“I’ve not been shy in saying it,” Titleist Brand Ambassador Robert MacIntyre said after Saturday’s third round. “The Scottish Open is the one I want.”
Playing a Pro V1 golf ball and a Titleist setup that includes his TSR2 driver, 620 CB irons and Vokey Design wedges, the 27-year-old Scot eagled the par-5 16th to tie the lead, then birdied 18 to claim his second PGA TOUR victory, both coming in his last five starts.
MacIntyre gained more than eight shots tee-to-green (+8.7/4th) over the four days at The Renaissance Club, including more than five shots with his approach play (+5.307/6th).
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)
Robert MacIntyre’s victory on Sunday in Scotland marked the eighth consecutive week that a Titleist golf ball player has won on the PGA TOUR. In total, 24 events this season have been won with a Pro V1 or Pro V1x model, more than eight times the nearest competitor with three.
Since launching at the Memorial Tournament in June, over 100 players have already gamed a GT driver on the PGA TOUR. This week at the Genesis Scottish Open, there were 35 GT drivers in play, while there were 44 in play at the ISCO Championship. Titleist was the most played driver at both the Genesis Scottish Open (55, 35%) and the ISCO Championship (66, 42%).
Among those who have moved into GT metals is the 2013 Masters champion, who plays a NEW GT2 10.0 driver and added a NEW GT2 15.0 fairway to his bag at the start of the week. He finished runner-up at 17 under, gaining 4.124 strokes on the field off the tee (5th). His solo second-place finish was his best of the season.
Robert MacIntyre gamed four Vokey wedges in his winning setup: NEW Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, SM9 50.08F, 56.10S, WedgeWorks 60.06K. MacIntyre relied on the same loft and grind configurations to win his first PGA TOUR start at the RBC Canadian Open last month. This week, he gained 0.695 shots around the greens and went 11-for-16 in up-and-downs.
MacIntyre’s victory makes it 21 wins this year on the PGA TOUR for players gaming at least one Vokey wedge, including eight of the last ten. This week in Scotland, six of the top-nine finishers had a Vokey in the bag:
Cristobal Del Solar (Pro V1x) played his final four holes in 4 under to pull away from the chasing pack and become a Korn Ferry Tour champion for the first time. Del Solar, who is projected to move to No. 5 in the season-long points race with the victory, shot four rounds in the 60’s (66-68-66-66) and posted 22 under, good for a four-shot win. He was in total control of his Pro V1x over the four rounds at TPC Colorado, hitting 59 of 72 greens in regulation (82%, T2).
Del Solar began the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season playing a competitive golf ball brand. In late May at the AdventHealth Championship, Del Solar made a mid-season move to Titleist, switching to a Pro V1x Left Dash.
Two months later, Del Solar worked with Jeff Beyers of Titleist Golf Ball R&D, looking for more spin at the bottom end of his bag. He moved to 2023 Pro V1x at the Price Cutter Championship and went on to record his then-best finish on the Korn Ferry Tour – a solo 5th at the NV5 Invitational – in his next start.
“Cristobal really liked Left Dash but we thought he could benefit from a little bit more spin with his short irons and wedges,” Beyers said. “He tried 2023 Pro V1x and it was a pretty easy change for him. The numbers were great. He played really well, made a late season push to get his TOUR card and now he’s off to a great start this year.”
2023 Pro V1x is engineered with a high gradient dual core design that delivers lower long game spin for increased distance and a more consistent flight – helping golfers hit the ball longer and straighter while maintaining the Drop-and-Stop greenside control that Pro V1x players rely on to play their best.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Yubin Jang defended the title he won last year as an amateur, posting 16 under for four days to win by two. Jang, playing a Pro V1x golf ball and full bag of Titleist equipment, made four birdies and an eagle on Sunday to pull away from the field.
WITB | Yubin Jang: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; TSR3 9.0 driver; NEW GT3 15.0 fairway; 718 T-MB 2-3 irons, 620 CB 4-5 irons, 620 MB 6-9 irons; NEW Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 52.08F, 58.08M wedges; Scotty Cameron Phantom 5s putter
Titleist was the most played driver this week at the Gunsan CC Open, with more than half the field (73, 51%) playing a Titleist driver. In the first week GT drivers were available, 31 players made the immediate move to a GT2, GT3 or GT4 model.
Jiu Ko (Pro V1) earned her second career KLPGA victory, shooting four rounds in the 60’s (67-66-67-69) to post 19 under and win by two.
Playing his Pro V1x golf ball and NEW GT2 driver among his Titleist setup, Drew Goodman won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, having shot a final round 64 to post the clubhouse lead at 14 under.
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