Lauren Coughlin Goes Wire-to-Wire With Her Pro V1 in Las Vegas to Win the Aramco Championship

By Zack R., Team Titleist Staff On Today Balls Tour Clubs

LPGA | Aramco Championship

Lauren Coughlin (Pro V1) delivered a clinical performance to lock up her third career LPGA title, winning in a wire-to-wire, five-shot runaway in Las Vegas.

  • Coughlin set the tone early in the week after opening in 5-under 67, which tied for the low round of the week around the difficult Shadow Creek. 
  • “I was hitting my numbers all day, and this course, if you're hitting your spots and numbers, it will give you birdies. If you miss them, it can be very, very difficult," said Coughlin after Round 1.
  • By week’s end, with three more steady rounds (69-73-72) in the books, Coughlin was one of only four players to finish below par.
  • The duo of runners-up finished at 2 under.
  • With the win, she is projected to climb to 8th in the Race to CME Globe rankings.

COUGHLIN ON HER MOVE TO PRO V1

  • Coughlin has played Pro V1 since the 2023 Women’s Scottish Open, where she moved out of her previous Pro V1x model seeking a more controlled, penetrating flight in the wind.  
  • Said Coughlin: “I saw a huge benefit and an improved ball flight with [Pro V1]. So then I just kind of stuck with it the rest of the year and I've been using it ever since.” 
  • The move paid off, as she went on to win twice the following year and go undefeated in her first Solheim Cup appearance (3-0-1). 
  • “Controlling my distance I would say is my biggest strength, in terms of I can take a little bit off this if I need to and [the ball] can go a couple yards shorter, or if I really need to step on something, it can go a couple yards longer. Just having that confidence that it’s going to do what I want it to do is very high.”

PGA TOUR | Valero Texas Open

Propelled by yet another eagle-2 on the 71st hole of a tournament, the winner of the Valero Texas Open and his major-winning Titleist GT3 driver found the winner’s circle again Sunday in San Antonio — leading a 1-2-3-4 finish for players gaming Titleist drivers.

  • From the tee on the 306-yard par-4 17th at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course, the champion unleashed a 301-yard drive with his Titleist GT3 9.0° driver to the right side of the green, 9 feet, 7 inches from the hole — setting up the go-ahead eagle that ultimately clinched his one-shot victory.
  • He used the same GT3 driver to hit one of the most clutch drives in major championship history at last year’s U.S. Open, driving the green at Oakmont’s 314-yard par-4 17th to set up the go-ahead birdie with one hole to play.
  • The champion pulled driver again on the 18th tee, striping it 308 yards down the middle of the fairway and putting himself in prime position to close out the tournament.
  • “I think if there was more wind I would have hit 3-wood, but I knew I was one back of the lead, I wanted to be aggressive and take driver, just kind of hit like a 90-percent driver,” he said after his round today. “I kind of had a flash of my tee shot at Oakmont at the U.S. Open last year on 17 on Sunday where I drove the green and ended up making birdie. It was kind of a nice image that I had in my mind before I pegged it and hit the shot. Yeah, I stepped in there and put a really good swing on it."
  • This week, he gained +1.961 strokes on the field off the tee (16th), including +1.362 on Sunday.
  • Titleist is the most played driver on the PGA TOUR, with 44% (59 players) of the field at the Valero Texas Open having gamed a Titleist driver. 
  • Three of the last four events on the PGA TOUR have seen the winner and runner-up finishers game a Titleist driver (THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1-2 finish; Valspar Championship: 1-2-3 finish; Valero Texas Open: 1-2-3-4 finish).

