With everything on the line Sunday in Ponte Vedra, Titleist Brand Ambassador Lanto Griffin – gaming a setup that included his NEW 2025 Pro V1 golf ball and NEW GT2 10.0 driver – responded with the best round of the day at TPC Sawgrass’ Dye Valley, a bogey-free 63 that earned him a decisive three-shot victory and his 2025 PGA TOUR card.
The 36-year-old, who in 2022 had surgery to repair a ruptured disc in his lower back, hit 15 greens in regulation Sunday while getting up-and-down the other three times. With his 2025 Pro V1 and Vokey SM10 wedges, Griffin led the field in Scrambling at 80 percent (20 of 25).
Griffin was one of four Titleist golf ball players to earn their ‘25 cards, with three of them gaming NEW 2025 models (see note below).
“From a getting the ball in the hole, staying patient, battling some really tough conditions, since my back surgery I’d say it's probably (the best golf I've played in recent years),” Griffin said after the round.”
“The majority of golfers have one-year contracts and it's a nerve-wracking thing to think about when your livelihood's on the line. At this point in my career, just post surgery – playing on a medical’s really tough. It’s hard having a certain amount of starts and coming back – I came back too early, I came back probably six months too early. I didn’t know it at the time, I thought I was healthy and I wasn’t. So this is kind of a fresh start for me. I still can't believe what happened today just thinking about the fact that I’ll be able to play on Tour again is insane.
Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.10S, 60.08M wedges | Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 130 X (46-50), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 125 Wedge (54-60)
Ahead of one of the most pressure-packed events of his young career, Titleist Brand Ambassador Matthew Riedel made the move to the NEW 2025 Titleist Pro V1x golf ball at this week’s Q-School's Final Stage before going on to earn his 2025 PGA TOUR card.
Riedel, who graduated from Vanderbilt University earlier this year and finished No. 4 on the PGA TOUR University’s rankings, began testing the 2025 Pro V1x at home following the end to the Korn Ferry Tour’s season. On Thursday at Dye’s Valley, he teed up the new model for the first time with his sights set on PGA TOUR status.
Over the first three rounds this week, Riedel was the only player to post scores in the 60’s each day, in complete control of his golf ball despite difficult, windy conditions.
“Yeah, I love wind,” said Riedel after Saturday’s round, when asked if he prefers tough conditions. “If you can kind of turn on the wind, I like to play well in that and kind of shape some shots.”
On Sunday, Riedel needed to play his final three holes in 1 under or better to secure his TOUR card. He stuck a wedge in close on 16, setting up a tap-in birdie, and then made two clutch up-and-downs for par on Nos. 17 and 18 to lock up TOUR status for next season.
Riedel was one of four Titleist ball players to earn their PGA TOUR cards on Sunday, with three of those players gaming NEW 2025 models:
In total, 126 players (74%) at Q-School teed up a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x model, more than seven times the nearest competitor (17/10%).
Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.12F, 56.08M, WedgeWorks 60L | KBS Tour 130 X (46), Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (50-60)
Titleist Brand Ambassador Patty Tavatanakit (Pro V1x) and Jake Knapp (Pro V1 Left Dot) teamed up for a wire-to-wire win in Naples, closing with a modified four-ball 65 on Sunday to win by one. The UCLA alums, who opened with a 14-under 58 in Friday’s scramble format, entered the final round with a two-shot lead. They made five Sunday birdies and an eagle to close the door on the chasing pack and lock up the victory.
TSR2 15.0, 18.0 fairways | Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 S (15), Tensei 1K Pro White 60 S (18)
T200 4-iron | Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Hybrid S
The team of Patty Tavatanakit and the 2024 Mexico Open champion each gamed Vokey sand and lob wedges en route to victory at the Grant Thornton Invitational:
Patty Tavatanakit: Vokey Design SM10 50.12F, 56.08M, 60.04T wedges | Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 115 Wedge
2024 Mexico Open champion: Vokey Design SM9 56.10S, WedgeWorks 60T wedges | KBS Tour C-Taper 130 X (56), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 WV 125 (60)
South African Shaun Norris (Pro V1x) claimed victory on home soil, capturing his second career DP World Tour title with a one-stroke victory at Leopard Creek Country Club. Norris, who teed off on Sunday six strokes off the pace, carded five birdies and an eagle to close in 5-under 67 and finish the week at 13 under.
The win is Norris’ second worldwide victory in two weeks, having captured the JGTO’s season finale Golf Nippon Series JT Cup.
Ben Henkel (Pro V1) won for the first time on the PGA Tour of Australasia, emerging victorious after winning each of his four matches on Sunday. Henkel opened the week at Warragul Country Club with a course-record-setting 62 before and then beat it again on Friday with a 61. After 54 holes of medal play, the event transitions to knock-out rounds of 6-hole match play, where Henkel stood tall and outlasted each of his four opponents.
WITB | Gippsland Super 6 winner: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; NEW GT3 9.0 driver; NEW GT2 13.5 fairway; Vokey Design SM10 50.12F, 54.12D, WedgeWorks 58K*; Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5 putter
Zihao Jin (Pro V1) captured the China Tour season finale, becoming the first player in China Tour history to ever win five events in the same season. His performance locked up China Tour Order of Merit honors, which earned him a DP World Tour card for 2025.
On Sunday, Jin overcame a five-shot deficit to start the final round, closing with a course-record 9-under 63 to win by one. At 7 under for the week, he was one of only three players to finish under par over 72 holes.
The 2024 China Tour Championship and Order of Merit winner ad three Vokey wedges in his bag: Vokey Design SM10 50.08F, 56.12D, WedgeWorks 60.06K.
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