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U.S. Open Preview - Michael Welch

Titleist Golf Clubs — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:44:40 +0000

Michael Welch, a native of North Quincy, Mass., will be participating in his first U.S. Open … barely. Welch didn’t file his U.S. Open entry until 90 minutes before the deadline on April 29. He made it through local qualifying at the Crumpin-Fox Club in Bernardston, Mass., and then punched his ticket to Bethpage following a 3-under 138 at the Purchase, N.Y. sectional qualifier. By participating in the U.S. Open, Welch has now qualified for the grand slam of USGA championships in which he has been eligible (U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Amateur Public Links, U.S. Junior Amateur).

Bob Vokey takes notes as he discusses wedges with U.S. Open participant Michael Welch. Voke built 48°, 54° and 58° wedges for Michael in preparation for this week.

18 Questions with Bob Vokey on GolfChannel.com

Titleist Golf Clubs — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:28:27 +0000

U.S. Open week has arrived and Team Titleist is on the ground at Bethpage. The track is wet and playing long, and we will keep you up-to-date when our Titleist Brand Ambassadors make any adjustments to their set compositions in preparation for Thursday’s official start.

To kick things off, Titleist wedge craftsman Bob Vokey sat down recently with Tour Insider and GolfChannel.com equipment editor David Allen for an in-depth interview which he tabbed “18 Questions with Bob Vokey.” Some good inside stuff with the Voke, who will be one of the busiest men at Bethpage Black today through Wednesday. With over 40 percent of the field carrying at least one Vokey Design wedge in his bag, chances are good that another major champion will be thanking Voke come Sunday.

Click here to read the interview on GolfChannel.com.

Friday Fix with Dave Phillips

Titleist Golf Clubs — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:06 +0000

In the latest installment of Friday Fix, TPI co-founder Dave Phillips demonstrates how to hit chip shots out of intermediate rough. Click on the video player below to see Dave’s short game tip.

Up & Down with Dave Phillips - Wedge Approach Shots

Titleist Golf Clubs — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:13:25 +0000

In the second installment of Up & Down with Dave Phillips, Dave demonstrates how players can improve their wedge approach shots by employing the technique used by Titleist Brand Ambassador and recent Crowne Plaza Invitational champion Steve Stricker. Click on the video player below to view Dave’s instruction, and be sure to visit Vokey.com and MyTPI.com for more ways to improve your golf game.

Up & Down with TPI’s Dave Phillips

Titleist Golf Clubs — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:31:21 +0000

Titleist Performance Institute co-founder and Golf Magazine Top 100 instructor Dave Phillips will be offering his expertise in a new series called “Up & Down with Dave Phillips.” The series of short game tips is a collaboration between MyTPI.com and Vokey.com, and can be viewed from both sites. The first episode features Dave discussing bounce angle as it relates to wedge fitting and the new line of Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges. Be sure to click on the video player below to see Dave discuss this important aspect of wedge design.

To learn more about bounce, check out the bounce entry in the Vokey.com glossary.

Grind Guide, Spin Milled Video added to Vokey.com

Titleist Golf Clubs — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:38:59 +0000

Some new features have been added to Vokey.com in the past few days. The first is a guide to the grinds that Voke has developed through his work over the past decade on the PGA Tour and that have shaped the sole profiles in the new line of Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges as well as the Vokey Wedge Works limited release wedges. The Vokey Grind Guide can be found at:

Vokey Grind Guide at Vokey.com

Also, we currently have a very limited number (200 each) of 60° wedges with the E and L Grinds available in Vokey Wedge Works. These wedges feature a special black QPQ finish, and are available for delivery to U.S. addresses only.

Last but not least, we have added a video that provides background on the new line of Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges, including insights from Voke on the specific grinds that influenced this line as well as his thoughts on the Spin Milled process. The video can be viewed by clicking on the image below.

We hope you enjoy, be sure to check out Vokey.com for more.

Scott Strange Rallies to Win Volvo China Open

Titleist Golf Clubs — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:25:46 +0000

Titleist Brand Ambassador Scott Strange rallied on the back nine to post a final round 4-under 68 at the Volvo China Open, securing a one-stroke victory. Strange began his final round four strokes off the pace, but three back-nine birdies gave him the winning total of 8-under 280. It marks the second career victory for Strange, who won first time at last year’s Celtic Manor Wales Open.

Titleist was the most played golf ball at The Volvo China Open with 105 players (68%), compared to 24 for the nearest competitor. The win was the ninth by Titleist golf ball loyalists on the 2009 European Tour, three times more than the nearest competitor with 3.

