PGA TOUR | Farmers Insurance Open | Farmers Insurance Open
In complete command of his Pro V1x golf ball, Justin Rose hit a field-best 82% greens in regulation at Torrey Pines on his way to a wire-to-wire, seven-shot victory, his 13th on the PGA TOUR.
- Rose, the first player to hold the outright lead after all four rounds at this event since 1955, broke the 72-hole tournament scoring record with rounds of 62-65-68-70 (265) to finish the week at 23 under par.
- Of his +8.673 strokes gained tee to green, over seven of them (+7.257) came on approach shots (on the three rounds tracked on Torrey Pines’ South Course).
- He led the field with 26 birdies, including 10 of them during his bogey-free 62 on the North Course on Thursday.
JUSTIN ROSE REMAINS DIALED WITH 2025 PRO V1x
- Justin Rose has now won twice on the PGA TOUR since moving to his 2025 Pro V1x golf ball early last season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
- During a session on the range at Bay Hill, Rose, who had been playing a higher-spinning Pro V1x+ prototype, found more optimal spin numbers throughout the bag with ‘25 Pro V1x.
- He then brought it to the golf course, where he saw improved distance control and even better performance in the wind.
- “It’s a great golf ball,” Rose said last summer. “I've kind of gone through the gears a little bit. I’ve gone from the lowest spinning end that Titleist makes to almost the highest spinning end. It is the perfect combination of high spin around the greens and that beautiful spin in my short irons. And then as I get towards the driver, the spin starts to come down for me. Maximum distance on the long end of the clubs, tons of spin with the short end of the game — so it gives me a lot of control everywhere.
- “Links golf for example is all about flighting a golf ball. So in moments you want to have high spin, downwind or stopping on firm links turf, you need spin. And at other times you need to trust that you can take a little bit of spin off. Or if you’re making calculations into the wind, if you’re playing into a 10 mile per hour wind and in your head you go, ‘OK, this is going to take 20 to 25 yards off of the shot,’ you need to know that that spin rate’s consistent. Because if suddenly you drop spin, the wind isn’t going to affect the ball quite the same way. So having trust in your spin numbers is absolutely paramount in terms of playing in the wind.”
- Rose has been playing a Titleist golf ball since switching from a competitive brand at the Open Championship in 2021.
- “I have massively high demands of myself, and actually the way I try to operate with my swing at the moment is that I'm very, very, very precise with how I’m dealing with my baseline and my swing,” Rose said. “We’re kind of dealing with zeros, if I’m more than one degree out with my swing path, we're making adjustments to that. So obviously if I’m dealing with a degree of tolerance, I want to make sure that there’s something on the other end of that swing that has zero tolerance as well. The ball is your ultimate teacher. What you do to it is what it does. It doesn’t have a mind of its own. It does what we tell it to do. That’s all you want from your golf ball. When you put the correct move on it, it does exactly what you want.”
VOKEY SM11 MOMENTUM CONTINUES AT TORREY PINES, LAKE NONA
- NEW Vokey Design SM11 wedges were once again the top choice of PGA TOUR players this week at Torrey Pines, following their debut as the most played wedge last week at The American Express.
- On Thursday at the Farmers Insurance Open, 165 NEW SM11 wedges went into play (incl. PW), more than any competitor’s total number of wedges.
- Last week, in SM11’s first week of availability, 52 players in the AmEx field put at least one new SM11 right in the bag (149 total).
- Among those making the move to NEW SM11’s this week at Torrey Pines were Cameron Young (48.10F, 52.12F, 56.14F @ 57, WedgeWorks 60K* @ 62) and the 2025 RSM Classic champion (46.10F, 50.08F, 56.10S, 60.04T), both of whom added full sets.
- Overall, Vokey wedges accounted for 54% of the gap, sand and lob wedges (234) in play at Torrey Pines.
- In the LPGA’s limited-field season-opening event, Lottie Woad (50.08F, 54.10S, WedgeWorks 58K*), the 2024 AIG Women’s Open and Olympic champion (44.10F, 48.10F @ 49, 54.10S @ 53.5, 58.08M @ 60) and the 2024 Portland Classic champion (48.10F, 54.08M, WedgeWorks 60L) made the immediate move to SM11.
DP WORLD TOUR | Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship
Freddy Schott (Pro V1) captured his first DP World Tour title by winning a three‑man, all-Titleist golf ball playoff.
- Schott, who closed in 3-under 69, was in total control of his Pro V1 golf ball, gaining +8.64 strokes tee to green (8th) while hitting 81% greens in regulation.
- Each of the first three DPWT events of 2026 have been won by Titleist golf ball players.
SCHOTT LEADS TOP-8 SWEEP FOR TITLEIST GOLF BALL PLAYERS
- In earning his breakthrough DPWT title, Freddy Schott led a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 finish for Pro V1 and Pro V1x players at the top of the leaderboard in Bahrain.
- That included last week’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic champion, who rallied with a Sunday 5-under 67 to reach 17-under and force a playoff.
- In total, 106 players (77%) teed up a Titleist golf ball at Royal GC, more than six times the nearest competitor (16).
PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA | Webex Players Series Murray River in honour of Jarrod Lyle
Haydn Barron (Pro V1x) recorded rounds of 62-67-64-69 to secure a one-shot victory and his first career PGA Tour of Australasia title.
- Barron’s week was highlighted by a first round 9-under 62 that included two eagles and six birdies and a bogey-free seven-under 64 in Round 3 to take a one-shot lead into Sunday.
- The West Australian made four birdies in a steady Sunday performance, including a final one on the 13th hole to secure the win.
- Barron was one of 109 players (76%) this week teeing up the #1 ball in golf, more than five times the nearest competitor with 20 (14%).
- Titleist was also the most played driver, trusted by 60 players (42%).
SUNSHINE TOUR | SDC Open
Titleist Brand Ambassador MJ Viljoen birdied the 18th hole in regulation Sunday before birdieing it again on the first playoff hole to claim his fourth Sunshine Tour title.
- The 30-year-old South African Viljoen, gaming his Pro V1x+ prototype golf ball and full bag of Titleist equipment including his GT metals, T100 irons, Vokey wedges and Scotty Cameron putter, made 23 birdies while posting rounds of 66-70-66-70.
- Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball in Limpopo with 123 (79%) players teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball, more than six times the nearest competitor (20).
- Titleist was also the most played driver (62/40%) in the 156-player field.
What’s in the Bag? | MJ Viljoen
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x+ prototype
Driver: GT3 10.0°
Fairway Metals: GT3 16.5° and GT2 21.0°
Irons: T100 4-PW
Wedges: Vokey Design SM10 46.10F, 50.08F, 54.08M, 58.08M
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport tour prototype putter