Leading a group of 14 Titleist golf ball players to the 2026 PGA TOUR, Chandler Blanchet capped off his card-clinching campaign with a two-shot victory in the season-ending KFT Championship.
Gaming his Pro V1x golf ball, Blanchet made seven Sunday birdies to close in 6-under 66 and complete a 10-under weekend at the French Lick Resort’s Pete Dye Course.
Blanchet, who posted rounds of 69-71-68-66 to finish the four days at 15 under par, led the field with 76% Greens in Regulation. Heading into the event, Blanchet ranked third on tour in GIR at 77%. He finished the week third in Scrambling (77%).
Topping the KFT Points List was Titleist Brand Ambassador Johnny Keefer – who finished the season with two victories, two runner-ups, nine top-10s and 15 top-25s, including his T12 finish on Sunday.
Titleist was the top choice of this season’s Korn Ferry Tour graduates, with more grads gaming Titleist golf balls (14), drivers (10), irons (9), Vokey wedges (13) and Scotty Cameron putters (7) than any other brand:
• Fourteen of the 20 graduates earning their 2026 PGA TOUR cards played a Titleist golf ball, with each of the top-6 points earners trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x:
Twenty-two (85%) of the 26 events played this season on the Korn Ferry Tour were won with a Titleist golf ball.
• The winner of this week’s KFT Championship was among the 10 players who gamed a Titleist driver in securing their ‘26 TOUR cards, with nine playing GT2 or GT3 models, compared to four drivers for the nearest competitor.
• Nine graduates gamed Titleist irons, more than double the nearest competitor with four – including leading points earner Johnny Keefer, who plays a blended set of four Titleist iron models (T200 3-iron, T150 4-iron, T100 5-iron and 620 CB 6-9 irons).
• Thirteen players had at least one Vokey Design wedge in the bag, with over 40 total Vokeys in play among them, more than three times the nearest competitor with four players.
• Scotty Cameron was the most played putter among this year’s graduating class with seven players, compared to five for the nearest competitor.
• The No. 2-ranked player on the final 2025 KFT Points List and winner of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship earned his second victory of the season while gaming his GT2 driver, T-Series irons and Vokey Design wedges:
1. Johnny Keefer: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; GT2 10.0 driver; GT2 16.5 fairway; T200 (3), T150 (4), T100 (5), 620 CB (6-9) irons; Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.10S, 60.08M wedges
2nd KFT Points List: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; GT2 9.0 driver; T150 (4-5), T100 (6-9) irons; Vokey Design SM9 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.10S, 58.08M wedges
5th KFT Points List: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; Vokey Design SM10 WedgeWorks 44F, 50.12F, 54.10S, WedgeWorks 58L wedges
6. Hank Lebioda: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; GT2 10.0 driver; TSi3 18.0 hybrid; T200 (4), T100 (5-9) irons; Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.10S, 60.08M wedges
8. S.H. Kim: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; GT2 9.0 driver; T150 (4), 620 CB (5), 620 MB (6-P) irons; Vokey Design SM9 52.12F, 56.10S, SM10 WedgeWorks 60K* wedges
11th KFT Points List: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; GT3 10.0 driver; Vokey Design SM10 50.12F, 56.10S, 60.08M wedges; Scotty Cameron Newport 2 tour prototype putter
14th KFT Points List: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; GT2 10.0 driver; GT2 21.0 fairway; T100 4-9 irons; Vokey Design SM10 48.10F, 52.12F, 56.08M, 60K* wedges; Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 tour prototype putter
16. Trace Crowe: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; TSR2 10.0 driver; T100 4-9 irons; Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.08F, 54.10S, SM9 60.08M wedges; Scotty Cameron Phantom 11.5 tour prototype putter
17. John VanDerLaan: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; GT2 10.0 driver; GT2 15.0, TSi2 21.0 fairways; T100 (4-5), 620 CB (6-P) irons; Vokey Design SM10 50.12F, 56.08M, 60.04T wedges; Scotty Cameron Newport tour prototype putter
18. Zecheng Dou: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball; GT3 9.0 driver; GT2 15.0, TSR2 18.0 fairways; NEW T250 (4), NEW T100 (5-P) irons; Vokey Design SM10 52.08F, 56.08M, 60.04T; Scotty Cameron Phantom 7.5 tour prototype putter
19. Sudarshan Yellamaraju: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; GT2 9.0 driver; GT1 14.5 fairway; NEW T250 (2), 620 MB (4-P) irons; Vokey Design SM10 50.08F, 54.10S, 60.04T wedges
The winner of the Baycurrent Classic closed out a one-shot win on Sunday in Japan, bringing two Vokey Design SM10 wedges to the winner’s circle: his 56.10S sand wedge and 60.04T lob wedge. The No. 4-ranked player in the OWGR and two-time major champion leaned on his scoring clubs to get up-and-down for par on 14 of 18 attempts (78%) this week, ranking 6th in Scrambling.
The 31-year-old has played a similar sand and lob wedge setup for years, relying on a 56-degree S grind and rotating between a 60-degree T Grind and a 60-degree K* Grind depending on course conditions. He won both his majors — the 2024 PGA Championship and Open Championship — with Vokey SM10 models in the bag.
