FAIRHAVEN, Mass. -- The stage was the Qatar Masters. The
player was Adam Scott. From tee-to-green, the equipment was all Titleist,
as Scott fired a record-setting 11-under 61 en route to his 13th career
victory and World Number 4 ranking. In addition to his trust in the Pro
V1 golf ball, Adam experienced the advanced performance and pure feel of
new Titleist AP irons. In just his second start with his new AP2 irons,
putting them into the bag with success last week at the Abu Dhabi Golf
Championship, Scott established a new course record while posting his
personal best round as a professional. That's both Titleist advanced
performance and winning performance. And technology you can count on.
- The win was Scott's second in two tries at the event, first winning it in
2002.
- Scott's 20-under par 268 total matched the tournament record previously
set in 1999.
- Scott started the final round three shots off the lead, but posted five
birdies in the first five holes, en route to 11 birdies on the day.
- In addition to the Pro V1 golf ball, the Titleist ambassador relied upon
a full bag of Titleist golf clubs, including the new AP2 irons.
- Scott becomes the first player to win with the new AP2 irons on the
worldwide professional tours, a week after Martin Kaymer became the first
player to win with the new Titleist ZM Forged irons with his first career
victory at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.
-The AP2 and ZM Forged are two of the four new irons introduced by Titleist
for 2008. For more information and downloadable images of the new irons,
please visit:
http://www.titleist.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=593&category=equipment
A complete listing of the equipment in Scott's winning bag includes:
Pro V1 golf ball
905R driver (8.5)
906F4 fairway metal (15.5)
690 2-iron
AP2 irons (3-9)
Vokey Design pitching (50) wedge and Spin Milled sand (56) and lob (60)
wedges
Scotty Cameron prototype putter
- Titleist was the most played golf ball at the event with 71 players
relying on the Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than three times the nearest
competitor with 20. Scott's win marks the fifth for Titleist golf ball
players on the 2008 PGA European Tour season, more than all other golf
balls combined.
ADDITIONAL TITLEIST HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 27, 2008
PGA TOUR: Titleist was the most played golf ball at the Buick Invitational
with 100 players relying upon the Pro V1 or Pro V1x, nearly six times the
nearest competitor with 17. In addition to being the most played ball,
Titleist was also the most played iron (34), wedge (138) and putter (53).
Titleist ambassador Ryuji Imada (Pro V1x, 907 driver, 906F2 3- and 5-woods,
695CB irons, Vokey Design pitching, approach and lob wedges, Scotty Cameron
putter) birdied his final two holes to tie for lowest round of the day, a
5-under 67. He finished runner-up at 11-under 277, matching his career
best finish.
NATIONWIDE TOUR: Scott Dunlap (Pro V1, 905R driver, Scotty Cameron Circa
62 #1 putter) closed with a final round 1-over 71 to win the season-opening
Movistar Panama Championship by one shot. Dunlap was one of only four
players to finish under par, tallying a 3-under 277 total for his second
career Nationwide Tour title. Overnight leader Arjun Atwal (Pro V1x) and
Jeff Klauk (Pro V1) finished one shot back at 2-under, followed by Chris
Smith (Pro V1x, ZB Forged irons) in fourth at 1-under and Bill Lunde (Pro
V1x) in fifth at even par, as Titleist golf ball players swept the top five
positions.
Titleist was the most played golf ball at the event with 91 players, more
than six times the closest competitor with 15. Titleist was also the most
played wedge (115) and putter (43). Titleist was a close second in iron
sets with 35.
CHAMPIONS TOUR: Jerry Pate (Pro V1x) fired a final round 2-under 70 to win
the Turtle Bay Championship for his second career victory on the Champions
Tour. Pate, who began the day four shots back in a tie for eighth,
finished the week with a 5-under 211 total, two shots clear of his nearest
competitor. Titleist was the most played golf ball at the Turtle Bay
Championship with 53 players, nearly five times the nearest
competitor with 11.
DIRECT FROM THE TOUR: To view exclusive round-by-round interviews with
Titleist players from the Buick Invitational, and all of the 2008 PGA TOUR
events, 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 and on tours across the world, and ask questions of our Titleist
Tour Leadership staff by visiting 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 throughout the year, visit the Titleist Golf Club
leaderboard at: http://titleist.com/leaderboard/default.asp
Contact: Joe Gomes, Director of Communications, Acushnet Company
(508.979.3211)
