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Titleist Brand Ambassador topped the leaderboard at the John Deere Classic this weekend, and was joined at the top of the leaderboard by fellow full-line Titleist players, Brett Quigley and Zach Johnson who finished tied second in Illinois. Stricker followed the lowest round of his career, a stunning 10-under par 61, on Saturday with rounds of 68 and 64 on a marathon 36-hole Sunday, to post a 20-under par total of 264, which saw him claim the title by three shots from Quigley, Johnson and one other. The victory was the second of the year for Stricker and the sixth US PGA Tour victory of his career.

Stricker trusted the superior performance of Titleist throughout his bag including the Pro V1 golf ball, 909D3 driver, 906F fairway metal, 985.H utility metal, 755 irons and Vokey design sand and lob wedges. As well as being the choice of the champion, the Titleist Pro V1 was the most played ball at the John Deere Classic, with 105 players compared to 23 for the nearest competitor. The Pro V1 was also the overwhelming favourite at the top of the leaderboard as 10 of the 14 players who finished tied ninth or better trusted the feel and performance of the legendary Pro V1 franchise. Titleist also topped the irons sets, wedges and putters categories respectively.

The Pro V1 was the choice of the majority of the field at the Barclay’s Scottish Open on the European Tour. A total of 93 players teed up with Titleist at Loch Lomond, compared to 27 for the nearest competitor, and the Pro V1 or Pro V1x was also the choice of 7 of the top 10 finishers.

In other golf news:

You’ve heard of “road rage”, but how many of you have heard of “golf rage”?

A golfer in Bedfordshire has been found guilty of just that.  Harold Stafford assaulted Barry Barnes after accusing him of playing his ball last September at Stockwood Park golf club.

The court heard Mr Barnes suffered two black eyes and had to take a week off work. Claudette Elliott, the prosecutor described the assault as “golf rage”.

The court heard that Mr Barnes also suffered chest and back injuries in the attack on 19 September.

During his trial, Stafford claimed he acted in self-defence.

As much as we all love golf, please just remember it is a game and we’re all on the course for a good time.

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