With everything on the line Sunday in Ponte Vedra, Titleist Brand Ambassador Lanto Griffin – gaming a setup that included his NEW 2025 Pro V1 golf ball and NEW GT2 10.0 driver – responded with the best round of the day at TPC Sawgrass’ Dye Valley, a bogey-free 63 that earned him a decisive three-shot victory and his 2025 PGA TOUR card.
The 36-year-old, who in 2022 had surgery to repair a ruptured disc in his lower back, hit 15 greens in regulation Sunday while getting up-and-down the other three times. With his 2025 Pro V1 and Vokey SM10 wedges, Griffin led the field in Scrambling at 80 percent (20 of 25).
Griffin was one of four Titleist golf ball players to earn their ‘25 cards, with three of them gaming NEW 2025 models (see note below).
“From a getting the ball in the hole, staying patient, battling some really tough conditions, since my back surgery I’d say it’s probably (the best golf I’ve played in recent years),” Griffin said after the round.”
“The majority of golfers have one-year contracts and it’s a nerve-wracking thing to think about when your livelihood’s on the line. At this point in my career, just post surgery – playing on a medical’s really tough. It’s hard having a certain amount of starts and coming back – I came back too early, I came back probably six months too early. I didn’t know it at the time, I thought I was healthy and I wasn’t. So this is kind of a fresh start for me. I still can’t believe what happened today just thinking about the fact that I’ll be able to play on Tour again is insane.”
WITB | Lanto Griffin:
NEW 2025 Titleist Pro V1 golf ball
NEW GT2 10.0 driver | HZRDUS Smoke Black 60g 6.5 TX
NEW GT3 16.5 fairway | HZRDUS Smoke Black 80g 6.5 TX
U•505 2-iron | Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 130 X
T100 Black 4-9 irons | Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 130 X
Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.10S, 60.08M wedges | Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 130 X (46-50), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 125 Wedge (54-60)
In total, 126 players (74%) at Q-School teed up a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x model, more than seven times the nearest competitor (17/10%).
PGA TOUR / LPGA | Grant Thornton Invitational
Titleist Brand Ambassador Patty Tavatanakit (Pro V1x) and Jake Knapp (Pro V1 Left Dot) teamed up for a wire-to-wire win in Naples, closing with a modified four-ball 65 on Sunday to win by one. The UCLA alums, who opened with a 14-under 58 in Friday’s scramble format, entered the final round with a two-shot lead. They made five Sunday birdies and an eagle to close the door on the chasing pack and lock up the victory.
WITB | Patty Tavatanakit
Titleist Pro V1x golf ball
TSR2 8.0 driver | Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Blue 50 S
TSR2 15.0, 18.0 fairways | Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 S (15), Tensei 1K Pro White 60 S (18) T200 4-iron | Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Hybrid S
T100 5-P irons | Nippon N.S. Pro 950GH S
Vokey Design SM10 50.12F, 56.08M, 60.04T wedges | Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 115 Wedge
Scotty Cameron TourType Squareback 2 tour prototype putter
WINNING TEAM GAMES VOKEY WEDGES
The team of Patty Tavatanakit and the 2024 Mexico Open champion each gamed Vokey sand and lob wedges en route to victory at the Grant Thornton Invitational:
Patty Tavatanakit: Vokey Design SM10 50.12F, 56.08M, 60.04T wedges | Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 115 Wedge
2024 Mexico Open champion: Vokey Design SM9 56.10S, WedgeWorks 60T wedges | KBS Tour C-Taper 130 X (56), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 WV 125 (60)
DP WORLD TOUR | Alfred Dunhill Championship
South African Shaun Norris (Pro V1x) claimed victory on home soil, capturing his second career DP World Tour title with a one-stroke victory at Leopard Creek Country Club. Norris, who teed off on Sunday six strokes off the pace, carded five birdies and an eagle to close in 5-under 67 and finish the week at 13 under.
The win is Norris’ second worldwide victory in two weeks, having captured the JGTO’s season finale Golf Nippon Series JT Cup.
