The next generation of PGA TOUR’s most played driver – Titleist GT – make their Major Championship Debut this week at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst.
Last week at the Memorial, Byeong-Hun An worked with Titleist tour reps to get dialed into his new setup. After just two swings with his NEW GT4 driver, he announced: “Okay, I think it’s in.” An, who stepped to the first tee Thursday with his GT4 9.0° model in the bag, gained 1.873 strokes on the field off the tee by week’s end while finishing second in Driving Distance (308.5 yards).
Will Zalatoris was also among those who made the immediate move to GT, adding a NEW GT2 9.0° model in the bag: “Immediately I’m picking up a mile and a half ball speed, that equates to about another six-ish, seven yards of carry. The feel is amazing. That’s probably the biggest thing that I’ve really picked up. And the first time I hit it, it was just this euphoric, really solid, really fast off the face. I always love kind of the dampened sound.”
“It feels more solid to me,” said Billy Horschel of his NEW GT3 9.0° driver. “I know where the ball is better…Even the ones I missed, the dispersion is still tight. We haven’t lost anything. It’s faster, spin rate is more consistent.”
The introduction of the new Titleist GT2, GT3 and GT4 drivers, as well as the new GT2 and GT3 fairway metals, last week at Muirfield Village signaled the start to the tour seeding and validation process that will continue over the coming weeks across the worldwide professional tours.
For five seasons and counting, Titleist drivers have been the top choice among the world’s best players competing on the PGA TOUR. This week at the U.S. Open, 36 percent of the drivers in play were Titleist (56), 20 more than the nearest competitor.
Some of the Titleist Brand Ambassadors Gaming New GT Drivers at the U.S. Open
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