LPGA | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Jasmine Suwannapura was in total control of her Pro V1x golf ball Sunday in Arkansas, hitting 12-of-13 fairways and 17-of-18 greens in regulation on her way to a closing 10-under 61, before claiming the victory with an eagle on the second playoff hole.
- Suwannapura also eagled the par-5 18th in regulation to shoot a back-nine 28 and force extra holes at 17 under par.
- In the playoff, she played the same hole in birdie-eagle to earn her third LPGA title.
- Including the playoff, Suwannapura’s Sunday totaled 20 holes, nine birdies and two eagles.
PGA TOUR | PRESIDENTS CUP EQUIPMENT NOTES
The United States took home the Presidents Cup, 18.5 to 11.5, with eight of the 12 players on the winning roster gaming a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball.
- That includes Patrick Cantlay, who earned a team-leading (T1) four points (4-1-0) with his Pro V1x, capped by a 3-and-1 victory in his Sunday singles match.
- Cantlay, who played all five sessions, finished the week second in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (+2.54), according to Data Golf.
- Titleist drivers (5 players), irons (5), and wedges (9) were also the top choice of the U.S. side.
- Nine of the 12 players on the United States had at least one Vokey wedge in the bag, with Vokeys making up 24 of the 35 gap, sand and lob wedges in play for the U.S.
- Russell Henley earned 3 points (3-1-0) in his Presidents Cup debut, while leading the event in SG: Putting (+3.87), according to Data Golf.
- Henley, who games a Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5 tour prototype model, is second this season on the PGA TOUR in 3-Putt Avoidance (0.99%), having recorded just 13 three-putts over 1,314 holes.
- Max Homa – playing a Pro V1x golf ball and equipment setup that includes his GT3 driver, blended set of Titleist irons (T100•S/T100/620 MB) and Vokey SM10 wedges – improved his Ryder Cup/President Cup singles record to 3-0-0, gaining an event-best +4.16 strokes tee to green in Sunday singles, according to Data Golf.
DP WORLD TOUR | Acciona Open de España
Playing his Pro V1x golf ball, Angel Hidalgo prevailed in extra holes to win his maiden DP World Tour title on home soil.
- Hidalgo, who posted 14 under for the week at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, made birdie twice in the playoff to clinch the victory.
- For the week in his home country, Hidalgo ranked 4th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green (+2.83 per round), with 1.49 of those strokes coming from his approach play (6th).
- He also ranked T8 in greens in regulation (67%).
JGTO | Vantelin Tokai Classic
Titleist Brand Ambassador Takahiro Hataji closed in 6-under 65 to earn his second JGTO victory of the season and his career.
What’s in the Bag? | Takahiro Hataji
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash
Driver: NEW GT4 10.0°
Fairway Metal: NEW GT3 16.5°
Hybrid: TSR2 18.0°
Utility Iron: U•505 2
Irons: 620 MB 4-PW
Wedges: Vokey Design SM10 52.12F, 56.10S, WedgeWorks 60.06K @ 61
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 11 tour prototype
CHINA TOUR | Shandong Cultural and Tourism Jinan Open
Zihao Jin (Pro V1) captured his second China Tour title, posting 13 under for the week to win by three and lead a complete sweep of the top 15 by Titleist golf ball players.
- In total, 126 players teed up a Titleist golf ball, more than 12 times the nearest competitor with 10.
KLPGA | Hana Financial Group Championship
Dasom Ma (Pro V1) closed in 11-under 62 to lap the field, posting 19 under and winning by nine shots.
- Ma's flawless, bogey-free final round featured nine birdies and an eagle, propelling her to her second career KLPGA title.
LET | Lacoste Ladies Open de France
Chiara Tamburlini (Pro V1x) made birdie on the first hole of a playoff to earn her second LET victory of the season and extend her lead in the season-long Order of Merit standings.
- Tamburlini recorded rounds of 68-67-71 to post 7 under before making the tournament-winning birdie in extra holes.
AMATEUR | U.S. Mid-Amateur
The winner of the U.S. Mid-Amateur played a Pro V1x golf ball and Titleist equipment setup that included his Titleist TSR1 driver and fairways.
- He beat his opponent (Pro V1) 9&8 in the 36-hole, all-Titleist golf ball championship match, earning an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club and a likely invitation to the 2025 Masters Tournament.
What's in the Bag? | U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TSR1 10.0°
Fairway Metals: TSR1 18.0°, 20.0°
Utility Iron: U•505 4
Irons: 718 AP2 5-PW
Wedges: Vokey Design SM8 52°, 56°, 50°
TITLEIST IS OVERWHELMING #1 BALL AT U.S. MID-AM
- Titleist was the overwhelming #1 ball at the U.S. Mid-Amateur, with 89 percent of the field – including the champion (Pro V1x) – teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball.
- Titleist was also the most played driver (34%), hybrid (43%), utility iron (57%), iron (35%), wedge (65%) and putter (28%) for the week at Kinloch:
- In a field of 312 players, 261 teed up and Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball (84%), more than 10 times the nearest competitor (25).
- 91 players (34%) gamed a Titleist driver, compared to 79 for the nearest competitor (30%). Titleist was also the most played hybrid (59, 43%).
- Titleist iron sets were in the bags of 92 players (35%), over 50 more than the nearest competitor (40, 15%).
- More than half the utilities in play were Titleist (66, 57%).
- Of all the gap, sand and lob wedges at Kinloch, 65 percent were Vokey Design (503), over five times the nearest competitor (88/11%).
- On the greens, there were 73 Scotty Cameron putters in play (28%), compared to 63 (24%) for the nearest competitor.
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