Hey Team Titleist,
The home stretch of the PGA Tour season is upon us, with just two events left before the start of the FedExCup Playoffs. It’s been a great season for Titleist and there have been many highlights along the way. As we get ready for the playoff push, we thought it would be fun to shine the spotlight on a few of our PGA TOUR rookies and share some pretty impressive stats from their rookie campaigns on tour. Check it out below...
Cameron Young
Young has six top three finishes this season on Tour. Young is 2nd this season in strokes gained off the tee, and 2nd in driving distance – all drives. Young also sits just outside the top in the FedExCup rankings, coming in at 13th.
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Left Dot
Driver: NEW TSR3 10.0° | Tensei 1K Pro White 70 TX
Fairway Metals: NEW TSR3 16.5° | Tensei 1K Pro White 80 TX
Irons: T200 2 Iron (Utility) | Tensei CK 100 TX | T200 4 Iron | 620 CB 5 Iron | 620 MB 6-9 Irons | Nippon NS Pro Modus3 Tour 130 X
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 48.10F, 52.12F, 58.08M, 60T | Nippon NS Pro Modus3 Tour 130 X
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11 Knuckle Neck tour prototype putter
Davis Riley
Riley is tied with Young for most top 10 finishes on the Tour this season by a rookie, also totaling six thus far. His birdie numbers have been outstanding in the 2021/2022 campaign, rolling in 342 birdies or better this year, which is 6th most overall and 2nd among rookies. Riley’s putting numbers have been great as well, with his 1.73 putts per GIR ranking him 18th best on tour.
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Left Dot
Driver: NEW TSR3 8.0° | Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Fairway Metals: TSi2 15.0° | Fujikura Ventus Black 80 X | NEW TSR3 18.0° | Fujikura Ventus Black 80 X
Irons: T100 4 Iron | 620 CB 5-6 Iron | 620 MB 7-9 Irons | KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 46.10F, 50.08F, 56.08M, 60T | True Temper Dynamic Gold S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 7.2 tour prototype putter
Hayden Buckley
13th this season in strokes gained off the tee and one of two players that ranks inside the top 20 in driving accuracy and greens in regulation, Buckley has shown promise in his first year on Tour. He also has two top ten finishes on the season, including a T4 finish at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: TSi3 8.0° | UST Mamiya LIN-Q Blue M40X 6F5 X
Fairway Metals: TS3 13.5° | UST Mamiya LIN-Q Blue M40X 8F5 X |TS3 18.0° | Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX
Irons: NEW T100s 4 Iron | True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 | NEW T100 5-P Irons | True Temper Dynamic Gold X100
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 50.08F, WedgeWorks 54.08M | True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 | WedgeWorks 62.08M | True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Callum Tarren
With three top 10 finishes this season on Tour, including a top five at the Puerto Rico Open, Tarren is 2nd this season in made putt percentage from 20-25 feet at a clip of 23.2%. He’s also top 20 in driving distance, averaging 310.9 yards off the tee.
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TSi3 10.0° | Mitsubishi Tensei AV 75 TX
Fairway Metals: TSi2 16.5° | True Temper Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 80
Irons: NEW T100 3 Iron | 620 CB 4 Iron | 620 MB 5-9 Irons | True Temper Project X 6.5
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 46.10F, 52.12F, 56.08M, 60T | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Onyx S400
Nick Hardy
His seven consecutive cuts made this season is tied for the 5th longest active streak on the year. Hardy is 5th on Tour in made putt percentage from 5-15 feet (53.3%) and 19th in greens in regulation.
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TSi2 10.0° | Aldila Tour Green Graphene 70 TX
Fairway Metals: TSi2 15.0° | Aldila Tour Green Graphene 85 TX
Irons: T100 4 Iron | True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 | 620 MB 5-P Irons | True Temper Dynamic Gold X100
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 50.12F, 56.10S, 60.08M | True Temper Dynamic Gold X100
Brandon Wu
Three top 10 finishes, a 36.3% made putt percentage from 10-15 feet, (16th best on Tour) and hitting 68.2% of greens in regulation, Wu is firmly in the playoff picture. He also has two top five finishes on the year, including a T2 finish at the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: TSi3 10.0° | Graphite Design Tour AD GP 7 TX
Fairway Metals: TSi2 15.0° | Graphite Design Tour AD GP 8 TX | TSi2 18.0° | Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX
Irons: NEW T200 4 Utility Iron | NEW T100 5-9 Irons | Nippon NS Pro Modus3 Tour 130 X
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 46.10F | Nippon NS Pro Modus3 Tour 130 X | 52.12F, 56.12D, 60T or 60.06K | True Temper Dynamic Gold S400
Lee Hodges
Hodges hit 31 consecutive greens at the 3M Open last week, which is the 3rd longest streak this season on Tour. He gained 8.95 total strokes on approach as well at TPC Twin Cities, which was good for 2nd in the field. Hodges has two top 10’s on the year, including a T3 finish at The American Express.
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: NEW TSR2 8.0° | Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution 6 TX
Fairway Metals: NEW TSR3 15.0° | UST Mamiya LIN-Q Purple 8F5 X
Irons: U505 3 Iron (Utility) | NEW T100 4-6 Irons | 620 CB 7-9 Irons | KBS TOUR C-Taper 130 X
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 46.10F, 52.08F | KBS TOUR C-Taper 130 X | 56.10S, 60.08M | KBS Tour Hi-Rev 2.0 Wedge 125 S
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11 tour prototype putter
Sahith Theegala
Pro V1 loyalist Sahith Theegala has had a fantastic rookie season on Tour. Five top tens which includes a runner-up finish at The Travelers Championship, he also leads the PGA Tour in total birdies with 370 so far on his year, and currently is 38th in the FedEx Cup rankings.