It was a standout weekend for Titleist golf ball loyalist Michael Thomson (Pro V1x) as he fired consecutive 7-under-par 64’s to charge up the leaderboard and capture the Web.com Tour Finals’ Albertsons Boise Open.
“It’s a huge confidence boost, to know that you can do it on such a big stage, on a big level,” said Thompson after the victory.
Thompson birdied five of the first seven holes on his final nine to earn a three-shot victory over playing partner and fellow Titleist golf ball loyalist Miguel Angel Carballo (Pro V1x), who raced up the leaderboard with a closing 5-under-par 66.
“Miguel and I were playing really great,” Thompson said. “We were kind of feeding off of each other. When that happens, it makes golf a lot of fun.”
Thompson finished with a 23-under-par 261 victory total and with the win, he has secured his PGA TOUR card for the upcoming season.
“These four Web.com Tour Finals events mean a lot to all of us - we all want to get our card,” said Thompson. “I hope that this continues to breed confidence going forward. I feel good about my game.”
Titleist Brand Ambassador Andrew “Beef” Johnston (Pro V1x) posted a 17-under-par 267 total to finish solo fourth and earned enough money to secure his PGA TOUR card.
Johnston’s fellow Brand Ambassador and three-time PGA TOUR winner Scott Stallings (Pro V1x) tied for fifth, another shot back, and has made enough money in the first two events to also secure his card for next year.
About the Web.com Tour Finals’ Series: The four-tournament Web.com Tour Finals' Series features the top 75 players from the Web.com money list, Nos. 126-200 in the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup standings and non-members with enough PGA TOUR earnings to have placed in the top 200 in the FedExCup had they been eligible. The top 25 players on the Web.com regular-season money list already earned PGA TOUR cards and are competing against each other for tour priority, with regular-season earnings counting in their totals. The other players are fighting for 25 cards based on series earnings.
TITLEIST BY THE NUMBERS
Titleist was the top golf ball choice at the Albertsons Boise Open with 77 players relying on a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than four times the nearest competitor with 17.
Titleist was also the top choice in the irons (28) category. Titleist Vokey Design Wedges (142) were the top choice among players in the approach, sand and lob wedge category (142) and Scotty Cameron putters were the field favorite in putters (46).
Of the 26 Titleist drivers in play, 16 were new 917D2 or 917D3 prototype models.
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