Weir Leads Titleist to Three-Win Week across Worldwide Professional Tours
Fairhaven, MA (October 22, 2007) – From Arizona to Portugal to South Korea, Titleist golf ball players were winning the world over again this week. With three more victories, Titleist players have accumulated 158 wins across the 2007 worldwide professional tours, more than six times the nearest competitor with 25.
– On the PGA TOUR, Mike Weir closed with a final round 2-under 68 to win the Fry’s Electronics Open by one shot. Fresh off his outstanding performance at the Presidents Cup in his native Canada, Weir finished with a 14-under 266 total to earn his eighth career PGA TOUR title. Weir, who relies upon the Pro V1x for his success, becomes the 22nd player to win with a Titleist golf ball on the 2007 PGA Tour …
– On the PGA EUROPEAN TOUR, Titleist golf ball players secured the first six positions on the Portugal Masters leaderboard, topped by Steve Webster (Pro V1x) who claimed his second career PGA European Tour title. Webster fired a stellar final round of 8-under 64 for a 25-under total of 263, two shots clear of Titleist ambassador Robert Karlsson (Pro V1x golf ball, 905R driver, 906F2 fairway metals, 695MB irons, Vokey Design wedges, Scotty Cameron putter) who posted final round 65 …
– On the LPGA Tour, Pro V1 loyalist Suzann Pettersen, won the Hana Bank KOLON Championship in South Korea on Sunday after high wind and unplayable conditions on the stressed putting surfaces forced tournament officials to call off the final round. Pettersen opened with a 3-under 69 on Friday and shot an even-par 72 on Saturday in cold and windy conditions to take the lead at 3-under. It was her fourth win of the season …
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