After posting Sunday’s best round, Hyo Joo Kim (Pro V1x) stuck her approach on the first playoff hole to 6 feet and rolled in the birdie putt to claim her seventh career LPGA title. Kim made nine birdies in regulation, carding a final round 8-under 64 to post the clubhouse lead (22 under) and force the all-Pro V1x playoff with third-round leader Lilia Vu (Pro V1x).
Kim led a 1-2-3 finish for Titleist golf ball players:
1. Hyo Joo Kim (Pro V1x)
2. Lilia Vu (Pro V1x)
3. Allisen Corpuz (Pro V1)
They were among the 73 percent (105) of players this week who teed up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than eight times the nearest competitor (13, 9%).
Five of the first six events this season on the LPGA Tour have been won with a Pro V1 or Pro V1x:
Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions: A Lim Kim (NEW 2025 Pro V1)
Founders Cup: Yealimi Noh (Pro V1)
Honda LPGA Thailand: Angel Yin (Pro V1)
HSBC Women’s World Championship: Lydia Ko (NEW 2025 Pro V1)
Ford Championship: Hyo Joo Kim (Pro V1x)
CHAMPION GAMES VOKEY WEDGES
The winner of the Ford Championship had three Vokey Design SM10 wedges in her winning setup.
Ford Championship Champion:
Vokey Design SM10 48.10F, 52.08F, WedgeWorks 58.06K wedges | NS Pro 950GH R
PGA TOUR | Texas Children’s Houston Open
CHAMPION GAMES VOKEY SAND, LOB WEDGES
The Texas Children’s Houston Open champion gamed a pair of Vokey Design wedges in claiming his first PGA TOUR victory Sunday at Memorial Park.
In the winner’s bag was a Vokey SM10 56.08M sand wedge and WedgeWorks 60T lob wedges, which he used to gain more than two strokes around the green (+2.25/14th).
More than half of the gap, sand and lob wedges in play this were Vokey Design (245/54%), compared to 54 (12%) for the nearest competitor.
Vokey has been the most played wedge on the PGA TOUR since 2004.
Texas Children’s Houston Open Champion:
Vokey Design SM10 56.08M, SM9 WedgeWorks 60T wedges | NS Pro Modus3 Tour 120 S
4th-PLACE FINISHER MAKES CAREER-BEST 5th STRAIGHT CUT AFTER SWITCH TO TITLEIST GOLF BALL, VOKEY WEDGES; ADDS GT3 DRIVER IN HOUSTON
Earning his best finish in over a year on the PGA TOUR, the fourth-place finisher at the Texas Children’s Houston Open continued his improved play since making the switch to a Titleist golf ball and Vokey wedges earlier this season. This week in Houston, he also made the change from a competitive driver to a Titleist GT3.
In late February at the Mexico Open, he switched from a competitive golf ball and wedges into a Titleist Pro V1x+ prototype and four Vokey Design SM10’s.
This week, he made the move into the NEW 2025 Pro V1x model and was in total control from start to finish. He gained a field-best +8.088 strokes on approach shots while also leading the field in Greens in Regulation at 83% (60 of 72). On Sunday, he hit 17 of 18 GIRs on his way to a bogey-free 8-under 62 that tied the course record at Memorial Park.
In his first week with his new GT3 9.0 driver, he also gained over 1.5 strokes off the tee (+1.593/24th), having entered the week at 160th on TOUR in that category overall.
He has now made five consecutive cuts on the PGA TOUR since the Mexico Open, his longest streak to date. (Previous longest was three in a row.)
Houston Open 4th-Place Finisher:
NEW 2025 Titleist Pro V1x golf ball
GT3 9.0 driver | Tour Z RPG 462 M5+
Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.08F, 56.10S, 60.04T wedges | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46-50), S400 (56-60)
2019 U.S. OPEN CHAMP LEADS FIELD IN SG: PUTTING AFTER MOVING TO SCOTTY CAMERON PUTTER
The 2019 U.S. Open champion led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting in his first week gaming his new Scotty Cameron Phantom 9 tour prototype putter, picking up +8.738 strokes for the week on his way to a T-2 finish. He also finished 1st in Putts per GIR (1.47).
The 40-year-old made a charge up the Sunday leaderboard, draining a 35-foot, 4-inch eagle putt on No. 16 to remain firmly in contention. A birdie on No. 18 (his seventh of the day) put the finishing touches on a course record-tying 8-under 62 that left him just one shot back of the champion.
He made the switch from a competitive putter to a Scotty Cameron in February at the Cognizant Classic, putting a Phantom 11 tour prototype in play at PGA National. This week, he moved to the smaller Phantom 9 head shape with immediate success.
DP WORLD TOUR | Hero Indian Open
Eugenio Chacarra (Pro V1) claimed his breakthrough DPWT title, earning a two-shot victory over a leaderboard that finished with just three players in red numbers.
Chacarra’s final round was highlighted by a run of five birdies between Nos. 6-14 at the exacting DLF G&CC, which saw him regain and extend the lead with which he started the final round. The Spaniard closed in 71, his third sub-par round of the week (70-70-73-71), to finish the week at 4 under. No other player in the field had more than two.
Chacarra was one of the 113 players to tee up a Titleist golf ball this week, 82 percent of the field. That total was more than 10 times the nearest competitor (11, 8%).
HERO INDIAN OPEN CHAMP GAMES VOKEY LOB WEDGE
The winner of the Hero Indian Open brought a Vokey Design SM10 60.08M lob wedge to the winner’s circle. For the week, there were 272 Titleist/Vokey Design pitching, gap, sand and lob wedges, accounting for more than half of all wedges in play (51%).
