Jennifer Kupcho Takes the Final Leap Into Poppie's Pond

By Zack R., Team Titleist Staff On 4 April 2022 Balls Tour Clubs

LPGA | Chevron Championship

Playing a Pro V1 golf ball, Jennifer Kupcho etched her name into the history books Sunday at the Mission Hills’ Dinah Shore Tournament Course, claiming her first LPGA victory and major championship.

  • Kupcho, who three years ago this week won the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, took the final champion’s leap into Poppie’s Pond, as the event will move to Houston and a different spot on the calendar next season.
  • Kupcho, 24, played the four rounds in 14 under, highlighted by an 8-under 64 on Saturday that gave her a six-shot lead heading into Sunday’s finale.
  • She finished with a two-shot victory, holding off a late Sunday charge from Titleist Brand Ambassador Jessica Korda, who closed in 69.
  • Titleist golf ball players have now won six of the first seven events to start the LPGA season.

KUPCHO ON HER PRO V1

  • “Pro V1 is just the ball I’ve always played. The ball flight is so consistent, I love how it flies off the tee, and around the greens I’m able to really control my spin and hit the shots I need to.”

HOW KUPCHO MARKS HER PRO V1

  • “I mark my Pro V1 with a pink line (over the sidestamp) and three pink dots (above the Titleist script, to the right of the last “t”). The line is to help me with alignment when I’m on the putting green. The dots – I used to mark it with one dot when I was in college, but all my teammates did the same. So now I just put three.” 

AMATEUR | Augusta National Women’s Amateur

The winner of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur played a Pro V1x golf ball and full bag of Titleist equipment – including a TSi2 driver and fairways, 620 MB irons, Vokey Design wedges and Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter – becoming the youngest champion in the event's history at 16 years old.

  • The ANWA champ, who started Saturday’s final round at Augusta National two strokes off the lead, played Amen Corner in 2 under, with birdies at the par-3 12th and the par-5 13th, on her way to a 3-under 69 and one-shot victory.
  • The Spring Valley, Calif.-native was the only player who finished the 54-hole event in red numbers, at 1 under (215).
  • She had never stepped foot on AGNC until her Friday practice round. 

WITB | ANWA Champion

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TSi2 11.0°
Fairway Metals: TSi2 16.5° & 18.0°
Hybrid: TS2 23.0°
Irons: 620 MB 5-PW
Wedges: Vokey Design SM8 50.12F, 54.10S, 58.10S
Putter: Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2

NINE OF TOP 10 PLAY TITLEIST GOLF BALLS

  • Nine of the Top 10 finishers – including every player in the Top 7 – at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur played a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball.
  • That includes each of the four players who broke par in Saturday’s final round at Augusta National, including the champion.
  • Of the 72 competitors in the field, 62 (86%) played a Titleist golf ball, more than 12 times the nearest competitor with five.

ANWA CHAMP FIT AT TITLEIST PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE

  • The winner of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur played a full bag of Titleist equipment that she was fit for at the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) in Oceanside, Calif.
  • She has been a regular visitor to TPI, working with Titleist’s expert fitters to ensure she’s dialed in for each season.
  • Prior to Saturday’s win, she won twice in 2021, earning her first amateur victory with a one-shot win at the AJGA’s Heather Farr Classic in April.
  • In July, she won the Girls Junior PGA Championship by seven shots to earn her invitation to the ANWA.
  • She was also a member of the 2021 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team.

PGA TOUR | Valero Texas Open

In addition to being the most played golf ball, Titleist was the most trusted driver, hybrid, utility iron, iron, wedge and putter at the Valero Texas Open.

  • The winner of the Valero Texas Open used a Scotty Cameron putter in capturing his first PGA TOUR title, using his Cameron & Co. Newport 2 GSS tour prototype model to finish the week first in putts per green in regulation (1.54).
  • Over the weekend, he made 31-of-31 putts from inside 10 feet, shooting a pair of 69s to win by two shots.
  • It marked the 11th win for Scotty Cameron putters this season on the PGA TOUR, more than any other competitor.
  • Scotty Cameron putters were also the overall top choice of players at the Valero Texas Open, with 53 players using a Scotty at TPC San Antonio.  

KORN FERRY TOUR | Club Car Championship

Titleist Brand Ambassador T.J. Vogel claimed his first victory on the Korn Ferry Tour, closing in 5-under 67 to win by one shot.

  • The win moved Vogel to No. 7 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List in his quest for his first PGA TOUR card.
  • Playing a Pro V1 golf ball and full bag of Titleist equipment – including a TSi2 9.0° driver, NEW T100 irons, NEW Vokey Design SM9 wedges and Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 tour prototype putter – Vogel posted four rounds in the 60s (69-67-68-67) at The Landings Club’s Deer Creek Course to finish the week at 17 under.
  • He topped a leaderboard that featured three Titleist Brand Ambassadors – Vogel, Mark Anderson (T2) and Jimmy Stanger (4) – in the first four positions, each playing a Titleist golf ball, TSi driver, NEW T100 irons and NEW Vokey Design wedges among their Titleist equipment.

WITB | T.J. Vogel

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: TSi2 9.0°
Fairway Metal: TSi2 15.0°
Hybrid: TSi3 20.0°
Irons: NEW T100 4-5 and 620 MB 6-9
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM9 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.14F, WedgeWorks 60V
Putter: Scotty Cameron TourType Special Select Flowback 5.5 Button Back tour prototype

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS | Lake Charles Championship

Steven Alker (Pro V1) played his final 40-holes bogey-free – navigating the weekend in 17 under par – to run away with a six-shot victory in Mississippi.

  • Alker finished the event at a tournament-record 18 under par, boosted by a second-round 10-under 62.
  • With a closing 7-under 65 on Sunday, he cruised to his second PGA TOUR Champions crown, while leading a 1-2-3-4 finish for Titleist golf ball players.
  • Padraig Harrington (Pro V1) and Alex Cjeka (Pro V1x) tied for second, while Bob Estes (Pro V1) finished another shot back in fourth.

SUNSHINE TOUR | Limpopo Championship

Poland’s Mateusz Gradecki (Pro V1x) closed with a bogey-free 6-under 66 on a rainy Sunday in South Africa to earn the three-shot victory.

  • The only player to shoot all four rounds in the 60’s (68-68-67-66), Gradecki became the first international winner of the event since it was first hosted in 2019.
  • Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x players have won all seven events played this season on the Sunshine Tour.

...

#TeamTitleist