Titleist Brand Ambassador Rory McIlroy closed out the UBS Hong Kong Open with a new Vokey Design SM4 wedge in his hands and a wider-than-usual smile on his face.
Standing in a greenside bunker on the 18th hole at Hong Kong GC Sunday afternoon, McIlroy used his new Vokey Design SM4 60•04º wedge to splash his Pro V1x golf ball out of the sand, on a direct
line toward the pin.
Seconds later, his Pro V1x dropped into the hole for birdie, confirming a come-from-behind, two-shot victory in what McIlroy regards as one of his favorite events.
“I just hit a perfect bunker shot, and once it landed on the green, it never looked anywhere else and I think you could see how much that meant to me,” said McIlroy, one of four Titleist golf ball players to record victories last weekend across the worldwide professional tours.
Titleist golf ball players have now combined for 173 wins across the worldwide professional tours in 2011, more than six times the nearest competitor with 27 and more than all competitors combined.
“When the ball went in the hole, I think that's the most excited I've maybe ever been on a golf course...," he said. "This is definitely one of my favorite tournaments. To be able to win it is fantastic and I couldn't be happier.”
It marked the second victory for McIlroy since adding new Titleist MB (712 Series) irons and Vokey Design SM4 wedges to his bag following a fitting session at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in October.
McIlroy, who also won the Shanghai Masters in early November, closed with a bogey-free 6-under 65 to finish at 12-under 268, two strokes clear of Pro V1x loyalist Gregory Havret.
For the week, McIlroy led the field in Greens in Regulation at 80.6 percent.
"To come from behind, and to draw level after nine holes and then to play very solid golf on the back nine and be able to close it out, it's something I probably haven't done before," said McIlroy, who started the day three strokes behind the leaders.
"Yeah, it was a different win, but it would be nice to be walking up the last with a four‑shot lead every time, but that's just not going to happen. It was nice to finish it off like this."
McIlroy was one of 83 players in the field that relied on Titleist golf balls for their success, nearly four times the nearest competitor with 21 and more than all other golf balls combined.
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