26.07.2010
Tops Golf Ball Count with 134 of 156 Players in Field
Titleist has long been recognized for its overwhelming golf ball usage and success across the worldwide professional tours, with club professionals and at every level of competitive golf. As the country’s top junior boy golfers gathered at the Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada, Mich., for their national championship this week, 134 of the 156 players, or 86 percent of the field, relied upon Titleist golf balls. That is more than 11 times the nearest competitor with 12 players. In addition to its golf ball success, Titleist also was the commanding choice across every major equipment category, including drivers (69), fairway metals (90), hybrids (48), iron sets (80), sand, lob and approach wedges (255) and putters (100).
It was more of the same at the U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship being contested at the Country Club of North Carolina in the Village of Pinehurst this week. Titleist accounted for over 78 percent of the field in the golf ball category with 122 players, more than nine times the nearest competitor with 13. Titleist also was the top choice of more players in the wedge (173) and putter (63) categories.
The success across all equipment categories is continued proof that when endorsement money is taken out of the game, Titleist is an even greater favorite of the future of competitive golf and serious golfers everywhere. Below are the official equipment counts from the 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur and the golf ball counts from the major amateur events in the U.S. and around the world:
U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP EQUIPMENT COUNTS
GOLF BALLS:
TITLEIST 134, 86%
Nearest Competitor 12
DRIVERS:
TITLEIST 69 44%
Nearest Competitor 23
FAIRWAY METALS:
TITLEIST: 90 46%
Nearest Competitor 27
HYBRIDS:
TITLEIST: 48, 42%
Nearest Competitor 22
IRON SETS:
TITLEIST 80 51%
Nearest Competitor 16
WEDGES:
TITLEIST 255 64%
Nearest Competitor 41
PUTTERS:
TITLEIST 100 64%
Nearest Competitor 17
2010 MAJOR AMATEUR GOLF BALL COUNTS
U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR
TITLEIST 134 86%
Nearest Competitor 10
U.S. GIRLS’ JUNIOR AMATEUR
TITLEIST 122 78%
Nearest Competitor 13
U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS
TITLEIST 131 84%
Nearest Competitor 10
U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS
TITLEIST 131 84%
Nearest Competitor 10
NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
TITLEIST 120 77%
Nearest Competitor 19
NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
TITLEIST 114 91%
Nearest Competitor 5
AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR
TITLEIST 169 71%
Nearest Competitor 44
BRITISH AMATEUR
TITLEIST 225 78%
Nearest Competitor 35