Posted September 26, 2011 in "Watts" In The Bag, Slider by Tom Brassell
With one foot in a lake, two hands on his Vokey Design Spin Milled wedge and the gameās richest prize on the line, Titleist Brand Ambassador Bill Haas stood over his Titleist Pro V1x golf ball and hit one of the PGA Tourās all-time clutch shots Sunday afternoon at East Lake, propelling him to victories in both the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup Playoffs.
On the second hole of an all-Titleist playoff with Pro V1x loyalist Hunter Mahan, Haasā approach shot hit the left side of the 17th green and dribbled to the edge of the lake, leaving about one-third of his ball sitting below the water line.
Haas never hesitated, trusting his Titleist golf ball and equipment would reward him for a great swing.
āWe get up there and thatās when I see the ball, and I say in my head, āI have a shot,ā ā said Haas, who immediately pulled his Vokey Design Spin Milled 60ā¢E (bent to 59Āŗ) wedge from his bag, hopped down the four-foot embankment, stuck one foot in the water and waggled his wedge over his Pro V1x.
āYou play it like a bunker shot, for those of you that want to know, if thereās a little bit of water, if you donāt mind getting your feet dirty, and then blast it out of there,ā he said. āIt came out perfect.ā Read Moreā¦
Hereās a closer look at Bill Haasā Titleist equipment:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: Titleist 910D2
3-wood: Titleist 910F
Irons: Titleist CB
Wedges: Vokey Design Spin Milled
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi
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