INSIDE THE CHAMPIONS' TITLEIST DRIVER SETUP 

  • Since making the switch to a Titleist GT driver, the 2025 U.S. Open champion has now won twice on the PGA TOUR with 12 top-10's (including runner-up finishes at the 2025 PLAYERS and FedEx St. Jude) while moving from 169th in the OWGR to his current ranking of 5th.
  • The winner first switched into a GT from a competitor’s driver at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic, his first start after the models had launched on tour.
  • He initially put a GT2 driver straight in the bag, having seen increased ball speed from his previous gamer.
  • A few starts later, at the 3M Open, he worked with Titleist Tour Rep Larry Silveira to dial in his spin rates, which led him to the slightly lower-spinning GT3. 
  • His current setup is GT3 9.0° (B•1 SureFit Hosel, T•1 Surefit CG) with a Fujikura Ventus Black Velocore+ 6 X shaft.
  • Prior to making the move to GT, he was ranked 146th in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (–.285 through the 2024 RBC Canadian Open).
  • After using GT for the remainder of the season, his driving stats had already begun to improve, as he finished 2024 ranked 111th in SG: OTT (–0.016).
  • He ended the 2025 season 41st on tour, gaining an average of +.291 strokes on the field off the tee, an improvement of over 100 spots from his position before the switch. 

GTS MOMENTUM CONTINUES AT VALERO

  • NEW GTS drivers continue to earn their way into the bags of the world’s best, with 34 GTS models in play in just their second week on the PGA TOUR, more than any other brand’s total number of drivers (nearest competitor: 27).
  • Overall, Titleist was the most played driver at the Valero Texas Open with 44% of the field (59 players) gaming a Titleist driver, including each of the top-4 finishers and five of the top 6.
  • Fifteen players made the move to NEW GTS2 and GTS3 drivers for the first time this week at TPC San Antonio, including Titleist Brand Ambassador Robert MacIntyre (GTS2 9.0°), who finished runner-up at 16 under.
  • Early last week, MacIntyre paid a visit to the Titleist Performance Centre at Woburn to dial in his driver setup with Titleist’s Director of Tour Promotions, Liam MacDougall.
  • One of the first GTS setups MacIntyre tested stood out immediately, after it checked off on each of his performance priorities, including holding up to his shot-shaping method of moving strike location across the face. GTS2 went right in the bag.  
  • This week, his first start with the new setup, he gained over three shots (+3.282, 5th) on the field off the tee.
  • Perhaps his most clutch swing of the week came on the 71st hole, three shots back of the clubhouse leader.

  • MacIntyre pulled his new GTS2 gamer and drove it 319 yards onto the putting surface, 16-and-a-half feet from the cup.
  • He converted the eagle to reach 16 under and remain firmly in the tournament.
  • “I've been driving the ball nice. Got a new Titleist driver in the bag..., ” MacIntyre said after Round 2. “Yeah, spin's been very good, been able to shape it. To me a big thing's to be able to shape the golf ball especially when it's windy. Two rounds in with it, so far, so good.”
  • Robert MacIntyre: NEW GTS2 9.0° driver | D•4 SureFit hosel | Graphite Design Tour AD DI-7 X

AMATEUR | Augusta National Women’s Amateur

The winner of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur — playing a Pro V1x golf ball and setup that includes her Titleist driver, irons, Vokey wedges and Scotty Cameron putter — closed in 4-under 68 Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club to claim one of the biggest titles in amateur golf.

  • Her 14-under 202 total set the tournament scoring record by two shots.
  • The ANWA champion, who is also the reigning NCAA Division I Women's Golf Individual champion, was the only player to post all three rounds in the 60’s after playing her opening 36 hole at Champions Retreat in 10-under par (65-69), with just one bogey.
  • The champion, runner-up and six of the top-8 finishers played Titleist golf balls, drivers, irons, Vokey Design wedges and Scotty Cameron putters.
  • In total, 51 players out of 72 (71%) teed up the #1 ball in golf this week in Augusta — more than five times the nearest competitor. 
  • More of the elite amateur field also put their trust in the performance of Titleist drivers (36%), fairways (32%), utilities (94%), irons (33%) and Vokey wedges (44%) than any other brand. 