This week’s runner-up, finishing one shot back of the champion, was also gaming a Vokey Design SM10 lob wedge (WedgeWorks 60L). He led the field in Scrambling, converting 21 of 24 up-and-down attempts (88%).
Overall, there were 116 Vokey Design gap, sand and lob wedges (52%) in play at Yokohama Country Club this week, more than all other brands combined.
And dating back to the Open Championship in July, nine of 10 PGA TOUR events have been won with a Vokey Design SM10 lob wedge.
Marco Penge (Pro V1) prevailed in extra holes, earning his third DP World Tour title in the last six months. After opening the week with three straight sub-68 rounds (66-67-64), Penge held steady on the back nine on Sunday, posting 15 under for the week at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. Daniel Brown (Pro V1) matched Penge’s total of 269, but Penge sealed the win after rolling in his Pro V1 for a birdie 3 on the first extra hole.
This week in Spain, Penge ranked third in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green, picking up +11.68 shots on the field on average. More than half of those shots came from his approach play (+6.28, 6th), and he finished T2 in Greens in Regulation (74%). The Englishman also ranked T1 in Bogey Avoidance, only surrendering five all week long.
With this victory in Spain’s national open, the 27-year-old has locked up an invitation to the 2026 Masters Tournament and a spot in the field at the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Penge is also projected to climb to No. 2 in the Race to Dubai rankings.
The now three-time DP World Tour champion won on Sunday in Spain gaming three Vokey Design SM10 wedges and a Scotty Cameron GOLO putter.
Vokey Design SM10 50.12F, 56.08M, WedgeWorks 60K* wedges | KBS Tour VTen 130 X (50), Project X Wedge 7.0 (56-60)
The winner ranked fourth in Scrambling, getting up and down for par on 15 of 19 attempts (79%) and T17 in Putts per GIR (1.70). He clinched the playoff victory by converting a difficult up-and-down, rolling in a 10-foot birdie putt for the win.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Austin Bautista made birdie on the 72nd hole to lock up his third career PGA Tour of Australasia victory. Baustista, gaming an all-Titleist setup that includes his Pro V1 golf ball, GT3 driver and GT2 fairway, U•505 long irons, T100 irons, Vokey SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron Phantom putter, carded rounds of 66-70-66-70 to post 14 under for the week and win by one.
Bautista, splitting his time between the PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour, has won twice in South Africa and currently ranks second on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. With his win on Sunday in Western Australia, he climbs to third on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.
WITB | Austin Bautista: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; GT3 9.0 driver; GT2 15.0 fairway; U•505 3-4 irons, T100 5-9 irons; Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.12F, 56.12D, 60.08M wedges; Scotty Cameron Phantom 7 putter
Titleist Brand Ambassador Pieter Moolman was dialed in down the stretch on Sunday, playing his final 12 holes in 8 under to lock up his fourth career Sunshine Tour title. Moolman, gaming his Pro V1 golf ball, GT3 driver and fairway, GT2 hybrid, T200 and T100 irons, Vokey SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron Phantom 5 Long Design putter among his all-Titleist setup, closed in 66 to post 12 under and win by two shots.
WITB | Pieter Moolman: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; GT3 8.0 driver; GT3 15.0 fairway; GT2 18.0 hybrid; T200 4-iron, T150 5-P; Vokey Design SM10 50.08F, 54.10S, 60.04T wedges; Scotty Cameron Phantom 5 Long Design putter
Titleist Brand Ambassador Shannon Tan earned a dramatic, come-from-behind victory to claim her third LET title of 2025. Tan, gaming her Pro V1 golf ball, GT driver and fairways, T200 and T100 irons, Vokey SM10 wedges and Scotty Cameron GOLO putter, began Sunday seven shots off the pace before closing in 5-under 67, the low round of the day by two. A 7-under total for the week at DLF Golf and Country Club was enough for a one-shot victory for Tan, who now tops the LET Order of Merit with three events remaining in the season.
WITB | Shannon Tan: Titleist Pro V1 golf ball; GT3 10.0 driver; GT1 15.0, GT2 21.0 fairways; T200 5-6 irons, T100 7-P irons; Vokey Design SM10 50.12F, 54.12D, 58.08M wedges; Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.5 putter
Alex Cejka (Pro V1) finished birdie-birdie to put the finishing touches on a three-shot win and his fourth career Champions Tour title. Cejka made 13 birdies (T1) and one eagle (T1) over three rounds at Prestonwood Country Club, finishing at 9 under.
Jungmin Hong (Pro V1x) captured her third KLPGA title of the season, closing in 3-under 69 to post 12 under and win by one shot. With the victory, Hong rises to No. 1 on the KLPGA’s season-long money list.
This week’s winner on the KLPGA gamed three Vokey Design SM10 wedges in her setup: 48.10F, 52.08F, 58.08M.
This week in Singapore at the Men’s World Amateur Team Championship, 90 players teed up a Titleist golf ball (83%), more than 11 times the nearest competitor (8).
Titleist drivers (44%), fairways (44%), hybrids (45%), utilities (51%), irons (42%), Vokey wedges (54%) and Scotty Cameron putters (36%) were also the top choice of the elite amateur field.
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