Playing his Titleist golf ball and set of Vokey Design wedges, the World No. 1 added another page to the history books Sunday at Quail Hollow, closing out his third major championship while in complete control of his Pro V1.
In earning his 15th PGA TOUR victory, the 2025 PGA Champion led the field with nearly 15 strokes gained tee to green (+14.236), including more than four strokes in each category, on his way to the five-shot victory. He gained +4.094 off the tee (8th), +5.307 on approach shots (8th) and +4.833 around the green (5th).
The champion – who has used a Pro V1 golf ball and Vokey gap, sand and lob wedges to win each of his 15 PGA TOUR titles, including two Masters and one PGA Championship – posted rounds of 69-68-65-71 while becoming the first player in over 40 years to win each of his first three majors by three strokes or more.
Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x players swept the top four positions at Quail Hollow, with six of the top seven finishers gaming a Titleist golf ball:
In total, 101 competitors gamed a Pro V1, Pro V1x or Pro V1x Left Dash this week at Quail Hollow, more than five times the nearest competitor (18).
In addition to his Pro V1 golf ball, the winner of the PGA Championship brought three Vokey Design wedges to the winner’s circle: Vokey Design SM8 50.12F, 56.14F and SM10 60.06K.
The victory marks his third major title and 15th PGA TOUR win, all of which have come with a similar three-Vokey setup.
The latest addition to the World No. 1’s wedge setup is the SM10 60.06K lob wedge he put in play in his last start at the CJ CUP. He has now won his first two events with the new lob wedge, which features the same Low Bounce K Grind with which he used to win the 2022 Masters.
He moved from the K Grind to a T Grind in late 2022, using the T to win nine times including his second Masters title in 2024.
The SM10 60.06K Grind that’s now in the bag features a wider sole that excels from the bunkers but still delivers the greenside versatility of a low bounce wedge.
“The 6-degree K Grind lives in the bags of some of the world’s best,” said Vokey Tour Representative Aaron Dill. “It has always been known as the ultimate bunker club. However, when you ask players on tour why they play the .06K Grind, they will tell you not only do they love the performance in the bunkers, but they love the way the leading edge hugs the ground when pitching and chipping.”
This season, the winner ranks first on the PGA TOUR in Scrambling, getting up-and-down for par at a 71 percent clip.
The PGA Champion was one of the 101 players who teed up a Titleist golf ball this week at Quail Hollow, more than five times the nearest competitor with 18. Titleist was also:
- The most played driver, with 63 Titleist drivers in play (40%). The nearest competitor had 37 in play (24%). Titleist has been the most played driver on the PGA TOUR for six seasons and counting.
- The most played iron, with 47 Titleist iron sets being gamed this week (30%). The nearest competitor’s total was 26 (17%). Titleist has been the most played iron for 11 seasons and counting – and 20 of the last 21. Titleist was also the most played hybrid (46%) and utility iron (59%).
- The most played wedge, with Vokey Design accounting for 227 (50%) of the gap, sand and lob wedges in players’ bags this week, including three in the bag of the champion. Vokey has been the most played wedge on the PGA TOUR since 2004.
Titleist Brand Ambassador S.H. Kim was dialed in from tee to green as he claimed his first career KFT victory. Kim, playing his Pro V1x golf ball, GT2 driver, blended set of Titleist irons and Vokey Design wedges, made 23 birdies (T1) along with two eagles (T1) for the week at Blue Hills Country Club. Rounds of 66-65-66-71 saw him reach 20 under, three clear of his nearest challenger.
Kota Kaneko (NEW 2025 Pro V1) finished eagle-birdie-par to lock up his breakthrough JGTO victory by one shot. Kaneko began the week with a 7-under 63, and he followed it up with rounds of 69-66-67 to reach 15 under for the week.
The winner of the Kansai Open Golf Championship earned his first career JGTO title gaming a GT2 driver and four Vokey Design SM10 wedges. He also had a T200 4-iron in the bag.
WITB | Kansai Open Golf Champion: NEW 2025 Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; GT2 11.0 driver; T200 4-iron; Vokey Design 46, 52, 56, 60 wedges
The victory makes it three wins in a row for GT driver players on the JGTO, which is four events into its 2025 season:
Last week’s champion of the Asian Tour's International Series Japan also brought a GT3 9.0 driver to the winner’s circle.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Yanhan Zhou opened the 2025 China Tour season with a five-shot win and his fourth Chongqing Open title in as many years. The 17-year-old, who played his NEW 2025 Pro V1x golf ball, GT2 driver and fairway, blended set of T200, T100 and 620 MB irons, Vokey Design SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron Phantom putter, now has five China Tour victories to his name, the first of which he won at age 14.
This week, 119 players teed up a Titleist golf ball, accounting for 83 percent of the field and more than 11 times the nearest competitor (10, 7%).
WITB | Yanhan Zhou: NEW 2025 Pro V1x; GT2 10.0 driver; GT2 15.0 fairway; T200 3-iron, T100 4-5 irons, 620 MB 6-9 irons; Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.08F, 54.14F, WedgeWorks 58L wedges; Scotty Cameron Phantom 7.2 tour prototype
Luis Carrera (NEW 2025 Pro V1x) ran away with the title, winning the first two Sunshine Tour events of the season after gaining membership through his victory at Qualifying School. He is the first player in Sunshine Tour history to do so.
This week, Carrera never took his foot off the gas as he posted 30 under for a 10-shot margin of victory. His closing round of 10-under 62 was the lowest round of the week, and he finished the tournament with 41 holes of bogey-free golf, a streak that began on the 14th hole in Friday’s second round.
Mimi Rhodes (NEW 2025 Pro V1) claimed her third LET title of the season, shooting three consecutive rounds of 3-under 69. The 23-year-old rookie, who was already on top of the LET’s Order of Merit rankings entering the week, further strengthened her position on top of the season-long race with the victory.
The NCAA Division I Men’s Regionals concluded this week with Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x players winning all six individual titles. It was the same story last week at the NCAA D1 Women’s Regionals, making it a 12-for-12 sweep for Titleist golf ball players across the dozen sites.
Eight of the 12 champions also played a Titleist driver (5 men, 3 women), with six (3 each) gaming Titleist irons and full sets of Vokey Design wedges. Four of the six men’s champions this week gamed a Scotty Cameron putter.
Over the six men’s regional sites, 399 players teed up a Titleist golf ball, accounting for 89 percent of the field and more than 15 times the nearest competitor (25, 6%).
In addition to being the overwhelming #1 ball, Titleist was also the most played driver (43%), fairway (37%), utility (62%), iron (48%), wedge (55%) and putter (27%).
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa plays host to the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship this week. Out of the 156 competitors teeing it up with the hopes of winning a national championship, 137 of them are putting their trust in the #1 ball in golf. Titleist golf ball players make up 88 percent of the field, more than 13 times the nearest competitor (10, 6%).
Titleist is also the most played driver (40%), fairway (33%), utility (78%), iron (37%) and wedge (46%).
The U.S. Amateur Four-Ball championship kicked off on Saturday at Plainfield Country Club and Echo Lake Country Club in New Jersey.
There were 228 competitors who teed up a Titleist golf ball, accounting for 89 percent of the field and 13 times the nearest competitor’s total (17, 7%).
Titleist was also the most played in every major equipment category: golf ball (89%), driver (44%), fairway (36%), hybrid (44%), utility (65%), iron (38%), wedge (68%) and putter (26%).
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