What’s in the Bag? ANWA Champion 

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TSR3 9.0° | Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 4 R
Fairway Metal: GT3 18.0° | Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 5 R
Irons: T200 5–PW | Mitsubishi Tensei R
Wedges: Vokey Design SM10 48.10F, 52.12F, 56.08M | Nippon NS Pro Zelos 7
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom Black 7

What’s in the Bag? ANWA Runner-Up 

Golf Ball:Titleist Pro V1
Driver: GT2 10.0° | Mitsubishi Tensei AV 55 S 
Fairway Metals: GT2 15.0° and 18.0°| Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 65 S and Mitsubishi Tensei AV 65 S 
Hybrid: TSR2 21.0° | Mitsubishi Tensei AV 65 S 
Irons: T150 5–PW | True Temper AMT S300 and T100 PW | True Temper AMT S300 
Wedges: Vokey Design SM10 50°, 54°, WedgeWorks 58° | True Temper AMT S300 
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport

TITLEIST IS OVERWHELMING #1 BALL, MOST PLAYED DRIVER, IRON, WEDGE AT ANWA 

TITLEIST IS #1 BALL AT ANWA; 1-2 FINISH FOR TITLEIST GOLF BALL PLAYERS 

  • Twelve of the top 13 players heading into the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur teed up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball, including the eventual champion who made two clutch birdies over the final six holes with her Pro V1x.
  • The ANWA champ also led a 1-2 finish for Titleist golf ball players. In total, 51 competitors teed up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball at ANWA, five times the nearest competitor (9). 

TITLEIST EQUIPMENT IS TOP CHOICE OF ANWA COMPETITORS 

  • Among those competing for the Augusta National Women’s Amateur title, more players used Titleist drivers (26/36%), fairways (43/32%), utilities (16/94%), irons (24/33%) and Vokey wedges (97/44%) than any other brand.
  • The ANWA champion gamed a TSR3 driver, GT3 fairway, T200 irons, three Vokey SM10 wedges and a Scotty Cameron Phantom Black 7 putter among her Titleist setup. 

KORN FERRY TOUR | LECOM Suncoast Classic

Jeremy Gandon (Pro V1x) was clutch down the stretch Sunday, birdieing his final three holes to win by one and secure his second-career Korn Ferry Tour win. 

  • After opening with a 4-under 67, Gandon shot three consecutive rounds of 65 at Lakewood National.
  • The 29-year-old Frenchman’s ball striking was superb, leading the field in Strokes Gained: Approach (+8.106) and Greens in Regulation (82%, 59/72), which helped set up 27 birdies (T2) and an eagle.
  • Seven of the top-8 finishers on the final leaderboard were Pro V1 or Pro V1x players.
  • In total, 120 players (77%) teed up a Titleist golf ball this week on the Korn Ferry Tour — more than six times the nearest competitor (18).

ASIAN TOUR | International Series Japan

Travis Smyth (Pro V1) made eagle on the 72nd hole to close in 7-under 64 and secure a one-shot win. 

  • The win is Smyth’s second in Japan in the last month, as he claimed the JGTO and PGA Tour of Australasia’s co-sanctioned ISPS HANDA Japan-Australasia Championship in early March.
  • That victory put him atop the PGA Tour of Australasia’s Order of Merit and earned him DP World Tour status for next season. 
  • With three top-5 finishes in three Asian Tour starts in 2026, Smyth currently leads both the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit and International Series rankings.

KLPGA | The Siena Open

Gaming a setup that included her Pro V1x golf ball and Titleist driver, fairways, irons and NEW Vokey SM11 wedges, Titleist Brand Ambassador Jiwon Ko went wire-to-wire for her third career KLPGA victory. 

  • Ko’s week — which began with a bogey-free 5-under 67 — was highlighted by a hole-in-one on the par-3 7th hole in Round 3. 

What’s in the Bag? | Jiwon Ko

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: GT2 9.0°
Fairway Metals: TSR2+ 14.5° and GT2 21.0°
Utility Iron: U•505 4
Irons: T250 5 and T150 6-PW
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM11 48.10F, 52.08F, 58.08M

JLPGA | YAMAHA Ladies Open Katsuragi

Sayaka Takahashi (Pro V1x) prevailed in a playoff to earn her third career JLPGA title.

  • In three trips around the 18th hole on Sunday, Takahashi went 4 under, making an eagle in regulation and two birdies in extra holes.
  • Her closing 5-under 67 to force extra holes tied for the low round of the day.

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