Titleist Brand Ambassador Patton Kizzire closed out a five-shot victory Sunday in Napa, making three birdies over his final seven holes to secure his third PGA TOUR title. With a Titleist setup that included his Pro V1 golf ball, NEW GT3 driver, T-Series irons and Vokey Design SM10 wedges, Kizzire gained more than eight shots (+8.052/4th) on the field tee-to-green while making 24 birdies and an eagle over the four days at Silverado. Around the green, Kizzire gained over 3 ½ shots (+3.618/6th), including his chip-in eagle Sunday on the par-5 fifth. For the week, he got his Pro V1x up-and-down on 15 of 18 attempts (83.3%/T1), including a perfect 3-for-3 in sand saves in the final round.
Vokey Design SM10 48.10F, 52.08F, 56.08M, 60.04T wedges | True Temper Dynamic Gold Onyx Tour Issue X100
- “It’s soft on the green, soft on the putter and the wedge and flies great through the wind. You never want to be hitting a tee shot into the wind and feel like you’ve got to do something a little different. This ball is so stable, I feel like I can just hit my shot and just trust it and it flies through the wind, and in the crosswinds it just holds really nice.”
- “I have such a greater appreciation for what goes into making the Titleist golf ball (after taking a tour of Titleist Ball Plant 3 in New Bedford, Mass). It starts from scratch, and we get these beautiful, perfectly round, seamless, white Titleist golf balls. I would say that if you really want to appreciate how good your Titleist golf ball is, you have to go through the plant, because they're so precise with every little detail, you can't even believe it until you see it.”
Patton Kizzire led a 1-through-6 finish for Titleist golf ball players in Napa, while 11 of the top 12 on the final leaderboard played a Pro V1 or Pro V1x:
T7. Tom Hoge (Pro V1 Left Dot), Justin Lower (Pro V1x), Sahith Theegala (Pro V1), Corey Conners (Pro V1)
Patton Kizzire’s victory comes in the seventh start since adding his NEW Titleist GT3 9.0 driver (Fujikura Motore X F1 6 X) to the bag. Kizzire made the immediate move to GT3 from his TSR3 driver at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, his first start since the models launched on TOUR.
Overall, 61 players (42%) had a Titleist driver in the bag this week in Napa, with 47 of those drivers being NEW GT models. The nearest competitor had 34 drivers in play.
Patton Kizzire’s blended iron set features four different iron models: T200 3-4 irons, T100 5-iron, 620 CB 6-iron, 620 MB 7-9 irons (all with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts).
Of the Titleist Brand Ambassadors currently playing on the PGA TOUR, approximately 80 percent are playing blended sets of at least two Titleist iron models, demonstrating the importance of custom fitting and optimization throughout the bag.
Patton Kizzire, carrying a set of four Vokey Design SM10 wedges (48.10F, 52.08F, 56.08M, 60.04T), finished the week T1 in Scrambling, getting his Pro V1 up-and-down 15 of 18 attempts (83%). He gained over 3 ½ strokes on the field around the greens (+3.618, 6th) and was 6-for-7 in sand saves (86%, T7).
Facing a critical 104-yard approach into the 18th hole, Lilia Vu flighted her Pro V1x golf ball to perfection, setting up the tap-in birdie that clinched the Solheim Cup for Team U.S.A. Sunday in Virginia. Vu’s final approach left no doubt, landing perfectly on line before checking up and finishing just a couple feet from the hole. She birdied both the 17th and 18th to halve her singles match, earning the final ½-point the United States needed to win the Cup.
Vu was one of 17 players who played a Titleist golf ball this week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (8 on Team U.S.A. and 9 on Team Europe) more than five times the nearest competitor with three.
Steve Stricker (Pro V1x) prevailed on the fourth hole of a playoff, making it three consecutive wins for Stricker at the Sanford International. Stricker shot rounds of 67-68-67 to post 8 under, matching the 54-hole total of Richard Green (Pro V1). After the two matched each other for three straight holes, Stricker broke the deadlock with a winning birdie on the fourth playoff hole. The win is his 18th on the PGA Tour Champions.
The winner of the Sanford International gamed a NEW GT2 9.0 driver in his winning setup, which he switched to from a competitive driver at last week’s Ascension Charity Classic.
He also gamed three Vokey wedges (Vokey Design SM8 46.10F, SM10 54.10S, SM4 260.12) as well as a 915F 13.5 fairway and an 816 H1 17.0 hybrid.
Paul Peterson (Pro V1x) closed in 4-under 66 to win his first career Korn Ferry Tour title and put himself in position to earn a PGA TOUR card for 2025. Peterson, who made 25 birdies for the week, opened with rounds of 64-63 to lead by one going into the weekend. Peterson followed with weekend rounds of 67-66 to reach 20 under, good for a one-shot win.
After entering the week at No. 51 on the KFT Points List, Peterson jumps to No. 15 with just two events remaining on the schedule. The top 30 players earn PGA TOUR cards for 2025.
The winner of the Simmons Bank Open “leaned on [his] wedge game big time” this week en route to victory. He had three Vokey Design wedges in the bag: SM8 46.10F, 50.08F, 60.04L.
“I’m not a power player, I’m a precision player,” he said. “My wedges were so good. Done a lot of work on those recently.”
The winner of the ANA Open Golf Tournament played three Vokey Design SM10 wedges (52.08F, 56.14F, 60.04T) and a Scotty Cameron Timeless SSS tour prototype putter en route to victory. The champion replaced a competitive gap and sand wedge with SM10 models this week.
Titleist Brand Ambassadors Jean Hugo (Pro V1x) and Ruan Korb (Pro V1) claimed victory in the two-player team event after a closing best-ball 63. The duo, each playing a Titleist golf ball and 14 Titleist clubs, finished the week 20 under, four clear of the runner-up team. The win is Hugo’s 21st of his career and Korb’s third.
WITB | Jean Hugo: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; NEW GT3 9.0 driver; TSR3 15.0, TSR2 18.0 fairways; T100 4-P irons; Vokey Design SM8 50.08F, WedgeWorks 54.08M, WedgeWorks 58T or 58L wedges; Scotty Cameron Craftsman tour prototype
WITB | Ruan Korb: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; NEW GT2 9.0 driver; NEW GT2 15.0 fairway; T200 3-iron, T100 4-9 irons; Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.08F, 56.10S, 60.04T wedges; Scotty Cameron Phantom X 12 putter
Seunghui Ro (Pro V1x) made seven Sunday birdies to come from three back at the start of the day and win her second KLPGA title of the season. Ro shot rounds of 67-68-67 to post 14 under and win by one shot.
This week’s winner on the KLPGA brought three Vokey Design wedges to the winner’s circle (SM10 48.10F, 52.08F, WedgeWorks 58L).
Gaming her Pro V1 golf ball, the champion of the 37th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur clinched victory with a 5&4 win in the 18-hole final at Brae Burn Country Club. The winner, who also played a TSR driver, T100•S irons and Vokey wedges, entered match play as the No. 6 seed after two rounds of stroke play. Six match victories later, she was the champion, claiming the trophy and a spot in the field at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills.
WITB | U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; TSR3 10.0 driver; TSR3 15.0 fairway; TSR3 19.0, 21.0 hybrids; T100•S 5-P irons; Vokey Design SM9 50, 54, 60 wedges
For the week, 116 players (88%) played a Titleist golf ball. That includes the champion (Pro V1) and the runner-up (Pro V1).
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