PGA Tour Release of Titleist's Newest Pro V1 and Pro V1x Balls.

Normally, the most well-known golf ball makes its premiere at the Tour stop in Las Vegas, but a handful were released last week in Mississippi.

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The most popular ball in golf's newest iteration debuted on the PGA Tour last week.

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This week, the Tour is in Las Vegas for the Shriners Children's Open, where Titleist traditionally debuts its Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls of the newest generation.

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Billy Andrade was the first player to triumph with a Pro V1 in the desert twenty-two years ago, and thousands of further victories followed all around the world.

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But Titleist announced on Monday that MJ Daffue, Garrick Higgo, and Gary Woodland had used its 2023 models at the Sanderson Farms Championship the week before.

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The three asked to use the balls at The Country Club of Jackson after testing them during the prototype phase.

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The Pro V1 and Pro V1x are the best golf balls said Jordan Spieth, who used a Pro V1x for all three of his major championship wins and 13 PGA Tour victories.

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Since nearly 20 years, Titleist has improved its Pro V1 and V1x balls every other year;

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the most recent versions will probably be available for purchase by the general public in the early 2023.

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The winners of all four of the 2022 men's major championships—Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Cameron Smith—also used Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls.

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