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Titleist brand ambassador captures the Volvo World Match Play Championship

Titleist Brand Ambassador Ross Fisher captured his biggest career victory to date with an immaculate display of consistent precision golf around the testing Finca Cortesin course in Spain. The win came on Fisher’s 126th hole of the week where a par 4 saw him capture the win that had so far eluded him during a season of great performances.. Following strong finishes at the US Open and The Open Championship, Fisher has elevated himself to fourth on the inaugural Race to Dubai rankings and 17th position in the Official World Golf Rankings following this week’s win. Fisher captured the Volvo World Match Play Championship, with a 4&3 margin of victory over Anthony Kim in the final match.  The 28-year old Englishman had previously edged out Masters champion Angel Cabrera (Pro V1x) on the third extra hole of his semi final to setup a showdown with Kim for the Championship and was never behind in the scheduled 36-hole championship match from the moment he birdied the first hole of the day.

Fisher trusted the superior performance of Titleist for this victory; Pro V1x, 909D3 driver (8.5), 695MB irons (2-9), Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges (48, 54, 60), Scotty Cameron putter. Titleist was the ball of choice among the players at the limited field Volvo World Match Play Championship with eight players teeing up a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x, versus three for the nearest competitor.

Also this week in a co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event, Ian Poulter (Pro V1x) claimed his first title since 2007 at the Barclays Singapore Open. Titleist was the top golf ball choice among players at the Barclays Singapore Open with 97 players, compared to 22 for the nearest competitor.  Titleist was also topped the count for both iron sets and wedges at the event.  Poulter’s win marks the 23rd for Titleist players on the 2009 PGA European Tour season, more than three times the nearest competitor with 7.

In addition to victories for Fisher and Poulter there were further wins for Titleist golf balls elsewhere in the world. On the LPGA Tour in South Korea, Titleist golf ball loyalists claimed first, second and third spots at the Hana Bank KOLON Championship with Na Yeon Choi (Pro V1x) taking the title. In South Africa, Darren Fichardt (Pro V1x) won on the South African Tour’s Platinum Classic, while on the Australasian tour Titleist golf balls claimed another 1-2-3 with Andrew Bonhomme (Pro V1x) capturing the Laurance Scrap Metal WA PGA Championship. There was also victory for Titleist in Korea, where Ki Sang-Lee (Pro V1), pulled away from fellow Titleist Brand Ambassador Jae-Hoon Jung (Pro V1x) to capture the 18-hole final of the DongBu Promi Match Play Championship whilst in Japan, veteran Toru Suzuki (Pro V1x) ended a five-year title drought with a commanding victory at the Mynavi ABC Championship.

Victories for Fisher, Poulter and a host of other names across the worldwide professional Tours takes the win count for the Titleist Pro V1 to 144 for the 2009 season, compared to just 25 for the nearest competitor. Titleist is also by far the most played ball across the worldwide professional Tours with 65% of players choosing to tee up either Pro V1 or Pro V1x in competition across the 2009 season compared to 10% of the count for the nearest competitor.

Triumph for Titleist Brand Ambassador Ross Fisher, who climbs to 17th in the world rankings, as well as the constant flow of victories around the world for Pro V1 loyalists proves once again that the game’s elite continue to opt for the matchless performance of Titleist.

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