Largest Titleist Driver Ever Has Already Won Acceptance, Tournaments Across
Worldwide Tours
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (March 3, 2006) -- Following the company blueprint for
designing, validating and providing Serious Clubs for Serious Golfers,
Titleist introduces the highly-anticipated Pro Titanium 905R driver,
featuring a 460cc, classic pear-shaped titanium head, the maximum allowed
under the Rules of Golf.
The Pro Titanium 905R is designed with all the core performance
deliverables that have made Titleist Pro Titanium drivers the choice of
tour players, PGA club professionals, top amateurs and serious golfers at
every level of competitive golf. The largest volume Titleist driver ever,
the Pro Titanium 905R offers high launch, low spin and maximum ball
velocity, with the added benefit of a 460cc head size for greater stability
on off-center impacts. The increased head volume provides 10 percent
higher inertia for increased forgiveness and a 35 percent larger maximum
ball speed area for improved driving performance.
"We strive to provide products to make better players better, and, in terms
of performance, the new Pro Titanium 905R is our most advanced driver yet,"
said Chris McGinley, Vice President Golf Club Marketing, Titleist.
"Players will notice the same classic appearance and craftsmanship that
goes into every Titleist titanium driver, while benefiting from the
advanced design, engineering and construction technology we used to create
the larger 460cc clubhead. The Pro Titanium 905R is the ultimate
high-performance driver for the serious golfer, delivering the combination
of the looks, feel and ball flight that better players demand."
High performance Titleist-branded golf clubs, including the new Pro
Titanium 905R driver, are not introduced to the marketplace until they are
thoroughly machine and player tested at Titleist's state-of-the art
Oceanside Test Facility and successfully seeded and performance validated
with the world's most discerning and influential golfers, those across the
worldwide professional tours and with PGA Club Professionals. It is in
these venues that the Pro Titanium 905R driver already has begun to weave
an impressive story of success and momentum:
- The Pro Titanium 905R is currently the most played 460cc driver on
the 2006 U.S. PGA Tour, averaging more than 18 players per full-field event
through the Ford Championship at Doral.
- Arron Oberholser was the first player to win on the U.S. PGA Tour
with the new 905R, capturing the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for his
first career victory. Oberholser hit 80 percent of the fairways for the
week en route to a tournament record-tying five shot win.
- Most recently, Davis Love III and Zach Johnson finished 2-3 at the
WGC-Accenture Match Play relying upon Pro Titanium 905R drivers.
- In December, Titleist ambassador Ernie Els posted an impressive
three-shot victory at the dunhill Championship on the PGA European Tour
with the Pro Titanium 905R in just his second event since returning to
competitive golf following knee surgery last July.
"The new Pro Titanium 905R offers players superior performance with the
unmatched combination of great looks and solid feel they have come to
expect from a Titleist driver," said McGinley. "Larger, thinner face, high
COR driver technology has gained acceptance by better players and momentum
in a competitive marketplace. The 460cc 905R features a square face angle
and relatively shallow face depth which inspires a heightened level of
confidence at set up. With a complete menu of loft and shaft choices
available through Titleist FittingWorks along with our advanced driver
fitting methodologies, we can optimize the driving performance of top tour
players, and competitive and aspiring serious golfers."
For a complete list of feature and benefits, please visit the Titleist Pro
Titanium 905R microsite at: http://titleist.com/golfclubs/drivers/905R.asp
Price and Availability: The new Titleist Pro Titanium 905R will begin
shipping to golf shops on March 15, 2006 and is available in both right and
left hand. The suggested retail price for the 905R is $500.
WHAT PGA TOUR PLAYERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE PRO TITANIUM 905R DRIVER
Davis Love III: "The Pro Titanium 905R has been great for me. It is the
first of the big-headed drivers that I have been able to shape right or
left. I can tee it low and hit a cut or I can tee it high and hit a draw.
It is the easiest titanium driver I have ever hit. I feel I have a driver
now that I can do anything with in the 905R."
Adam Scott: "I put the new Pro Titanium 905R driver in my bag when I
started the season in Hawaii and I have been driving it great - long and
straight. I have been among the top five in driving distance and among the
top 20 in accuracy all year. I am not one to change equipment very often,
and I am not going to put something in my bag unless I feel I'm gaining an
advantage with it."
Ernie Els: "I tested the Pro Titanium 905R when I started hitting balls
while coming back from knee surgery last fall, and it was in my bag when I
won the dunhill Championship. I'm striking the ball solid and really like
my ball flight and the penetration I'm getting with the 905R. I'm get all
the distance I need, without ever having to sacrifice accuracy."
Zach Johnson: "Titleist has always had the most classic, traditional, pear
shaped driver heads, and the 905R is no different. I don't want to play
anything that doesn't look good, and it has to feel good and produce
results. The 905R is a little bigger than the previous models, but doesn't
look it. It also allows me to work the ball. I can set up left and hit a
little cut or set up right and hit a draw. It is the best driver I have
ever hit."
To view exclusive video featuring PGA Tour players discussing the 905R, visit
http://www.titleist.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=353&category=equipment&subcategory=drivers&bhcp=1
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