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Posted: November 2, 2010
Halloween happened to coincide this year with Graduation Day on the Nationwide Tour, typically one of the more frightening experiences of the season for many players.Shortly following the conclusion to Sunday's final round of the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island (S.C.) Club, 2011 PGA Tour cards were handed out to the top 25 players on the Nationwide Tour money list.Of course, PGA Tour cards are hardly considered as handouts."I'd like to say it was a lot of fun but it wasn't," said Titleist Brand Ambassador Brendan Steele, the player who actually won the tournament. "It was an absolute grind from the first tee shot all the way to the end."Steele started the week at No. 30 on the money list, a clearly nerve-racking distance from the ultimate goal. After rolling in his Pro V1x golf ball from 8 feet for birdie on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff with Titleist Brand Ambassador Colt Knost, Steele vaulted to No. 6 – and, accordingly, the PGA Tour.In the end, 16 of the 25 Nationwide graduates trusted Titleist golf balls for their season-long and season-ending success – including the four players that played their way into the top 25 on the final weekend: Steele, Knost, Pro V1x loyalist David Hearn (3rd) and Titleist Brand Ambassador Joe Affrunti (4th).Here's a closer look at their Titleist equipment (listed by finish on 2010 Nationwide Tour money list):
2. Chris Kirk
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Driver: Titleist 909D3 9.5 Fairway: Titleist 906F4 13.5 Hybrid: Titleist 909H 19.0 Irons (3-5): Titleist CB; (6-9): Titleist MB Wedges (48, 54, 60): Vokey Design Spin Milled Putter: Scotty Cameron Laguna 1.6
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Driver: Titleist 909D3 10.5
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Driver: Titleist 907D2 8.5 Fairway: Titleist 910F 15.0 Irons (5-PW): Titleist MB Wedges (52, 58): Vokey Design Spin Milled Wedges (62): Titleist Vokey Design
15. Colt Knost
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Driver: Titleist 910D3 8.5 Fairways: Titleist 910F 13.5, 17.0 Irons (4-PW): Titleist CB Wedges (52, 60): Vokey Design Spin Milled Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport Fastback
Ball: New Titleist Pro V1x Driver: Titleist 910D3 9.5 Fairway: Titleist 910F 13.5 Irons (4-9): Titleist MB Wedges (48, 52, 56, 60): Titleist Vokey Design Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport Fastback
Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Driver: Titleist 910D2 7.5 Fairway Titleist 909F2 15.5 Hybrid: Titleist 910H 21.0 Irons (4-9): Titleist AP2 Wedges (48, 52, 56, 60): Vokey Design Spin Milled Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport Fastback
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Irons (4): Titleist ZB; (5-PW): Titleist CB Wedges (54, 60): Vokey Design Spin Milled
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Congrats to everyone, it was fun to watch the coverage on Sunday!
Rob M wrote on November 3, 2010 at 7:20PM
Congrats gentlemen! I'm sure that it's been a long road, and you all deserve to be on Tour. Trusting Titleist is a great start to a solid career! I wish you all the best of luck.
David Browning wrote on November 4, 2010 at 8:41AM