Having made the switch to a Titleist golf ball, GT driver and Vokey wedges in early 2025, the RSM Classic champion capped off his breakthrough season on the PGA TOUR with victory No. 1.
The 27-year-old posted rounds of 66-62-65-66 to earn the one-shot victory and finish atop the FedExFall Standings at No. 51 overall.
The winner finished the week with over five strokes (+5.271/9th) gained tee to green, balancing his performance with +1.725 (20th) off the tee, +2.268 (21st) on approach shots and +1.275 (19th) around the green.
Winner’s WITB:
Titleist Pro V1x golf ball
GT3 8.0 driver | HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX 70 TX
Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.08F, 56.10S, 60.04T | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46-50), S400 (56-60)
AFTER MOVE TO TITLEIST GOLF BALL, RSM CHAMP HAS BECOME TOP-20 APPROACH PLAYER
Since his switch to a Titleist golf ball early this season, the 2025 RSM Classic champion has become a top-20 approach player on the PGA TOUR:
While playing a competitor’s golf ball, he ended the 2024 PGA TOUR season at 112th (-0.036) in Strokes Gained: Approach. He played the same golf ball for his first three starts of 2025, ranking 160th (-0.700) during that stretch.
In his fourth start of ‘25 (Mexico Open), he made the switch to a Titleist golf ball for the first time, putting a Titleist Pro V1x+ prototype in play. That week marked the first of a career-best seven consecutive made cuts on the PGA TOUR.
During that stretch, he moved into the 2025 Pro V1x model at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, where he posted a final-round 62 to finish fourth.
Over the 23 events he gamed a Titleist golf ball in 2025, he totalled one win, four top-10’s and nine top-25 finishes.
His approach play now ranks among the TOUR’s best. With the RSM trophy in hand, he finished the season 18th in Strokes Gained: Approach (+0.516), jumping 94 spots in that statistic from 2024 (-0.036).
He jumped an even 100 spots in Greens in Regulation, going from 147th in 2024 (65.09%) to 47th this season (69.02%).
The RSM Champ also added five Titleist golf clubs to the bag this season. The same week he teed up a Titleist golf ball for the first time, he also switched from competitor’s models into four new Vokey SM10 wedges. In Houston, he switched from a competitor’s driver into a Titleist GT3.
DP WORLD TOUR
TITLEIST IS OVERWHELMING #1 BALL & MOST PLAYED DRIVER, IRON AND WEDGE FOR 2024-25 DP WORLD TOUR SEASON
During a year which consisted of 42 events across five different continents, more players put their trust in Titleist than any other brand on the Tour.
Key highlights:
76% of fields opted to trust in a Titleist golf ball model this season – more than eight times the amount of the nearest competitor.
The quality of the product also translated into success with Titleist golf ball players earning 32 wins.
Over 41% of players opted to tee it up with a Titleist driver model during the year – marking a 4% year-over-year increase.
Victors included Grant Forrest (GT3), Dylan Naidoo (GT2) and this year’s US Open champion (GT3).
Following the launch of the latest generation of Titleist T-Series irons, the brand continues to be the most played iron on the DP World Tour.
“The biggest difference for me was with the longer irons, where the height and flight was noticeably better” – Calum Hill.
Titleist continues to lead the way in the wedge category with just under 50% of the wedges in play at DP World Tour events being Vokey Design.
The Vokey brand also earned 20 wins throughout the season, with 13 of those victories coming from non-contracted players.
In the putter category, Scotty Cameron captured nine victories, 86 top 10 finishes and earned over 25 million euros in prize money across the 2024-25 season.
ASIAN TOUR
2024 U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPION WINS 1st PROFESSIONAL TITLE
Event: Saudi International (Riyadh Golf Club)
Winner’s score: 22-under 262
Winner’s golf ball: Titleist Pro V1
The 2024 U.S. Amateur champion broke through for his first professional victory, closing with a bogey-free 6-under 65 to win by three.
This week marked the 10th career pro start for the 22-year-old Spaniard.
He hit 85% GIR (61/72) and only surrendered two bogeys all week.
SCOTT VINCENT (PRO V1) WINS INTERNATIONAL SERIES RANKINGS TITLE
At the conclusion of the 2025 Asian Tour season, Scott Vincent (Pro V1) finished atop the International Series Rankings. Vincent, who won the International Series Morocco in July, and runner-up Yosuke Asaji (Pro V1) earned the two spots up for grabs in the LIV Golf League via the International Series Rankings pathway.