	Golf Ball	Pro V1
	Driver	909D2 (9.5°) Aldila DVS 60 (X)
	Fairway	906F4 (15.5°) Fujikura Rombax 8Z08 (X)
	Hybrids	585.H (19°) Fujikura Rombax 8D07HB (S) 909H (21°) True Temper Dynamic Gold (S-300)
	Irons	AP2 (4-P, standard lofts, lies and lengths) True Temper Dynamic Gold (S-300)
	Wedges	Vokey Design Spin Milled (54.10, 60-E) True Temper Dynamic Gold (S-300)
	Putter	Scotty Cameron Red X2

Masters Preview - Titleist Ambassador D.J. Trahan

Titleist Golf Clubs — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:20:24 +0000

We caught up with Titleist Brand Ambassador D.J. Trahan a few weeks ago at the Arnold Palmer Invitational to get a look at his bag as he prepared for that tournament as well as this week’s Masters. This will be his third start, and second consecutive, at Augusta National, with the first coming in 2001 as the reigning U.S. Amateur Public Links champion. Be sure to check out the image gallery with D.J. from Bay Hill to get a closer look at his Vokey Design wedges and a sweet new putter straight from Scotty’s Custom Shop.

Titleist Brand Ambassador D.J. Trahan

In the bag - D.J. Trahan
Pro V1 golf balls
909D3 (9.5°) - Aldila VooDoo XPP7
909F2 (13.5°) - Aldila VooDoo XPP7
909F2 (18.5° bent to 17.5°) - Aldila VooDoo XPP8
ZM Forged (4-P) - Rifle Project X 6.5
Vokey Design Spin Milled (54.11) - Rifle Project X 6.5
Vokey Design Spin Milled (60.04 bent to 59°) - Rifle Project X 6.5
Vokey Design Spin Milled (64.07) - Rifle Project X 6.5
Scotty Cameron Timeless Prototype

Wedge Fitting Helps McIlroy Tighten Yardage Gap

Titleist Golf Clubs — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:26:57 +0000

Earlier this week, we wrote about Titleist Brand Ambassador Rory McIlroy’s visit to our Oceanside Test Facility in preparation for this week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. While at Oceanside, Rory worked with Tour Fitting Manager Cliff Walzak and Master Craftsman Bob Vokey to find a pitching wedge that provided the proper yardage gaps with his 9-iron and 52° approach wedge.

“Rory arrived with an uncomfortable yardage gap between his ZM 9-iron and his 200 Series 48° pitching wedge,” relays Cliff. “His 9-iron is bent 1° strong at 42°, while his 248.06 is at the stock 48° loft. We did not want to touch his gamer 248.06 wedge but decided to bend a 48° Vokey to 46°.”

Voke and his team built Rory a couple of 248s bent to 46°, both finished at 35.75″ (standard length) with Project X 6.5 shafts, and 65° lie angles (1° upright). Rory uses the Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord 58 ribbed grip with one extra layer of tape, and has RORY stamped in white on the flange.

Voke checked back in with Rory earlier this week in Tucson, and said, “Rory likes the lower flight of the new 248 at 46°, as well as the feel of the club through the turf. He has noticed an increase in distance that gives him a preferred yardage gap with his 9-iron. He looks really solid out here. I like his confidence.”

Click on the video player below to hear more from Rory about working with Voke.

Rory McIlroy

Nick Watney Rallies to Win Buick Invitational

Titleist Golf Clubs — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:45:00 +0000

Titleist Brand Ambassador Nick Watney made two birdies over the final three holes to capture the Buick Invitational by one shot. Nick drained a 40-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-3 16th, then completed his dramatic come-from-behind victory with a birdie on the final hole for the win. He closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 11-under 277.

It was the second career win for Nick, whose first victory came at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2007. He is off to a fast start through his first three events in 2009, opening his season with a T-25 at the Bob Hope Classic, followed by a T-12 at the FBR Open, and now a win at the Buick Invitational. Nick is currently 2nd in the 2009 FedEx Cup Standings and secured an invitation to this year’s Masters with the victory.

Watney has made wholesale changes to his equipment this year. Working with long-time instructor Butch Harmon, Nick is playing a new 909D2 driver and AP2 irons. His entire bag is listed below:

	Golf Ball	Pro V1x
	Driver	909D2 (10.5°) Mitsubishi Diamana White 83 (X)
	Fairway	909F2 (15.5°) Fujikura ZCOM Pro95 (X)
	Hybrid	909H (21°) UST Proforce V2 Hybrid 100 (X)
	Irons	AP2 (3-9, lofts 1° weak, -1/4″ from std) True Temper Dynamic Gold (X-100)
	Wedges	Vokey Design 200 Series (48°, bent to 49°) Vokey Spin Milled (56°, 60-T) True Temper Dynamic Gold
	Putter	Scotty Cameron Newport Tour

To learn a little more about two-time winner Nick Watney, take a look at this video where we ask Nick about his start in golf, his favorite TOUR stops, his goals for 2009 and more.