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BY MIKE D., TEAM TITLEIST MANAGER ON JUNE 18, 2018 BALLS TOUR CLUBS

Tough. Exacting. Unyielding.

These are just a few traits that this year’s U.S. Open championship and its ultimate winner share in common. And it should come as no surprise, that to be crowned the champion, a player must meet every challenge at a U.S. Open face-on and play every shot to win.

This is exactly what happened at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club this past week.

Despite a slow start to the event, the eventual winner never lost sight of his ultimate goal and made a jump from T-54 after the first round to T-4 in the second round. He continued his climb in the third round and finished the day in a tie at the top.

On Sunday, he was the lone man standing  – despite an unbelievable (and record tying) round of 7-under 63 authored by Tommy Fleetwood (Pro V1x) – the first player in 29 years to win back-to-back titles at the U.S. Open.

From all of us at Titleist, congratulations to the winner on this historic title and thank you for trusting the Pro V1x golf ball in both of your major victories!

U.S. Open: Highlights and Fast Facts

• This year’s champion became the first player since 1989 and only the seventh player in the history of the championship to win back-to-back titles at the U.S. Open.

• Tommy Fleetwood posted the round of the day on Sunday, firing a 7-under 63 to match the single round scoring record at a major championship and the course record at Shinnecock. Fleetwod finished alone in second place.

• The tour launch of the new Titleist TS2 and TS3 drivers is off to a fast start. This past week, 40% of the players in the field who put a Titleist driver in their bag made the switch to one of the new TS models (TS2: 7 | TS3: 10). Click here to sign up for alerts on the latest TS driver news and updates.

• The last five major championships have all been won by players trusting either a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball (2018 U.S. Open – Winner; 2018 Masters – Winner; 2017 PGA Championship – Justin Thomas; 2017 Open Championship – Jordan Spieth; and 2017 U.S. Open – Winner).

• Seven of the 11 players who finished in the top 10 and ties at the U.S. Open trusted a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball.

• Titleist was #1 in golf balls, hybrids, irons and wedges at the 118th U.S. Open. Here are the numbers inside the Counts:

•• Golf Ball – Titleist: 106 | Nearest Competitor: 19

•• Hybrids – Titleist: 24

•• Irons – Titleist: 43

•• Sand, Lob and Approach Wedges – Vokey Design: 180

• This year marked the 70th straight year for us as the #1 ball played at the U.S. Open. The record began in 1949 at Medinah Country Club at the 49th playing of the U.S. Open.

BY RICK V., TEAM TITLEIST STAFF ON 11 JUNE 2018 BALLS TOUR CLUBS

What an exciting prelude to U.S. Open week! Over the weekend, we saw Titleist players capture eight professional victories around the globe, at events ranging from Mexico to British Columbia, Thailand to Iowa and Austria to New Jersey.

Two players won for the first time last week, two more triumphed in match play format and several seasoned veterans proved that winning never gets old.

We haven't even reached the midway point yet in the 2018 season, but all told, players trusting their games to Titleist have now accumulated 100 wins across the worldwide professional golf tours. Making that century mark figure even more impressive is the fact that it's more than seven times the nearest competing brand with just 14 wins.

This record of success is something we’re extremely proud of. And grateful for. All of our team members work very hard to make sure that every player who tees up a Titleist golf ball has absolute confidence that it is the very best. To all the players who give us this vote of confidence, whether you're a professional or a weekend warrior, thank you from everyone at Titleist.

Congratulations to all of our winners! Let’s take a look at this past week’s Titleist tour highlights…

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Headlining the action this week, Mikko Korhonen (Pro V1x) ran away with the inaugural Shot Clock Masters by six strokes for his first European Tour title. Owning a five-stroke lead going into the final round, Korhonen shot a 69 to finish 16-under-par overall.

Connor Syme (Pro V1), who turned professional last September, holed a 60-foot birdie putt on the final hole to post a runner-up finish, one shot better than four players, including Justin Walters (Pro V1).

The event was the first of its kind on the European Tour, utilizing a 40-second shot clock for most strokes.

Titleist was the most played golf ball at the Shot Clock Masters with 89 players trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than six times the nearest competitor with 14.

Korhonen’s winning performance marked the 17th victory for Titleist golf ball players through the first 21 European Tour events this season, more than eight times the nearest competitor with 2.

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Annie Park (Pro V1), the No. 236 player in the world and without full status on the LPGA Tour, captured the ShopRite LPGA Classic for her first career victory.

In just her fifth start of the season, the 23-year-old fired three consecutive rounds in the 60’s (69-65-63), including a closing 8-under-par 63 en route to a 16-under 197 victory total. She made six birdies and an eagle over her first 14 holes on Sunday and parred in for the one-shot win.

