FAIRHAVEN, Mass. -- With an unwavering belief in himself and
his Titleist Pro V1x golf ball, Padraig Harrington captured The Open
Championship for his first career major. Rallying from six strokes back
entering the final round, Harrington triumphed by one shot in a four-hole
playoff. His remarkable display of tenacity follows Angel Cabrera's win at
the U.S. Open and Zach Johnson's victory at the Masters, making it three
straight major championships for Titleist Pro V1x players this year.
Harrington's historic win topped a worldwide sweep by Titleist golf ball
players this week. With additional victories on the PGA, LPGA and
Nationwide Tours, Titleist's 2007 win total advanced to113, more than seven
times the nearest competitor with 15.
TITLEIST HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 22, 2007
BRITISH OPEN: Harrington closed with a 4-under 67 to make up a six-shot
deficit on the overnight leader whom he joined in the playoff at 7-under
277. Harrington played the four playoff holes in even par, seizing control
with a birdie on the first extra hole.
Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at The Open Championship
with 95 players relying upon the Pro V1 or Pro V1x, nearly six times the
nearest competitor with 16.
PGA TOUR: New Pro V1x player Joe Ogilvie fired a final round 3-under 67 to
earn his first PGA TOUR victory at the U.S. Bank Championship. Ogilvie
eagled the 16th hole and birdied the 18th to win by four strokes over three
players, including Tim Herron (New Pro V1x) and Charlie Wi (New Pro V1).
Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at the U.S. Bank
Championship with 107 (81%) players relying upon the Pro V1 or Pro V1x,
more than 10 times the nearest competitor with 10. Titleist was also the
most played iron (36), wedge (137) and putter (49) at the event.
Ogilvie's win marks the 19th by Titleist golf ball players on the 2007 PGA
TOUR, more than three times the nearest competitor with 6.
LPGA: Seon Hwa Lee (New Pro V1) won the HSBC Women's World Match Play
Championship 2 and 1 for her second career LPGA Tour title. Lee, the 2006
LPGA Rookie of the Year and No. 22 seed at the event, won the 15th and 17th
holes to secure the victory over the No. 12 seed.
No. 10 Mi Hyun Kim (New Pro V1) defeated No. 40 Maria Hjorth (New Pro V1x)
2-up in the all-Titleist third place match.
Titleist was the most played golf ball at the HSBC Women's World Match Play
Championship, trusted by 49 of the 64 competitors (77%), more than six
times the nearest competitor with 8.
The victory is the 11th for Titleist golf ball players on this year's LPGA
Tour, more than all other golf balls combined.
NATIONWIDE: Tom Scherrer (New Pro V1x) fired a final round 5-under 65 to
win the Price Cutter Charity Championship by four shots. Scherrer finished
with a 26-under 262 total for his third career Nationwide Tour victory and
first win since the Kemper Open in 2000 on the PGA TOUR. Scherrer's total,
which included 25 birdies, an eagle and a second round ace, was the Tour's
lowest four-round total of the season and his four shot margin of victory
was the largest in tournament history.
Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at the Price Cutter
Charity Championship with 109 players (74%), more than 6 times the nearest
competitor with 16. Titleist was also trusted by more players than any
other brand in the iron (39), wedge (119) and putter (56) categories.
The victory is the 12th for Titleist golf ball players on this year's
Nationwide Tour, more than all other golf balls combined.
DIRECT FROM THE TOUR: To view exclusive round-by-round interviews with
Titleist players from the British Open, including winner Padraig
Harrington, and from every PGA TOUR event, please visit our Direct from the
Tour feature online at: http://titleist.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1
TITLEIST TOUR BLOG: Find out what's going on inside the ropes at every PGA
TOUR event, or if you would like to pose questions to the Titleist Tour
Leadership staff, please visit the Titleist Tour Blog at:
http://www.titleisttourblog.com/
TITLEIST GOLF CLUB LEADERBOARD: To learn about Titleist's golf club success
on the PGA Tour, the PGA Professional National Championship and at major
amateur events, visit the Titleist Golf Club leaderboard at:
http://titleist.com/leaderboard/default.asp
