unbelievable. It was the longest, straightest driver I’ve ever hit. It was the fastest driver I’ve ever played. I achieved my highest ball speed on it, which was 178 [mph]. Loved the driver to death, had no plans of changing, but J.J. with Titleist said, ‘Hey, just give this a shot’... I finally tested it, and I was really shocked by how consistent the ball flight was. And how tight my misses were. I like to hit a little left-to-right shot. The ball wasn’t over-cutting when I missed it. My toe misses, if I did hit it off the toe, wasn’t diving hard left. And so it’s just a lot tighter. And so now that allows me to tighten up my lines, hitting it off the tee. Narrow fairways I can be more aggressive knowing I’ve got a driver that if I do miss it, it's not going to be too far off if I hit it dead center in the face. And then when I finally tested it on TrackMan, I was shocked to see the speed gain. So it's faster. And the dispersion rate off the tee with good from bad is a lot tighter, which we’re all looking for in the game of golf, especially at our level.”
“I like a very soft feel because that’s what my senses are. I can have a good understanding of when it’s soft, where I’ve hit it on the face, whether I’ve hit it good, whether I’ve spun it too much, toe, heel. If it’s a little bit too much of a firm feel, then I can't really distinguish with where it is on the face or did it come off with enough spin, did it not come off with enough spin. So for me, I’ve always liked the softer feel and I think with Titleist, they’ve done a really good job of that, especially with the new T100’s, because when you get into the cavity back irons, it’s really easy to make it a firm feel. It's tough to make it feel soft like a blade. And they've done a really good job with that, with the new T100.”
– “For me, whenever I get a Vokey wedge, I know right away that this product is at the highest standard. It’s the best in the game of golf and it’s going to help my game in the areas I need. And then at the same time, when you have Bob and you have Aaron there on a weekly basis, being able to work with them to fine tune the little points that you're looking for. They offer suggestions whether it be bounce, loft or lies or numerous other things.”
The winner of the LPGA’s first major of the year gamed a Vokey Design SM9 WedgeWorks 58T lob wedge and a Scotty Cameron Squareback 2 tour prototype putter en route to her second career major title. Entering the week, the world No. 1 was ranked second on tour in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green (+0.781) and fifth in Putts per GIR (1.719) among those players with a minimum 10 rounds played this season.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Tim Widing emerged victorious from a sudden-death playoff, earning his first career Korn Ferry Tour victory. Widing, gaming a Pro V1x golf ball and 14 Titleist clubs, including a TSR2 driver, T100 irons and NEW Vokey Design SM10 wedges, made three birdies over his final six holes to post the clubhouse lead. Both Steven Fisk and Patrick Cover matched Widing at 20 under to force the all-Pro V1x playoff.
For the week at Lakewood National, Widing posted four rounds of 67 or better (67-64-67-66). He led the field in Greens in Regulation (63/74 including two playoff holes, 85%) and Scrambling (10/11, 91%). The 26-year-old Swede also hit 83 percent of his fairways.
NEW Vokey Design SM10 50.08F, 56.12D, WedgeWorks 60L wedges | True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Paul Broadhurst (Pro V1x Left Dash) carded rounds of 65-66 to post 11 under and win by one. Broadhurst put on a ball-striking clinic in the weather-shortened event, hitting all but two greens in regulation (34/36, 94%). The victory marks Broadhurst’s sixth career PGA Tour Champions title.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Guntaek Koh made par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to capture his fourth career KPGA victory. Koh, trusting his Pro V1 golf ball, TSR2 driver, T-Series irons, NEW Vokey Design SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron putter in his all-Titleist setup, opened the week with a course record-setting 61. Three rounds – and one extra hole – later, Koh secured the trophy.
Eleven of the 14 players finishing inside the top-10 and ties trusted a Titleist golf ball. Titleist also won every surveyed equipment count: golf ball, driver, fairway, hybrid, iron, wedge and putter.
WITB | Guntaek Koh: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; TSR2 10.0 driver; TSi2 15.0 fairway; T200 2-iron, T100 3-P irons; NEW Vokey Design SM10 52.08F, 58.08M wedges; Scotty Cameron Newport 2 tour prototype putter
Eunwoo Choi (Pro V1x) successfully defended her title at the Nexen SaintNine Masters. Rounds of 67-70-71 saw her post 8 under and win by one shot.
Chiara Tamburlini (Pro V1x) shot rounds of 70-68-67-70 to post 17 under and win her first LET title by seven shots. The 24-year-old led a 1-2-3-4 finish for Titleist golf ball players in South Africa.
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