Through the first half of 2012, Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x players have combined for 88 victories across the worldwide professional tours, more than seven times the nearest competitor with 12 and more than all other golf balls combined.
A total of 10,574 players have teed up Titleist golf balls in those same events, compared to 1,704 for the nearest competitor.
Donaldson’s week began Monday at Sunningdale in England, where players gathered for Open Championship International Qualifying. He shot 62 to book his ticket to Royal Lytham & St. Annes. On Thursday, Donaldson kicked off Round 1 at the Irish Open with a hole-in-one at the difficult, into-the-wind par-3 6th, his first ace as a pro. On Sunday, his name was at the top of the final leader board with an 18-under 270 victory total.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Pro V1x) and Pro V1x loyalist Anthony Wall were among three players who tied for second place, as eight of the top nine finishers and 11 of the top 15 relied upon Titleist golf balls for their success.
• CHAMPIONS TOUR: Titleist golf ball loyalist Joe Daley (Pro V1) won the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship for his first Champions Tour title.
Daley closed with a 2-under 68 en route to a 14-under 266 victory total and a two-stroke victory over Tom Lehman (Pro V1), who won the Regions Tradition in his last start. Both players shot four consecutive rounds in the 60’s.
Daley, who posted a tournament-high 24 birdies on the week, was one of 53 players (68%) in the field of 81 that trusted Titleist golf balls for their success, more than five times the nearest competitor with 10. Titleist was also the choice of more players in the iron sets (20) and sand, lob and approach wedge (56) categories.
• WEB.COM TOUR: Peter Tomasulo tapped in for par on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff to top fellow Pro V1x loyalist David Lingmerth and win the United Leasing Championship, the first event on the newly-sponsored Web.com Tour (formerly Nationwide). It marked the third-career victory for Tomasulo, who had spent the last 21 months batting a variety of injuries, including a broken bone in his foot and stress fractures in his ribs.
“This is the first time in a long time that I’ve felt really healthy,” said Tomasulo, who finished regulation at 11-under 277 with Lingmerth.
“It’s a lot of fun being back out here. I miss being out here and playing. This feels great. It’s a blast being out here and competing again. I really didn’t expect to play well this early.”
Eight of the top 10 finishers relied upon Titleist golf balls for their success, including Titleist Brand Ambassador Richard Scott (Pro V1x), who finished solo third, one shot out of the playoff.
A total of 108 players in the field teed up Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf balls, more than seven times the nearest competitor with 15. Titleist was also the choice of more players in the iron (42), wedge (153) and putter (56) categories.
• CANADIAN TOUR: Pro V1x loyalist Cory Renfrew won the Syncrude Boreal Open, closing with a course-record 9-under 63 and then winning in a playoff at Fort McMurray Golf Club.
Renfrew finished the four rounds at 17-under 271, birdieing his 72nd hole to force extra holes. He won with a 5-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole.
“I knew birdie would have to win it,” said Renfrew, who began his Sunday round with six birdies over the first seven holes. “I was fortunate to come out on top.”
• PGA TOUR: The seeding process of the new Titleist 913 drivers began at the AT&T National, with 14 players putting it in play the first week it was available.
Among the players putting the new 913D2 prototype drivers into play were Bud Cauley (7.5º), Tom Gillis (9.5º) and John Merrick (8.5º).
Eleven players gamed 913D3 drivers, including Seung-yul Noh (7.5º), Nick Watney (10.5º), Brendon de Jonge (9.5º), Mark Anderson (8.5º), Ben Curtis (8.5º), Martin Flores (9.5º), Hunter Haas (9.5º), K.T. Kim (8.5º), Tom Pernice Jr. (8.5º), D.J. Trahan (7.5º) and Gary Woodland (7.5º).
Titleist Brand Ambassador Rory McIlroy also put a 913D3 8.5º driver into play at the Irish Open, kicking off the European Tour seeding process that officially begins at this week’s French Open.
A total of 81 players at AT&T National trusted Titleist golf balls for their success, more than five times the nearest competitor with 16. Titleist was also first in iron sets (36); sand, lob and approach wedges (123); and putters (53).
• LPGA: Titleist golf ball loyalists accounted for 99 of the 144-player field at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, more than seven times the nearest competitor with 13 and more than all golf balls combined.
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