Park’s previous best performance on the LPGA Tour was a T6 at the ShopRite Classic as a rookie in 2016.

Titleist was the overwhelming most played golf ball at the event with 116 players trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, nearly 13 times the nearest competitor with 9.

Park’s winning performance marked the 11th victory for Titleist golf ball players through the first 14 LPGA Tour events this season, more than five times the nearest competitor with 2.

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Second-round leader Tom Lehman (Pro V1) was declared the winner of the Principal Charity Classic after weather washed out Sunday's final round. Officials had delayed the start of the third round by nearly five hours before calling the event.

Lehman fired a 7-under-par 65 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead over four players, including Bernhard Langer (Pro V1), Woody Austin (Pro V1x) and Scott Parel (Pro V1x).

Titleist was the overwhelming most played golf ball at the Principal Charity Classic with 61 players trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, nearly seven times the nearest competitor with 9

The win marks the 8th of the season for Titleist golf ball players on the PGA TOUR Champions, twice the nearest competitor with 4.

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It was an all-Titleist affair at the Sun City Challenge where Neil Schietekat (Pro V1) carded a final round 5-under-par 67 en route to a 6-under 210 victory total.

Schietekat finished one shot clear of Louis De Jager (Pro V1), while Jbe Kruger (Pro V1) claimed solo 3rd and Ulrich van den Berg (Pro V1) and Ockie Strydom (Pro V1) placed 4th and 5th, respectively.

The win marks the second Sunshine Tour title for Schietekat, whose first win came at the 2013 Platinum Classic.

Titleist was the overwhelming most relied upon golf ball in the limited field of 108 with 93 players trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than seven times the nearest competitor with 13.

Let’s take a closer look at the Titleist equipment that Neil had in the bag in South Africa.

Golf Ball: Pro V1

Driver: 917D2 (8.5º)

Fairway: 917F2 (15º)

Irons: 718 CB (4-PW)

Wedges: Vokey Design SM7 gap (52.10 F Grind), sand (56.10 S grind) and lob (60.06 K Grind)

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Charlie Saxon (Pro V1) fired four consecutive rounds in the 60’s, including a closing 3-under-par 69, to capture the Guilin Championship. Saxon posted an 18-under 270 victory total to win by one shot. It marked his 4th career PGA TOUR China Series title.

Saxon started the final round one shot behind Jin Zhang (Pro V1x), who finished as the runner-up. Justin Shin (Pro V1) finished another shot back as Titleist golf ball loyalists posted a 1-2-3 finish.

In fact, 8 of the top 10 finishers trusted Titleist golf balls for their success.

Titleist was the overwhelming most played golf ball at the Guilin Championship with 117 players relying on a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than eight times the nearest competitor with 14.

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MeenWhee Kim (Pro V1x) made a par putt on the 18th hole to top Jeong Hyeob Hyun (Pro V1) 1-up in the championship match of the 64-player Munsingwear Matchplay.

The win was the second of Kim’s KPGA Tour career.

Hyung Joon Lee (Pro V1x), who won the event in 2015, shared 3rd place.

Titleist was the overwhelming most played golf ball at the event with 49 players relying on a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, seven times the nearest competitor with 7.

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Congratulations to all of #TeamTitleist!

Click here for a listing of all Titleist golf ball wins this season.

Trend to ‘mixed bags’ on Tour gathers momentum

The shift back to Mizuno irons on tour was highlighted on Sunday 11th March with an incredible pair of wins – by players using the irons purely through choice.  First came a win for a mixed set of MP-25 and MP-5’s at a very high profile Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour.  Later the same day on the Champions Tour, the Toshiba Classic was won with a set of MP-4 blades.  The wins comes just a fortnight after Eddie Pepperell won his first European Tour event with a set of Mizuno JPX900 Tour irons – fending off another Mizuno iron player Oliver Fisher into 2nd.

Equipment specialist sites like Golf Nation and Golf WRX openly publish winners specs.

Mizuno irons have become increasingly noticeable in more professional bags over the last season – as more elite players have turned their backs on sponsorship deals and opted for sets mixed from more than one manufacturer.  In 2017 the trend was highlighted with a win at the US Open from a player with a mixed bag – including a set of JPX900 Tour irons.

“Mizuno irons have a history of being in the bags of the world’s top players – in their early days coming through the ranks, or between contracts.  This new chapter of elite players rejecting lucrative sponsorship deals to play equipment they’re most comfortable with – it’s really encouraging.  It’s ultimately better for the players – as you can see in the results.  That alone should be enough for the ‘mixed bag’ to be a permanent fixture at the elite end on tour.”  Alex Thorne, European Tour Operations Manager.

Article from http://golf.mizunoeurope.com/blog/mizuno-irons-win-double-on-pga-tour-and-champions-tour/