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Titleist is a brand name owned by the Acushnet Company, headquartered in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, which produces golf equipment. Acushnet is best known for its Titleist golf balls, but also produces clubs and other equipment and accessories under the brands Cobra, FootJoy and Pinnacle in addition to Titleist.
The name Titleist has its origin from the word "titlist" (but spelled with an added letter "e"), which means "the one who wins the title" the same way the word medalist refers to one who has won a medal.
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Titleist is a brand name owned by the Acushnet Company, headquartered in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, which produces golf equipment. Acushnet is best known for its Titleist golf balls, but also produces clubs and other equipment and accessories under the brands Cobra, FootJoy and Pinnacle in addition to Titleist.
The name Titleist has its origin from the word "titlist" (but spelled with an added letter "e"), which means "the one who wins the title" the same way the word medalist refers to one who has won a medal. Titleist has used several mottos, including "The #1 ball in golf", and "Serious clubs for serious golfers".
Golf Balls
Titleist currently market the following golf balls:
Pro V1 and Pro V1x
DT Carry and DT Roll (also branded as PTS Carry and PTS Roll)
NXT Tour and NXT Extreme
They also make the Pinnacle brand of distance balls:
Platinum Feel and Platinum Distance
Gold FX Soft and Gold FX Long
Ribbon
The Pro V1 made its debut on the PGA Tour at Las Vegas on October 11, 2000, the first week it was available to the pros. A longtime Titleist user, Billy Andrade, won that first tournament with the new ball. The Pro V1 was available to the public for purchase that December. The Pro V1 was a dramatic departure for Titleist, which had traditionally used a wound-ball construction (with a liquid-filled core center) for its top-of-the-line golf balls.
In December 2007, Titleist lost a patent infringement suit brought by Callaway. The following November, Callaway won an injunction in a Delaware court, ruling that sales of the Pro V1 golf balls should be stopped from January 1, 2009, with professionals being able to continue with their use until the end of the year. Acushnet immediately announced that they would be appealing against the decision. However, as of January 1, 2009, the injunction banning the sale was upheld. Titleist has redesigned the Pro-V1 with a more durable shell and other minor changes that saved the acclaimed performance but differentiated the ball enough to continue distributing the ball without a concern of patent infringement. There has been no injunction banning the sale of the current Pro-V1 model in Canada.
Golf Clubs
Titleist manufacture a range of woods, irons, wedges and putters (under the Scotty Cameron brand).
Drivers: 907D1, 907D2, 909DComp, 909D2, 909D3
Fairways and Utilities: 906F4, 906F2, 585.H, 909F3, 909F2, 909.H
Irons: AP1, AP2, Z Blend Forged, Z Muscle Forged, 755, 735, 774.CB
Vokey Design Wedges: 200 Series & Spin Milled Wedges
Scotty Cameron Putters: Studio Select, Circa 62, Red X, Newport Detour
Reputation
Titleist is a respected and popular golf brand, with such players as Adam Scott, Steve Stricker, Davis Love III, and Zach Johnson under contract. The Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x are the most used golf balls on the PGA Tour, European Tour, Japanese Tour, LPGA Tour, Asian Tour, and Nationwide Tour.
First played in the U.S. Open in 1949, Titleist golf balls are the top-selling golf balls in the United States.
Titleist products have been referenced in the film Tin Cup, as well as episodes of Beavis and Butt-head (where it is mispronounced "Tit-lee-us") and Seinfeld.
Tour Players
The following players have endorsement deals with Titleist and are contracted to use their equipment.
External links
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