Ben Crane leads 6-win week for Titleist
11 Jun 2014
by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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Titleist Brand Ambassador Ben Crane trusted his Pro V1x golf ball and a full bag of Titleist clubs to capture the 5th PGA Tour title of his career, winning wire-to-wire at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Crane, who shot an opening round of 7-under 63 at TPC Southwind, posted a 10-under-par 270 victory total, one shot clear of Pro V1 loyalist Troy Merritt.
On the European Tour, Titleist Pro V1x golf ball loyalist Mikael Lundberg holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole at the Lyoness Open to top Titleist Brand Ambassador Bernd Wiesberger. The pair finished regulation tied at 12-under-par 276 after Lundberg vaulted up the leaderboard with a closing 7-under 65. With the runner-up performance, Wiesberger moved inside the top-60 in the official world golf rankings and earned a spot in this week's U.S. Open.
In Thailand, Pro V1x loyalist Thaworn Wirathchant closed with a 5-under-par 66 to win the Queen's Cup by one shot over Asian Tour rookie and Titleist Brand Ambassador Poom Saksansin. Wirathchant posted a 12-under 272 total in claiming his 17th career crown on the Asian Tour.
On the Champions Tour, Pro V1 loyalist Jeff Sluman was part of the team that captured top honors at the Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf.
In Japan, the winner of the PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup trusted a Pro V1 golf ball en route to victory.And on the PGA Tour China, Titleist golf ball players claimed the top three spots on the leaderboard as Pro V1x loyalist David McKenzie captured his first career China series title. McKenzie closed with a 3-under-par 69 en route to a 16-under-par 272 total, five shots clear of fellow Australian and Pro V1x loyalist Steve Dartnall. Quincy Quek also trusted a Pro V1x golf ball to finish in solo third, another three shots back, as nine of the 14 players who finished among the top-10 and ties relied upon Titleist golf balls for their success.
With six more wins this week, Titleist’s year-to-date victory count advances to 76. That's more than four times the nearest competitor with 18 and more than all competitors combined.In total, 10,801 players have teed up Titleist golf balls in competition on the 2014 worldwide professional tours, more than six times the nearest competitor with 1,754 and more than all competitors combined.