PGA TOUR | AT&T Byron Nelson
K.H. Lee (Pro V1x) successfully defended his AT&T Byron Nelson title with a career-low 9-under 63 Sunday in Texas.
- Lee, 30, tapped his Pro V1x in for birdie on the TPC Craig Ranch’s par-5 18th to finish the week at 26 under, one shot clear of Titleist Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth, who was seeking his second-consecutive win following the RBC Heritage.
- Lee, who won last year’s event at 25 under, is the first player in PGA TOUR history to win the same event in back-to-back years with scores of 25-under or better.
- He played his last 33 holes of the tournament without a bogey, going 15 under over that stretch.
- For the week, he ranked fifth in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (+10.238), eighth in SG: Approach (+5.251), 10th in SG: Around the Green (+2.713) and sixth in Scrambling (88.24%).
- He was perfect from the bunker, going 4-for-4 in sand saves.
- The win moved Lee to No. 44 in the World Ranking.
K.H. LEE ON HIS PRO V1x
- K.H. Lee has played a Pro V1x golf ball ever since he started playing golf at 13 years old. “I never changed to another ball because every performance is perfect for me,” he said. “Driving distance is far. Iron control is really good. And then I love wedge control, spin control.” Pro V1x, Lee said, gives him the ability to dial his spin up or down, whether “I need backspin or a little more release.” He also loves the higher launch and trajectory he gets from Pro V1x. “When I think of the image of my ball flight, it’s a perfect fit for me.” Into the wind, Lee said, he can count on Pro V1x to hit his number. “For example, 150, little against the wind,” Lee said. “If I hit three balls, it’s almost the same distance… not 140, 155, 160.” It’s “150, 151, 152, so I love the consistency.”
SEVEN WINS WORLDWIDE
- Lee’s victory was one of seven wins for Titleist golf ball players across the worldwide professional tours on Sunday.
- It also marked the 19th victory for Titleist golf ball players this season on the PGA TOUR, with Pro V1 and Pro V1x players making their way to the winner’s circle in five of the last six weeks: Scottie Scheffler (Pro V1/Masters), Jordan Spieth (Pro V1x/Heritage), Patrick Cantlay (Pro V1x/Zurich Classic), Max Homa (Pro V1/Wells Fargo).
- Of the players who finished T5 or better, five played a Titleist golf ball – Lee, Spieth, Sebastian Munoz (T3/Pro V1 Left Dot), Ryan Palmer (T5/Pro V1x) and Titleist Brand Ambassador Justin Thomas (T5/Pro V1x) – while each of the Top 7 finishers, and 10 of the Top 11, played at least one piece of Titleist equipment.
- Titleist was the overwhelming field favorite for golf balls with 72% of the players teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x (nearest competitor, 8%).
- In addition to golf balls, Titleist was also the most trusted hybrid, utility iron, iron, and wedge at the event.
WINNER PLAYS VOKEY WEDGES
- The winner of the AT&T Byron Nelson played three Vokey Design wedges, the 17th time a winner on the PGA TOUR this season has had at least one Vokey in the bag.
- He was also one of six Vokey wedge players to win Sunday across the worldwide pro tours.
LPGA | Cognizant Founders Cup
The winner of the Cognizant Founders Cup played a Scotty Cameron Tourtype Special Select Timeless SSS putter in securing her first win of 2022 and seventh LPGA title.
- It’s the same putter she used to win her first major championship (Evian) last season.
- The winner of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur – playing a Pro V1x golf ball and full bag of Titleist equipment – made her second consecutive cut on the LPGA, having received sponsor exemptions into the last two events.
- Titleist was the overwhelming field favorite for golf balls with 81% of the players teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x (nearest competitor, 6%).
DP WORLD TOUR | Soudal Open
Sam Horsfield (Pro V1) rallied to win for the third time on the DP World Tour.
- Three shots back of the lead Sunday as he stepped to the 9th tee, Horsfield, 25, posted a back-nine 33 (2 under) to close in 3-under 68 and secure a two-shot victory.
For the week, Horsfield finished fifth in Strokes Gained: Approach (+1.82 per round) and third in Scrambling (80.95%).
- The victory comes just two weeks into Horsefield’s return from three months off due to injury.
- The University of Florida alum, who moved to a career-high 64th in the World Ranking, will tee it up this week at Southern Hills in the PGA Championship.
- Said Horsfield: “I feel like I have been playing well but I haven’t been able to put four rounds together and this week I was able to do that, so knowing that it’s there and that I can do it, it puts me in a good step forward for next week.”
- Titleist was the overwhelming field favorite for golf balls with 77% of the players teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x (nearest competitor, 12%).
