Titleist golf ball loyalist Rickie Fowler (Pro V1) earned his fourth career PGA Tour title with a four-shot win at the Honda Classic.
Fowler finished with a 12-under-par 268 victory total, outdistancing two other players who also relied upon the Pro V1 for their success, including Titleist Brand Ambassador Morgan Hoffmann (Pro V1, 917D2 driver, 917F3 fairway metal, 716 T-MB 3-iron, 716 MB irons, Vokey Design SM6 pitching, sand and lob wedges, Scotty Cameron Detour putter), who secured his best-ever finish on the PGA Tour.
In fact, Fowler topped a leaderboard that included eight of the top 10 finishers who trusted a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x.
Four of the six players who tied for 4th played a Titleist golf ball, including Titleist golf ball loyalists Chad Collins (Pro V1), Billy Horschel (New Pro V1x) and Tyrell Hatton (New Pro V1x).
Titleist Brand Ambassador Graham DeLaet (New Pro V1x, 917D3 driver, 915Fd fairway metal, CB/MB irons, Vokey Design SM6 pitching, sand and lob wedges, Scotty Cameron Newport putter) finished solo 10th.
Fowler entered the final round with the 54-hole lead (the fifth time in his PGA Tour career to do so). This week marks the first time Fowler has closed out a victory in that situation, a success that was not lost on him.
“It feels great to finally get out of that," Fowler said. "It wasn't easy. Luckily I made some good swings on the back nine and made those putts. To be in the position and going out and get the job done... this is a good one. I'm looking forward to going from here and obviously Augusta just around the corner.”
Congratulations, Rickie!
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TITLEIST BY THE NUMBERS
Titleist was the overwhelming field favorite in golf balls with 97 players trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than five times the nearest competitor with 19.
In addition to golf balls, Titleist was also the field favorite in the irons (39) category and Vokey Design Wedges topped the approach, sand and lob wedge (165) category. Scotty Cameron putters were the top choice in the putter (56) category.
Fowler’s win was the eighth by players trusting a Titleist golf ball on the 2016-17 season, more than all other competitors combined.
The putter victory also gives the Scotty Cameron brand 9 PGA Tour wins this season, more than four times the nearest competitor with 2.
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