The champion closed with a 1-over 71 in cold, windy and wet conditions to win the SAS Masters in Stockholm for his second career PGA European Tour victory. The winner finished at 9-under 271, one shot clear of the runner-up.
Brendon de Jonge captured the Xerox Classic by four shots over fellow Titleist brand ambassador Jarrod Lyle and rose to the second position on the Nationwide Tour Money List. Lyle ranks first. The top 25 on the list at year's end earn a 2009 PGA TOUR card.
Titleist was the most played golf ball at the Xerox Classic with 110 players, compared to 18 for the nearest competitor. Titleist was also the top choice in the iron (41), wedge (141) and putter (67) categories.
The champion set a tournament record of 22-under 262 en route to a two-shot victory over three players at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open.
Of the 10 players who finished tied for seventh place or better at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, 8 trusted Titleist golf balls for their success. The win was the 17th for Titleist players on the 2008 Nationwide Tour, compared to 1 for the nearest competitors.
Titleist brand ambassador Parker McLachlin claimed his first PGA TOUR victory by seven strokes at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, finishing the tournament at 18-under 270.
The 29-year old tied the course record with a 10-under 62 in the second round and set a 54-hole record at 20-under. McLachlin topped a leaderboard that included 10 Titleist players among the top 13 finishers. He also earned an invitation to the PGA Championship with the win.
McLachlin's victory is the 19th for Titleist golf ball players on the 2008 PGA TOUR, nearly twice the nearest competitor. It also marks the second win a row for the new Titleist 909 driver. McLachlin follows Chez Reavie's trip to the Canadian Open winner's circle last week, also trusting the 909D2 model.
Chez Reavie captured the Canadian Open in wire-to-wire fashion for his first PGA TOUR title, closing with a 1-under 70 for a three-stroke victory over fellow Titleist brand ambassador Billy Mayfair.
Reavie, relying upon the Pro V1x golf ball and the new Titleist 909D2 prototype driver and ZM irons, was on the mark all week, hitting 44 of 56 fairways in regulation and 54 of 72 greens. He finished at 17-under 267, earning spots the next two weeks in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and PGA Championship. Statistically, Reavie finished T4 in Driving Accuracy (78.6%), T5 in Greens in Regulation (75%), 8th in Putts Per Greens in Regulation (1.630) and T14 in Putts Per Round (27.3).
Reavie, the Knoxville Open winner last year on the Nationwide Tour, played 33 holes in 13 under Friday, shooting 65-64 for a three-stroke lead after the completion of the suspended second round Saturday morning.
Titleist was the most played golf ball at The RBC Canadian Open with 107 players, compared to 18 for the nearest competitor. Titleist was also the top choice in the iron (44), wedge (166) and putter (60) categories. Titleist was second in drivers (39), 17 of which were new 909 models. Titleist was also second in fairway woods (49).
The win marks the first for the new Titleist 909 driver to be introduced to the market in October.
Reavie's win marks the 16th victory for players trusting Scotty Cameron putters on the 2008 PGA Tour, more than three times the nearest competitor.
The champion won the Evian Masters for her first LPGA Tour title in five years after defeating the runner-up on the third hole of a three-way sudden-death playoff. The champion shot a 67, while the runner-up carded a 66 and the overnight leader had a 71 as all finished regulation with 15-under totals of 273.
The champion birdied three of his last four holes for a final round 6-under 64 and a one-shot victory at the U. S. Bank Championship. The champion finished at 16-under 264 for his first career PGA Tour victory, and is the seventh first-time winner on Tour this year, six of whom are Titleist golf ball players.
Titleist ambassador Colt Knost, a 23-year-old rookie from Dallas and the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, earned a wire-to-wire win at the Price Cutter Charity Championship to secure his 2009 PGA TOUR card. Knost, who posted an 8-under 64 to take the first-day lead, carded a final round 10-under 62 to finish with a 26-under 262 total. He was four shots clear of fellow Titleist ambassador, 22-year-old Webb Simpson, who turned professional two months ago and was making his first Nationwide Tour start.
It was the second win of the year for Knost, who captured the Fort Smith Classic in May, and advanced from No. 20 to No. 2 on the Nationwide Tour money list. At season's end, the 25 top money-winners will earn PGA TOUR cards next year.
Knost is the first wire-to-wire winner on the Nationwide Tour this year and his round of 62 matches the lowest round of the year.
''Honestly, I didn't know if I could shoot 20 to 25 under par in a tournament,'' said Knost. ''Even after the practice round, I told everyone I don't see 20 under out here, but I've never hit my irons as good as I have this week.'' Statistically, he tied for first in fairways hit, tied for second in greens in regulation and tied for first in putting.
The champion posted a two-shot, wire-to-wire victory at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic for her seventh career win and her third this season. The champion broke the tournament record with an 11-under 60 in the first round. She followed that with a 65 and a 70 to finish at 16-under 268.
The champion defeated the runner up on the first playoff hole of the $1 million Nationwide Tour Players Cup, guaranteeing himself a spot among the 25 Nationwide Tour money winners who will earn PGA TOUR cards in 2009. The champion, the first- and third-round leader, shot a final round even-par 72 to close out regulation play with a score of 15-under 273. He won the richest paycheck in Nationwide Tour history with a bogey on the first extra hole.
The champion emerged from a pack of contenders, firing a final round 5-under 65 for a two-shot victory at the AT&T National. The champion, who won the Wachovia Championship earlier this year, finished at 12-under 268.
Ross Fisher overcame adverse weather conditions and a world class field to win The European Open at The London Golf Club. The 27-year old Englishman, who began the tournament with a course-record 63, secured a seven stroke win by holing a bunker shot on the last. Fisher, who shot four consecutive rounds in the 60's, successfully qualified for The Open Championship earlier in the week and contemplated pulling out of this event due to fatigue.
Fisher closed with a 4-under 68 for a 20-under total to earn his second career European Tour title, and moved from 21st to 11th in The Ryder Cup standings.
The champion birdied the final hole for a one-stroke victory at the LPGA Tour’s NW Arkansas Championship. The champion closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 15-under 201. The champion becomes the fourth multiple winner on the LPGA Tour this season.
The champion captured the French Open for his first PGA European Tour victory, closing with a 4-under 67. The champion, who had to play two qualifying rounds to get into the event, finished at 15-under 269.
The win was the 15th for Titleist golf ball loyalists on the 2008 PGA European Tour, three times more than the nearest competitor with 5.
Two weeks away from her 20th birthday, the champion closed with a 2-under 71 to become the youngest winner in the history of the U.S. Women’s Open. The champion finished at 9-under 283, four shots clear of the runner-up, marking the largest margin of victory at the Women’s Open since 2001. The champion was the only player to break par all four days at Interlachen, and became the third player in the last six years to make the U.S. Women’s Open her first LPGA Tour victory.
The champion, the co-leader after the first round of the U.S. Open, won the Wayne Gretzky Classic for his first Nationwide Tour title, beating the runner-up on the first hole playoff hole. The champion closed with a 2-under 69 to finish at 16-under 269. With the win, the champion jumped from 160th to 13th on the money list. The final top 25 will earn PGA Tour cards.
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