From Prototypes to the TOUR: New 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x Debut in Las Vegas

By Rick V., Team Titleist Staff On 2 November 2018 Balls Tour Clubs

Scroll to see the new 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf...
Scroll to see the new 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls put to the test.1/28
Hot off the presses! The journey to the PGA TOUR...
Hot off the presses! The journey to the PGA TOUR for new 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls began in Titleist’s Golf Ball Packaging Center in Fairhaven, Mass., where the new models were packed into signature white box sleeves, dozen boxes…2/28
…and 12-dozen cases.
…and 12-dozen cases.3/28
Each case was sealed with tamper-proof tape....
Each case was sealed with tamper-proof tape. Should we find a broken seal on important shipments like this, the entire case is returned to Titleist for inspection.4/28
Early Monday morning, Todd Harris, Titleist Senior...
Early Monday morning, Todd Harris, Titleist Senior Manager of Leadership Promotion, was greeted by this welcome sight in the TPC Summerlin players’ locker room. 5/28
Todd checked the order in (no broken seals, full...
Todd checked the order in (no broken seals, full quantities, everything in order) and then made his way to the Titleist Tour Van…6/28
…where Fordie Pitts, Tour Consultant, Golf Ball...
…where Fordie Pitts, Tour Consultant, Golf Ball Performance (right) and Frederick Waddell, Senior Manager, Golf Ball Product Marketing (center), briefed the team on the improvements and performance features of the 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x.7/28
With marching orders in hand, Titleist Golf Ball...
With marching orders in hand, Titleist Golf Ball R&D and Tour Support staff members hit the practice grounds, including Jeff Beyers, Tour Consultant, Golf Ball Performance.8/28
Frederick and Fordie scanned the grounds, ready to...
Frederick and Fordie scanned the grounds, ready to welcome players and fit them into the 2019 Pro V1 or Pro V1x model that helps them play their best.9/28
We were happy to see that the 1993 Shriners...
We were happy to see that the 1993 Shriners champion, Davis Love III, is in the field this week. Davis was a key test subject during the development of the very first Pro V1 back in 2000.10/28
Jordan Spieth arrived on the practice tee with a...
Jordan Spieth arrived on the practice tee with a new TS2 (10.5°) driver in the bag and eager to notch a fall victory. Look for a strong showing from Jordan this week.11/28
Jordan was all smiles after a few test shots with...
Jordan was all smiles after a few test shots with the 2019 Pro V1x.12/28
Launch data is a crucial component in testing and...
Launch data is a crucial component in testing and product validation and here, JJ Van Wezenbeeck, Director of Titleist Club Promotion (holding tablet) crunches the numbers with PGA TOUR Rookie, Adam Svensson.13/28
Adam striped this 2019 Pro V1 with a mid-iron.
Adam striped this 2019 Pro V1 with a mid-iron.14/28
While we waited for more players to arrive, we...
While we waited for more players to arrive, we took a moment to capture a few glamour shots of the 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x…15/28
…and a closeup of the new sidestamp you’ll be...
…and a closeup of the new sidestamp you’ll be seeing on the 2019 Pro V1.16/28
While we were on the practice tee, Todd Harris was...
While we were on the practice tee, Todd Harris was busy stocking player lockers with the gear they’d need for the week, including a sample sleeve for on-course testing. 17/28
James Hahn looked like a kid on Christmas morning...
James Hahn looked like a kid on Christmas morning when he received his 2019 Pro V1’s.18/28
Putting a new ball in play is serious business for...
Putting a new ball in play is serious business for TOUR players, but it’s also a lot of fun, as we witnessed with Jason Dufner (Pro V1x)…19/28
…Tom Hoge (Pro V1)…
…Tom Hoge (Pro V1)…20/28
…and Hunter Mahan (Pro V1).
…and Hunter Mahan (Pro V1).21/28
Peter Uihlein, who opened with an 8-under-par 63...
Peter Uihlein, who opened with an 8-under-par 63 on Thursday to take the early lead at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, put in some early work with the 2019 Pro V1x.22/28
The subjective feedback we receive from players...
The subjective feedback we receive from players like Joaquin Niemann (Pro V1x) is absolutely essential to the Titleist R&D staff.23/28
After charting some launch numbers on TrackMan...
After charting some launch numbers on TrackMan...24/28
...J.T. Poston hit the course with Frederick and...
...J.T. Poston hit the course with Frederick and Fordie to see how the 2019 Pro V1x performed from tee to green.25/28
The 2019 Pro V1x and J.T.’s TS3 driver proved to...
The 2019 Pro V1x and J.T.’s TS3 driver proved to be an impressive combination. Right down the middle…and deep!26/28
Another pure strike on this par-4.
Another pure strike on this par-4.27/28
Stay tuned to Titleist.com and our social channels...
Stay tuned to Titleist.com and our social channels (follow the hashtag #ProvingIt) over the coming weeks and months for updates on the tour seeding and validation process as it continues on the PGA TOUR and across the worldwide professional tours.28/28

For the past two years, scores of scientists, engineers and technicians in Titleist Golf Ball R&D have immersed themselves in a rigorous process to achieve one single but daunting goal - to make the best golf balls on the planet even better.

This week, their efforts were unveiled at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, where PGA TOUR players got their first glimpses and hit their first shots with the new 2019 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls.

It was here in Las Vegas where the very first Pro V1 golf ball was introduced. The date was October 11, 2000 and when Titleist's 100-Man March culminated at that year's Invensys Classic, 47 PGA TOUR players, including the eventual winner, made the switch to Pro V1. This represented the largest shift in equipment usage at one event in golf history and it triggered a revolution in the game. For the first time, players weren't forced to choose between long, straight distance off the tee and short game spin and control. Pro V1 was a golf ball without compromise.

Now, the return to Las Vegas has become a fond biennial tradition for the teams who create next generation Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls. Team Titleist was on the grounds at TPC Summerlin to capture all the excitement of this official Tour debut and to listen in as some of the best players in the world worked with Titleist Golf Ball R&D and Tour Support staff to determine which 2019 model they'll be putting in play, the new Pro V1 or the new Pro V1x.

Check out a few sights and sounds we collected from earlier this week:

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