Scott Stallings Wins First Career PGA Tour Crown in all-Titleist Playoff. World No. 1 Yani Tseng Makes History Capturing 5th Career Major.
Fairhaven, MA (August 1, 2011) – Titleist Brand Ambassador Scott Stallings won The Greenbrier Classic with one of the year’s most extraordinary finishes, trusting a Pro V1x golf ball, new Titleist AP2 prototype irons and a bag full of Titleist equipment to his first PGA Tour victory.
Stallings, 26, emerged from an all-Titleist playoff with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to cap off a three-win week for Titleist golf ball players around the world, including Pro V1x loyalist Yani Tseng, who won the Ricoh Women’s British Open to become the youngest player across all tours to win a fifth major championship.
Stalling’s comeback victory featured eight birdies over his final 11 holes, including consecutive 2’s – one to join the playoff with fellow Titleist Brand Ambassador Bill Haas and Pro V1x loyalist Bob Estes, and one to win the tournament – on the 169-yard par-3 18th hole. He relied on the Pro V1x golf ball, new AP2 prototype 9-iron and Scotty Cameron by Titleist 009 prototype putter for his success.
The trio finished regulation at 10-under 270, sitting atop a leaderboard that featured eight Titleist Brand Ambassadors and nine Titleist golf ball players in the top 10, including: Brendon de Jonge (T4, Pro V1x), Cameron Tringale (T4, Pro V1x), Jimmy Walker (T4, Pro V1), Gary Woodland (T4, Pro V1), Webb Simpson (T9, Pro V1x) and Kyle Stanley (T9, Pro V1x).
For the week, Stallings finished second in birdies (19) and tied for second in Greens in Regulation (79.2%), becoming the third player to win on the PGA Tour trusting new 712 Series prototype irons since their launch five weeks ago at the AT&T National. That week, Stallings put the new prototype irons in the bag after just one practice round.
With his victory at the Greenbrier Classic playing the new AP2 prototype irons, Stallings joins Titleist Brand Ambassador Nick Watney, who won the AT&T National playing the new AP2 prototype irons, and Titleist Brand Ambassador Chris Kirk, who won the Viking Classic using the new CB prototype irons.
Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at The Greenbrier Classic with 109 players, more than seven times the nearest competitor with 14. Titleist also was first in iron sets (49), including 27 sets of new 712 Series prototype irons; sand, lob and approach wedges(149); and putters (64).
Here’s a closer look at Scott Stallings’ Titleist equipment:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: Titleist 910D3 8.5º, B•1 SureFit Tour hosel setting
3-wood: Titleist 909F2 13.5º
Hybrid: Titleist 910H 19º, B•2 setting
Irons: Titleist AP2 prototype 712 Series 4-9
Wedge: Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled 248.10º, 252.12º, 256.14º, 260.10º
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist 009 prototype
Stalling’s victory was one of three on the weekend for Titleist golf ball players across the worldwide professional tours. So far this year, 99 players have trusted Titleist golf balls to worldwide victories, more than seven times the nearest competitor with 14. A total of 12,294 players have played Titleist golf balls in competition this season, more than six times the nearest competitor with 1,874.
• LPGA: Pro V1x loyalist Yani Tseng continued her major championship dominance with a four-shot victory at the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Tseng, 22, closed with a 3-under 69 to finish the four rounds at Carnoustie at 16-under 272, posting three birdies over her final five holes, including Nos. 17 and 18.
Tseng has now won seven times around the world in 2011, including last month’s Wegman’s LPGA Championship by 10 shots for her first major of the year.
Pro V1x loyalist Brittany Lang shot a final-round 5-under 67 to finish runner-up at 12-under 276.
Tseng and Lang were two of 102 players at the Ricoh Women’s British Open that relied on Titleist golf balls for their success, more than nine times the nearest competitor with 11 and more than all competitors combined.
SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR: Titleist Brand Ambassador Jean Hugo won the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Golf Estate, converting an 8-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Pro V1 loyalist Peter Karmis.
Hugo, who played his first nine holes in 7-under 29, closed with an 8-under 64, making birdie on the par-5 18th to force the playoff. It marked Hugo’s 12th career Sunshine Tour victory.
Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at the event with 54 players, more than three times the nearest competitor with 16 and more than all competitors combined.
• EUROPEAN TOUR: Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at the Irish Open with 95 players, including runner-up and Pro V1 loyalist Richard Green, more than four times the nearest competitor with 22 and more than all competitors combined.
• CHAMPIONS TOUR: At the U.S. Senior Open, 112 players trusted Titleist golf balls for their success, including runner-up and Pro V1x loyalist Mark O’Meara, more than eight times the nearest competitor with 13 and more than all competitors combined. Titleist also was first in iron sets (44); and sand, lob and approach wedges (132).
• NATIONWIDE TOUR: A total of 107 players at the Utah Championship teed up Titleist golf balls, more than six times the nearest competitor with 16 and more than all competitors combined. Titleist also was first in iron sets (42); sand, lob and approach wedges (141); and putters (69).
• JAPAN TOUR: Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at the Sun Chlorella Classic with 62 players. Titleist also was first in hybrids (38); and sand, lob and approach wedges (108).
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