Gaming his 2025 Pro V1 golf ball, the winner of The 130th Amateur Championship birdied the 36th hole to become the event’s first American champion in 18 years – and secure spots at this summer's Open Championship as well as next year's Masters and U.S. Open.
The rising junior at Oklahoma State, who last month helped his team to the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Championship, hit his approach on the final hole to 5 feet before tapping in his Pro V1 to win the all-Titleist golf ball final, 1 up.
The Amateur Champion was one of 241 players (84%) who teed up a Pro V1 or Pro V1 this week at Royal St. George’s, more than 12 times the nearest competitor with 20 (7%).
Titleist was also the top choice in every major equipment category, with more players gaming Titleist drivers (140/49%), fairway (108/40%), hybrids (15/44%), utility irons (128/54%), iron sets (130/45%), Vokey wedges (590/51%) and Scotty Cameron putters (31%/88) than any other brand.
After tying the course-record at Wannamoisett Country Club with a second-round 61, the winner of the Northeast Amateur cruised to an eight-shot victory gaming his 2025 Pro V1 golf ball, GT driver and fairway, T-Series irons and Vokey wedges.
The rising junior at Oklahoma State, who helped OSU to their 12th NCAA Championship title last month, posted rounds of 69-61-72-65 to finish the week at 9 under par. His teammate, also a rising junior, won The Amateur Championship this week. (All five players on OSU played a 2025 Pro V1 golf ball in winning the national title.)
The victory also makes it back-to-back wins for 2025 Pro V1 golf ball players to start the 2025 Elite Amateur Golf Series (Sunnehanna Amateur, Northeast Am).
The Northeast Am champ was among the 79% (71) of players who teed up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than six times the nearest competitor with 12% (11).
Titleist was also the most played driver (41/46%), fairway (35/34%), utility (42/75%), iron (39/43%), wedge (131/49%) and putter (31/34%).
WITB | Northeast Amateur Champion: 2025 Pro V1 golf ball; GT3 8.0 driver; GT2 13.5 fairway; T150 (3) and T100 (4-9) irons; Vokey SM10 46, 50, 54, WedgeWorks 58 wedges
One day after shooting an 11-under 59 in Round 3, Titleist Brand Ambassador Myles Creighton broke through with his first career Korn Ferry Tour victory. Creighton, gaming his Pro V1x golf ball, GT3 driver, T100 irons and Vokey SM10 wedges, closed with his third 3-under 68 of the week on Sunday, reaching 17 under to win by one shot. The 29-year-old Canadian, who is in his second year as a KFT member, made 22 birdies (T4) and three eagles (T1) over 72 holes at Crestview Country Club.
On Saturday, Creighton chipped in for birdie on the last to card the 15th sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history. He went out in 30 and came home in 29, making 12 birdies in the process.
The day prior during Friday's second round, Creighton was one shot outside the cutline heading to the back nine before he aced the 191-yard par-3 12th hole. The hole-in-one was in the midst of a back-nine run of two birdies and two eagles (an ace and a hole-out from the fairway) in five holes, which helped Creighton card a 30 on the second side and make the weekend.
Taehoon Ok (2025 Pro V1) closed with a bogey-free 9-under 62 to claim his first career KPGA title. Ok, who began the week with an opening-round 63, posted 20 under par over four days to win the KPGA major by three. The result saw him rise to the top of the season-long Genesis Points Rankings.
Seunghui Ro (2025 Pro V1x) won her third KLPGA title, prevailing in a playoff with a winning birdie. Ro shot rounds of 70-67-66 to finish at 13 under, tied with fellow Pro V1x player Dayeon Lee.
The winner of the KLPGA’s The Heaven Masters played three Vokey Design SM10 wedges: SM10 48.10F, 52.08F, WedgeWorks 58L.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Yanhan Zhou, gaming his 2025 Titleist Pro V1x golf ball, GT2 driver and fairway, T200, T100 and 620 MB irons, Vokey SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron Studio Style putter, carded a final round 7-under 65 to post 20 under, two better than second place. The win was the 17-year-old's sixth career China Tour title and his second win of 2025.
Nine of the top 10 finishers played a Titleist golf ball, while every player inside the top 4 positions played a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, Titleist driver, Titleist irons and Vokey SM10 wedges.
WITB | Yanhan Zhou: 2025 Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; GT2 10.0 driver; GT2 15.0 fairway; T200 3-iron, T100 4-6 irons, 620 MB 7-9 irons; Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.08F, 54.14F, WedgeWorks 58L wedges; Scotty Cameron Studio Style Squareback 2 tour prototype putter
Casandra Alexander holed her Pro V1 golf ball from off the green for eagle on the 18th – finishing off a two-shot victory and setting a new course record in the process. Alexander’s closing 10-under 62 at Royal Beroun Golf Club featured six birdies and two eagles, helping her reach 17 under and overcome the six-stroke deficit with which she began the day. The victory was Alexander’s maiden LET win, and she moves to No. 4 in the Order of Merit with the win.
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