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I did a pretty accurate ball count from the field of the Tour Championship and from what I saw, the breakdown looks like this...

Titleist - 14
Nike - 6
Srixon - 5
Callaway - 3
Taylor Made - 2

That's considering Calc plays Srixon... I wasn't 100% sure, but I can tell by PGATour.com that he doesn't play Titleist.

BTW, Steve Stricker was the only player in the top 5 that plays Titleist and Sergio is the only player in the top 10 that plays Taylor Made.

times are changing

Imagine how good Tiger would be if he did Play Titleist. But I guess everyone does have a price.

Yes, imagine the possibilities

Tiger with Titleist Ball

1997 Masters
1999 PGA Championship

Tiger with Nike Ball

2000 U.S. Open
2000 British Open
2000 PGA Championship
2001 Masters
2002 Masters
2002 U.S. Open
2005 Masters
2005 British Open
2006 Britsh Open
2006 PGA Championship
2007 PGA Championship

I think the Nike ball is working out alright, don't you?

Since Tiger made the switch to the Nike ball prior to the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach the major victories per ball manufacturer are as follows:

Titleist - 14
Nike - 12
Callaway - 4
Strata - 1

From the 2005 Masters through the 2007 PGA (noting that 2005 marked the end of the 'Tiger Slump') the breakdown is as follows:

Nike - 5
Titleist - 4
Callaway - 3

Times are most certainly changing. A few players each year move away from Titleist and have for the last six or seven years. That said, with continued improvements by TaylorMade, Bridgestone, Callaway, Srixon, and Nike we'll likely see Titleist's "#1 ball in golf" title go away in a few years.

I used to always play the pro v1 as it was head and shoulders above the rest. Titleist seem's to have stood still while other ball manafacturers have caught up and are proceeding to pass titleist. I have now switched to ths Srixon Z-urs,find this to be a better ball,have also tried the taylor made (red and black) these are excellent golf balls also. Maybe Titleist have something up there sleve for next season,or the number 1 ball in golf us about to be replaced.

Thanks for researching the players' balls for us.

i personly like th Prov1x's. but there are numerous brands that supply balls of equal or superior playablity. I use the prov's for the intimidation factor in the tournaments i play in because only the good dare to play them!

I thought Calc played Titleist's? I thought it was him they interviewed on Sunday asking about how he marked his balls and he said said it had to do with how everyone was hitting titleists so he marks his so he knows without a doubt they are his.

He made it sound as if he hit Titliest's and wanted his markings to stand out amongst the other's.

His name didn't have a little Titleist logo next to it on PGATOUR.com - The Official Site of the PGA TOUR., and that denotes the players hitting ProV-1's and ProV-1x's.

Maybe he does, I have no idea. I'll look for his name on the ball makers' websites and post another reply if I see him.

Calc is not listed on anyone's website but PING's (for clubs, obviously).

Titleist has a list on their website for players of their balls and not their clubs (like Vijay for example). Calc doesn't appear on it. He's also not on Srixon, Bridgestone, Nike, Callaway or Taylor Made. Maybe he makes his own.