Watson, Luiten Ko and Fox Lead 4-Win Week for Titleist Players

The winning momentum continued around the globe for Titleist this week, as Titleist Brand Ambassadors and golf ball loyalists combined for three more worldwide tour victories.

Titleist golf ball players have now recorded 27 victories across the worldwide professional tours, nearly seven times the nearest competitor with 4.

To date this season, the game's finest players have relied on a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball 3,991 times, nearly seven times the nearest competitor with 573 and more than all competitors combined.

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Titleist players were all over the leaderboard all week long at the Genesis Open with Titleist golf ball loyalist Bubba Watson (Pro V1x) coming out on top for his first win two years after his last victory at Riviera CC in 2016.

This marked the 10th career win for Watson, all of which, including two Masters championships (2012, 2014), he earned trusting a Titleist golf ball for his success. Watson becomes just the third three-time winner of the Genesis Open.

Watson returned to the Titleist Pro V1x golf ball at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open to start the 2017-18 season and now ranks 18th in the current FedExCup standings.

Watson closed with a 2-under-par 69 en route to a 12-under-par 272 victory total, two shots clear of two Titleist golf ball players, including Titleist Brand Ambassador Kevin Na (Pro V1x).

Two of Na’s fellow Titleist Brand Ambassadors – Patrick Cantlay(Pro V1x) and Scott Stallings (Pro V1) – tied for 4th another shot back.

In addition to each of the top five finishers relying upon a Titleist golf ball for their success at the Genesis Open, Watson topped a leaderboard that included nine Pro V1 or Pro V1x players among the 13 who finished in the top 10 and ties.

Cam Smith (Pro V1x) tied for 6th, while his fellow Titleist Brand Ambassadors Jordan Spieth(Pro V1x) and Justin Thomas (Pro V1x), as well as Titleist golf ball loyalist Ryan Moore were among five players who tied for 9th.

 Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at the Genesis Open with 94 players trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball, more than four times the nearest competitor with 22 and more than all competitors combined.

Titleist was also the top choice in irons with 35 sets in play at Riviera Country Club. Vokey Design Wedges topped the approach, sand and lob wedge (167) category and Scotty Cameron putters were tied for the top choice in putters (48).

Titleist leads the PGA Tour in players and wins in the golf ball, hybrid, iron, wedge and putter categories.

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It was a Titleist 1-2 finish at the inaugural NBO Oman Open as Titleist golf ball loyalist Joost Luiten (Pro V1) claimed his sixth European Tour title, finishing two shots clear of runner-up Chris Wood (Pro V1).

Luiten closed with a 4-under-par 68 en route to a 16-under-par 272 victory total.

The Dutchman topped a leaderboard on which ALL 11 players who finished among the top 10 and ties relied upon a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball for their success.

Titleist golf ball players have now won 8 of the first 10 events on the 2017-18 European Tour season.

 Titleist was the most played golf ball at the NBO Oman Open with 100 players trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than five times the nearest competitor with 19.

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LPGA Tour rookie and Titleist golf ball loyalist Jin Young Ko (Pro V1x) made history this week, becoming just the second woman (and the first since 1951) to ever win on the LPGA Tour in her debut as a member. She won as a non-member last year.

Ko went wire-to-wire in capturing the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, finishing three shots clear of fellow South Korean Hye Jin Choi (Pro V1).

Ko closed with a 3-under-par 69 en route to a 14-under-par 274 victory total.

In addition to the Titleist 1-2 finish, Ko topped a leaderboard that featured nine Pro V1 or Pro V1x loyalists among the 12 players who were among the top 10 and ties.

 Titleist was the most played golf ball at the Women's Australian Open with 117 players teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, nearly 12 times the nearest competitor with 10.

Titleist golf ball players have won the first two events to start the 2018 LPGA Tour season.

 

Titleist Brand Ambassador Daniel Fox (Pro V1x) fired four consecutive rounds in the 60’s to capture the Queensland PGA Championship.

He finished one shot clear of Titleist golf ball loyalists Steve Jeffress (Pro V1x) and Matt Millar (Pro V1x) en route to his second career PGA Tour of Australasia title.

 Titleist was the overwhelming top choice in golf balls at the Queensland PGA Championship with 121 players trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than 10 times the nearest competitor with 12.

Titleist golf balls were played by 10 of the 11 players who finished among the top 10 and ties..

Let's take a closer look at the equipment that Daniel used in his winning performance in Queensland:

Golf Ball: Pro V1x

Driver: 917D2 (10.5°) 

Fairway: 917F2 (15°)

Hybrids: 915H (18°), 910H (21°)

Irons: 718 AP1 (4-PW)

Wedges: Vokey Design SM6 gap (52°) and lob (58°)

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Congratulations to all of #TeamTitleist!