From 184 yards in the fairway on the 72nd hole, Titleist Brand Ambassador Robert MacIntyre stuck his Pro V1 golf ball to inside 10 feet to close out his first PGA TOUR victory.
MacIntyre’s tournament-sealing par completed a Sunday 68 and one-shot victory at Hamilton Golf & Country Club.
MacIntyre, also gaming a TSR2 driver, 620 CB irons and four Vokey Design wedges among his Titleist setup, posted all four rounds in the 60s (64-66-66-68) to finish the week at 16 under.
The European Ryder Cupper and two-time DP World Tour winner, who finished T8 two weeks ago at the PGA Championship, is the second player from the 2023 DP World Tour Top 10 to win on TOUR this season, joining Farmers Insurance Open winner Matthieu Pavon (Pro V1).
NEW Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, SM9 50.08F, 56.10S, WedgeWorks 60.06K | True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Onyx (46-50), Dynamic Gold S400 Onyx (56-60)
Led by Robert MacIntyre, who gamed four Vokey wedges (NEW Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, SM9 50.08F, 56.10S, WedgeWorks 60.06K), each of the top-5 finishers on Sunday’s final leaderboard played a Vokey Design lob wedge:
MacIntyre finished the week ranked eighth in Strokes Gained: Around the Green, gaining 2.67 shots on the field. He also finished T12 in Scrambling (14/21, 67%).
Dating back to Wyndham Clark’s win at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Vokey Design wedges have been used to win 16 of the last 21 PGA TOUR events.
Robert MacIntyre’s victory with his WedgeWorks 60.06K lob wedge makes it three wins in four weeks on the PGA TOUR for Vokey Design WedgeWorks Low Bounce K players, with the grind also being used by the winners of the PGA Championship and Wells Fargo Championship.
The Low Bounce K was also used by this week’s winners on the DP World Tour, Korn Ferry Tour and Korean Tour.
Featuring 6 degrees of bounce, the Low Bounce K was born out of Master Craftsman Bob Vokey and longtime Vokey tour representative Aaron Dill’s collaboration with players on the PGA TOUR and across the worldwide professional tours. It provides players the versatility required to open the face and hit higher, softer shots off tight lies around the green while offering forgiveness out of the bunker due to the grind’s sole width.
More information on the Low Bounce K can be found here.
Laurie Canter (Pro V1) broke through with his first career win on the DP World Tour, shooting 13 under for the week in Germany to win by two. Canter, who opened the week with rounds of 68-66 around the difficult par-73 setup, made three back-nine birdies on Sunday to separate from the pack.
Canter has been dialed in all season from tee to green; he ranks second in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (+1.07), fifth in Scrambling (66%) and ninth in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (+1.37) for the ‘23-24 season. With the win, he moves to No. 8 in the season-long Race to Dubai standings, up 18 spots from his previous position.
The DP World Tour’s newest first-time winner gamed three Vokey Design wedges (NEW Vokey Design SM10 50.08F, 56.10S, WedgeWorks 60.06K) and a NEW Scotty Cameron Phantom 5s tour prototype putter in capturing his first title on tour.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Kaito Onishi made five Sunday birdies on his way to a final-round 66 and his first Korn Ferry Tour title. Onishi – playing a Pro V1x golf ball, Titleist TSi driver, T-Series irons and three Vokey Design SM10 wedges, posted four consecutive rounds in the 60’s (68-69-69-66) around Raleigh Country Club to finish at 8 under and win by one.
WITB | Kaito Onishi: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; TSi3 10.0 driver; T200 3-iron, T100 4-P irons; NEW Vokey Design SM10 50.12F, 56.08M, WedgeWorks 60.06K wedges
Titleist Brand Ambassador Minkyu Kim earned his second career KPGA title after winning seven matches in the head-to-head format. Kim, who played a Pro V1x golf ball, TSR2 driver, blended set of Titleist irons and three NEW Vokey SM10 wedges, needed 20 holes to get the best of his opponent in the final match of the week, eventually sealing the win with a birdie on the second extra hole.
WITB | Minkyu Kim: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; TSR2 9.0 driver; TSR2 15.0, TSi2 18.0 fairways; T100 4-iron, 620 CB 5-P irons; NEW Vokey Design SM10 50.08F, 54.10S, WedgeWorks 60.06K wedges
Perrine Delacour (Pro V1x) made birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to earn her first career LET victory. The Frenchwoman shot rounds of 68-70-67 at Allerum Golf Club (11 under) before making the tournament-clinching birdie on the first extra hole. With the win, Delacour locked up exemptions into the Scottish Open and the AIG Women’s Open.
The NCAA Division I Men’s individual champion – gaming a Pro V1x golf ball, TSR2 driver; T100 irons and Vokey wedges – played his final nine holes in 2 under par to claim the individual title. On a firm and fast La Costa, he closed in 1-under 71 to finish the four rounds at 3 under and win by one shot, leading a 1-through-7 finish for Titleist golf ball players.
WITB | NCAA Men’s Individual Champion: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; TSR2 10.0 driver; TSR3 15.0 fairway; T200 3-iron, T100 4-9 irons; Vokey Design SM9 46.10F, NEW SM10 50.12F, 54.10S, 60.08M wedges.
Titleist was also the top choice of the NCAA D1 Men’s team champion. Four of the five players teed up a Titleist golf ball (3 Pro V1x, 1 Pro V1), while there were also four TSR3 drivers, three Titleist iron sets and 12 NEW Vokey Design SM10 wedges across the five team members’ setups.
– 89 percent (139) of competitors at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa gamed a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball, more than 15 times the nearest competitor (9).
– 51 percent of players (79) played a Titleist driver. More players also used Titleist fairways (67/42%) and hybrids (14/37%) than any other brand.
– Half the field played Titleist irons (50%/78 players), while 66 percent (70) of the utility irons in play were Titleist.
The U.S. Four-Ball ended with two Pro V1 players on top, as they finished off their opponents in the final match on the 18th hole with a 2-up victory.
Out of the 253-player field this week at Philadelphia Cricket Club, 216 competitors (85%) chose to play a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball.
Titleist was also the top choice across all major equipment categories: drivers (40%), fairways (39%), hybrids (50%), utilities (55%), irons (40%), wedges (66%) and putters (32%).
One of the members of the winning team also gamed a TSR3 driver, T100 irons and four NEW Vokey Design SM10 wedges.
WITB | U.S. Four-Ball Champion: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; TSR3 9.0 driver; TSi3 15.0 fairway; TSi3 20.0 hybrid; T100 4-9 irons; NEW Vokey Design SM10 46, 50, 54, 60 wedges
Playing a Pro V1x golf ball and 14 Titleist clubs, the winner of the Brabazon Trophy shot 9 under for the week to clinch a one-shot win.
The overwhelming majority of competitors competing for The Brabazon Trophy played a Titleist golf ball, with 84 percent of the field teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x.
Titleist was also the clear favorite in drivers (50%), iron sets (41%), wedges (55%) and putters (38%).
WITB | Brabazon Trophy Champion: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; TSR3 8.0 driver; T200 2-iron; T100 3-9 irons; NEW Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.14F, WedgeWorks 60.06K wedges; Scotty Cameron Phantom 7.5 putter
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