Check out one of the newest additions to the World Golf Hall of Fame: The Titleist Pro V1x golf ball that Jonathan Byrd used to make his playoff-winning hole-in-one during the 2010 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas.

The shot came on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff at TPC Summerlin's 203-yard par-3 17th. Jonathan teed up a Titleist Pro V1x #2 golf ball, which he marked with an orange dot above the number. (He's a Clemson alum.)

The ball sailed through the wind, straight at the flagstick, took three shorts hops and rolled into the cup.

"I'm flattered. I'm 33 and still in the beginning of my PGA Tour career in a sense, so for the Hall of Fame to call me for something is special," Jonathan said. "I was happy to donate my club and ball."

TPC Summerlin also embedded a plaque in the ground at the 17th tee to commemorate the feat.

Jonathan spoke with Team Titleist recently about his historic Vegas ace, which you can check out in the video at the top of this post.

A replay of the shot is available in the video below (courtesy PGATour.com).

For more information about the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum and the Byrd display, visit www.WorldGolfHallofFame.org.

Titleist Brand Ambassador and reigning FedEx Cup champion Bill Haas certainly has a solid swing. TPI Co-Founder Dave Phillips recently sat down to take a closer look at his action throughout the swing and provide some expert analysis. 

Check out the video above and don't forget to visit www.mytpi.com for even more great tips on golf-specific fitness, golf health, and golf swing biomechanics.

Welcome to this week's Team Titleist Trivia contest, brought to you in honor of Titleist Brand Ambassador Bill Haas and his Tour Championship/FedEx Cup double victory.

Up for grabs this week is a Titleist Pro V1x golf ball and Titleist golf glove, both autographed by Bill (pictured below). One winner will receive the Pro V1x, one winner will receive the glove.

Here's the question: How many birdies did Bill Haas make in regulation at the 2011 Tour Championship? (Hint: He led the field.)

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: To enter the contest, log in to your Team Titleist account and then reply to this blog post with the correct answer to the above question by Friday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. EST.

 Note: You must be a Team Titleist member to enter. Only one entry per person. We will randomly draw the winners from all approved entries with the correct answer. (The first person drawn will receive the autographed glove; the second person drawn will receive the autographed golf ball.)

(Sorry U.S. only. Here's some more info: Why are Titleist sweepstakes U.S. only?)

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**UPDATE: Thanks everyone for playing! The correct answer is: 22 birdies.

 

Congratulations to our winners:
 

• Ben B (autographed glove)
• Thomas H. (autographed golf ball) 

 

To our winners: Please make sure the address in your Team Titleist profile is up to date, as we will be shipping your prize to that address. Thanks!

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Las Vegas rolls out the red carpet for the PGA Tour  this week at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and we're thrilled to be sending Team Titleist members to watch some five-star golf.

Robert K., Brian B., Jonathan D., and Richard M. won tickets to the tournaments through Team Titleist and will be on the ground at TPC Summerlin along with many of the PGA Tour's best – including Titleist Brand Amabassador (and Las Vegas resident) Nick Watney and Titleist golf ball loyalist Jonathan Byrd, last year's big winner.

Byrd concluded the 2010 event with a hole-in-one at the 203-yard par-3 17th hole. He became the first player to close out a PGA Tour event with an ace, celebrating his jackpot on the 17th tee as dusk settled in on the desert.

Only in Vegas.

If you'd like to join the Team Titleist members and Tour players this week at TPC Summerlin, there are still tickets available at http://www.jtshrinersopen.com.

TV coverage of the tournament on Golf Channel is as follows (all times EST):

• Thursday, Sept. 29: 4-7 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 30: 4-7 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 1: 4-7 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 2: 4-7 p.m.

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The Champions Tour is North Carolina, this week for the SAS Championship the first of the a final four-event stretch to end the 2011 season.

Ben H., Brenton L. and Kiho K. won tickets to the event through Team Titleist and will be on the ground at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C., as the race heats up for the Charles Schwab Cup.

Titleist golf ball players currently occupy the top three positions in the Charles Schwab Cup Points standings, with Pro V1 loyalist Tom Lehman leading the way.

Pro V1x loyalist Mark Calcavecchia is in second, with Pro V1 loyalist Peter Senior sticking close in third.

TV coverage of the tournament on Golf Channel is as follows (all times EST):

• Friday, Sept. 30: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 1: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 2: 7:30-9:30 p.m.


For more information about the tournament or to purchase tickets, please visit http://saschampionship.com.

The second Titleist Brand Ambassador Bill Haas saw he could get a club on the ball, he was already pulling one of his Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges from the bag.

His Pro V1x sat on edge of the water, two-thirds above the mucky surface and five feet below the elevated green.

Both the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup Playoffs titles were on the line.

Faced with perhaps the most difficult up-and-down of the 2011 PGA Tour season, there was only one thing on Bill's mind: "Play it like a bunker shot."

"If there's a little bit of water, if you don't mind getting your feet dirty, then (just) blast it out of there," Bill said.

Without hesitation, Haas propelled the wedge into the water behind his Pro V1x and watched the golf ball pop into the air, land 3 feet past the hole, and spin to a stop.

Bill's wedge of choice to pull of this heroic shot: His Vokey Design Spin Milled 60º•E (E-grind), bent to 59º with 7º of bounce.

The 60º•E features the same grind and profile as the Vokey Design Spin Milled 60•07º wedge currently available through Titleist authorized retailers. The E-Grind features a medium sole with full bounce surface and straight relief along the trailing edge. Slight heel camber allows the blade to be easily opened for shot-making versatility.

"The full sole of the Vokey 60º•E helped Bill pull off the shot," Master Craftsman Bob Vokey explained. "He was able to open up the face and still have enough bounce to play it like a bunker shot. The grooves of the wedge along with a descending blow allowed him to spin the ball, even out of the shallow water.

"It was an amazing shot, one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching Tour players." 

Check out Bill's historic shot in the video below.