- In addition to golf balls, Titleist was also the most trusted driver, iron, and wedge at the event.
KORN FERRY TOUR | Visit Knoxville Open
Titleist Brand Ambassador Anders Albertson completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in Knoxville, closing in 4-under 68 to earn his second KFT title by one shot.
- Playing a Pro V1 golf ball and 14 Titleist clubs, Albertson opened with an 8-under 62 and slept on the lead every night.
- He made 21 birdies over the four rounds – the final birdie coming Sunday at Holston Hills CC’s par-5 18th — and just one bogey to finish at 20 under.
- For the week, he was second in Greens in Regulation (61/72) at 84.72% and second in Scrambling at 90.91%.
- Titleist was the overwhelming field favorite for golf balls with 79% of the players teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x (nearest competitor, 8%).
- In addition to golf balls, Titleist was also the most trusted driver, fairway, hybrid, utility iron, iron, and wedge at the event.
What's in Anders Albertson's Titleist Golf Bag?
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: TSi2 10.0°
Fairway Metals: TSi2 16.5° & 21.0°
Irons: T100 4-7 and 620 MB 8-PW irons
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 52.12F, 56.12D, WedgeWorks 60A
Putter: Scotty Cameron Super Rat 2 tour prototype
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS | Regions Tradition
Steve Stricker (Pro V1x) posted four rounds of 68 or better en route to a wire-to-wire, six-shot victory.
- It marked the fourth PGA TOUR Champions major and eighth victory overall on the 50-and-over circuit for Stricker, who made 23 birdies and just two bogeys to finish the week at 21 under (65-68-66-68).
- Stricker led the field in Scrambling at 93.75%.
- Titleist golf ball players have now won the last five events on the PGA TOUR Champions.
- Titleist was the overwhelming field favorite for golf balls with 77% of the players teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x (nearest competitor, 12%).
ASIAN TOUR/JAPAN TOUR | Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup Golf
Shugo Imahira (Pro V1x) was the only player to shoot four rounds in the 60’s (66-69-69-68) as he claimed his sixth victory on the Japan Tour.
- Imahira won by one shot over a group of four players, including Titleist Brand Ambassador Kaito Onishi and a 21-year-old amateur, who closed in 7-under playing a Pro V1x golf ball and bag full of Titleist equipment.
- Titleist was the overwhelming field favorite for golf balls with 53% of the players teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x (nearest competitor, 19%).
KOREAN TOUR | Woori Financial Group Championship
Titleist Brand Ambassador HeeMin Chang captured his first-career KPGA Tour victory, closing in 1-under 71 to complete a four-shot victory.
What's in HeeMin Chang's Titleist Golf Bag?
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TSi2 9.0°
Fairway Metal: TSi2 15.0° & TSi3 18.0°
Utility Iron: T200 (3)
Irons: 620 CB 4-9
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 46.10F, 52.08F, 58.04L
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 6S
SUNSHINE TOUR | Lombard Insurance Classic
Herman Loubser (Pro V1x) claimed his first victory on the Sunshine Tour, edging Ockie Strydom (Pro V1) and an all-Titleist golf ball playoff.
- Loubser, a Monday qualifier into the event, closed in 2-under 69 to tie Strydom (68) at 7 under.
- Loubser won on the second playoff hole, chipping his Pro V1x in for birdie on Arabella Country Estate’s par-5 18th at.
- Eight of the nine Sunshine Tour events played in 2022 have been won by Titleist golf ball players.
- Titleist was the overwhelming field favorite for golf balls with 83% of the players teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x (nearest competitor, 16%).
AMATEUR | U.S. Amateur Four-Ball
At the 2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, more competitors trusted their performance to Titleist than any other brand.
- Of the 252 players competing at the Country Club of Birmingham (Ala.), Titleist is the top choice in golf balls, hybrids, utility irons, irons, wedges and putters (T1):
- A total of 202 players are teeing up a Titleist Pro V1, Pro V1x, Pro V1 Left Dot or Pro V1x Left Dash golf ball, more than six times the nearest competitor (32).
- Titleist TSi3 is the most played driver model (38) at the Four-Ball, just as it is on the PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and Korn Ferry Tour.
- There are more Titleist hybrids in play than any other brand (53/42%), compared to 22 for the nearest competitor (22/17%).
- Nearly half the utility irons in play are Titleist (48/49%), more than double the nearest competitor (19/19%).
- A total of 73 players have Titleist irons in the bag – with T100 models as the field favorites – compared to 49 for the nearest competitor.
- There are 443 Vokey Design gap, sand and lob wedges in play at the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, more than four times the nearest competitor (95).
- No brand has more putters in play than Titleist, with 71 players (T1) trusting Scotty Cameron models.
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