Outpacing the field with exceptional ball-striking and control, the OWGR No. 1 trusted his Pro V1 golf ball and set of three Vokey wedges to PGA TOUR victory No. 6 of 2025.
His Pro V1 and a full set of Vokeys have now been in the bag for all 19 of his victories on the PGA TOUR, as well as the 2024 Olympics title.
On Sunday in Napa, the champion began the final round two shots back of the lead. His closing 5-under 67 showcased elite control over his golf ball, as he hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation and gained over four shots on the field from tee to green (+4.144) while reaching 19 under to complete the comeback, one-shot victory.
Over four rounds at Silverado Resort’s North Course, the reigning Champion Golfer of Year led the field in Strokes Gained: Approach (+8.797) and hit 81% GIR (58/72, T5) on his way to 26 birdies (T1).
In his first week playing a 2025 Pro V1 golf ball, Zach Bauchou opened with a bogey-free 5-under 65 and followed with three consecutive rounds of 64 to claim his first Korn Ferry Tour title – and secure his 2026 PGA TOUR card.
While the KFT schedule was on break for the last three weeks, Bauchou took some time at home to test the 2025 Pro V1 against his prior generation model. In the days leading up to this week’s Simmons Bank Open, he asked Titleist reps to put 2025 Pro V1’s in his locker.
The 2025 Pro V1 features a faster high gradient core, reformulated to maintain low long game spin, increase ball speed and add spin on shots into and around the greens. Teeing up the ball in competition for the first time on Thursday, Bauchou hit 15 of 18 GIR (83%) and was a perfect 3-for-3 in Scrambling, while making five of the 25 birdies he totaled over the 72 holes in Nashville.
Bauchou’s rounds of 65-64-64-64 put him at 23 under for the week, while leading a 1-2-3-4-5-6 finish for Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x players. In total, 101 competitors (74%) teed up a Titleist, more than six times the nearest competitor with 16 (12%).
After trying his friend’s Titleist GT driver during a recent round at home, the winner of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Simmons Bank Open switched to a GT3 10.0 this week in Nashville before claiming his first KFT title and securing his PGA TOUR card for the 2026 season.
Over the three-week break leading into this week’s first event of the KFT Finals, the winner played a round with fellow KFT’er and Oklahoma State alum Rayhan Thomas, who games a Titleist GT3 10.0 driver.
During the round, the Simmons Bank Open champion, who had played a competitor’s driver model for his past 52 starts on the KFT (since 2023), asked to try Thomas’ GT3. After the round, he made a call to order his own GT3 10.0.
Seventy-one holes later, he found himself on the 18th tee Sunday at Vanderbilt Legends Club with a two-shot lead. He pulled his GT3 driver and sent a rocket down the left side of the fairway to set up a tournament-clinching two-putt par.
The champ, who made the move to a 2025 Pro V1 along with his driver this week, also plays three Vokey Design SM10 wedges and a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter.
One week after helping the U.S. Walker Cup team to victory at Cypress point, Jackson Koivun continued his exceptional form, recording his career-best PGA TOUR finish – for the fourth start in a row. The 20-year-old amateur, whose all-Titleist setup includes his Pro V1 golf ball, GT2 driver and fairway, NEW T250, NEW T100 and 620 MB irons, Vokey SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron Phantom putter, carded rounds of 67-66-68-71 this week in Napa to finish T4.
Koivun’s ball-striking and putting were dialed in at the Procore, as he gained over seven shots with his approach play (+7.460, 3rd) and over five and a half shots on the greens (+5.653, 11th). He made two eagles and 21 birdies on his way to posting 16 under.
Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.08F, 54.08M, WedgeWorks 60L | Project X 6.5 (46, 50), Project X 6.0 (54), Project X IO 6.0 (60)
On the Epson Tour, Gianna Clemente finished solo second as an amateur, going toe-to-toe with the eventual winner in a five-hole playoff. Clemente, just 17 years of age, carded a bogey-free final round 68 to post 13 under for the week.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Michael Brennan won for the third time in four starts, securing an immediate three-victory promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour. Brennan, fully exempt for the 2026 KFT season, has had a banner year on the PGA TOUR Americas in which he recorded 10 top-10 finishes in 14 starts, including six top-5's and three wins.
The 23-year-old, gaming an all-Titleist setup that includes his Pro V1 golf ball, GT3 driver and fairway, T100 and 620 CB irons, Vokey SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron Phantom putter, opened the week at Northern Bear Golf Club with an 11-under 61. He closed in 68, posting 19 under for a one-shot win.
Brennan hit 81% greens in regulation (58/72, T3), which helped set himself up for 22 birdies and two eagles.
WITB | Michael Brennan: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; GT3 9.0 driver; GT3 15.0 fairway; TS2 19.0 hybrid; T100 4-5 irons, 620 CB 6-9 irons; Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.10S, 60.04T or WedgeWorks 60K* wedges; Scotty Cameron Phantom 7.2 tour prototype putter
Titleist Brand Ambassador Yanhan Zhou prevailed in extra holes to win his seventh career China Tour title – and third of 2025 – at just 17 years of age. Gaming a full bag of Titleist equipment including his Pro V1x golf ball, GT2 driver and fairway, blended set of T200, T100 and 620 MB irons, Vokey SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron Studio Style putter, Zhou shot rounds of 68-68-68-71 to match the 13-under clubhouse lead before taking the title on the second playoff hole.
WITB | Yanhan Zhou: 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, 54.10S, WedgeWorks 58L; Scotty Cameron Studio Style Squareback 2 tour prototype putter
Titleist Brand Ambassador Alice Hewson cruised to her third career LET victory, successfully defending her title in Switzerland with a five-shot win. Hewson, whose setup included her Pro V1x golf ball, TSR3 driver, T200/T150 irons and Vokey SM10 wedges, closed with three straight birdies on Sunday to reach 13 under. The 28-year-old was in full control of her golf ball, hitting 17 greens in regulation in the final round.
WITB | Alice Hewson: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; TSR3 9.0 driver; TSR2 18.0 fairway; TSR1 20.0 hybrid; T200 5-6 irons, T150 7-P irons; Vokey Design SM10 50.08F, 56.10S, 60.04T wedges
Haydn Porteous shot rounds of 66-69 to win by one shot at this week's 36-hole, weather-shortened tournament. Porteous, gaming his Pro V1 golf ball, GT2 driver and fairway, 620 MB irons and Vokey SM10 wedges, made two key back-nine birdies, which proved to be the difference-maker in the end.
WITB | Haydn Porteous: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; GT2 10.0 driver; GT2 15.0 fairway; TSR3 19.0 hybrid or U•505 2-iron; 620 MB 4-9 irons; Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.10S, WedgeWorks 58A+ wedges
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