Cameron Young Wins the Cadillac Championship With Pro V1x Double Dot in Wire-to-Wire Six-Shot Victory

By Zack R., Team Titleist Staff On Today Balls Tour Clubs

PGA TOUR  | Cadillac Championship

From start to finish, Titleist Brand Ambassador Cameron Young (Pro V1x Double Dot) kept Doral’s Blue Monster at bay, opening with a bogey-free 8-under 64 and closing in 4-under 68 for a wire-to-wire, six-shot victory.

  • It’s his second win in his last four starts on the PGA TOUR, following his victory in March at THE PLAYERS.
  • Playing his Pro V1x Double Dot golf ball and 14 Titleist clubs, Young made a field-best 24 birdies, including two over his final four holes Sunday.
  • Young continued to exhibit complete control of his golf ball, gaining over seven shots tee to green (+7.356) this week in Miami.
  • He gained +3.797 off the tee (3rd), +0.989 (26th) on approach and +2.569 (10th) around the green.
  • He was also second in Scrambling, getting up and down on 19 of 24 attempts.
  • He was just as locked in with his Scotty Cameron Phantom putter, gaining a tournament-leading +7.062 shots on the greens with over 378 feet in made putts over the 72 holes.
  • Young, who posted rounds of 64-67-70-68, is only the second wire-to-wire winner this season on the PGA TOUR and just the third ever to do it at Doral.
  • Young led a 1-2 finish for Titleist golf ball players, with the runner-up birdieing three of his final four holes with his Pro V1 to finish solo second.
  • The top two finishers also each gamed a set of Vokey wedges.

What’s in the Bag? | Cameron Young

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Double Dot
Driver: GT3 11.0° | D•1 SureFit hosel, Neutral SureFit CG | Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 TX
Fairway Metals: GT1 14.5° | A•1 SureFit hosel | Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX, and NEW GTS3 21.0° | A•1 SureFit hosel | Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 90 TX
Irons: T200 4-iron | Dynamic Gold X7; T100 5-iron | Dynamic Gold X7; and 631.CY prototype 6-9 | Dynamic Gold X7
Wedges: New Vokey Design SM11 48.10F, 52.12F, 56.14F (@ 57°), WedgeWorks 60K* (@ 62°) | Dynamic Gold X7 (48°-57°) X100 (62°)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5R tour prototype

‘IT MAKES GOLF EASIER FOR ME’: CAMERON YOUNG EARNS 3rd WIN AFTER MOVE TO PRO V1x DOUBLE DOT GOLF BALL

  • Propelled by career-best approach play statistics, Cameron Young has now won three times with nine top-10's in 14 starts on the PGA TOUR since moving to the Titleist Pro V1x Double Dot golf ball that he had been collaborating on with the Titleist Golf Ball R&D team. 
  • That stretch includes his momentous victory in March at THE PLAYERS Championship, highlighted by a 375-yard drive Sunday down the treacherous 18th fairway, the longest drive ever recorded on that hole in the ShotLink era.
  • Heading into this week at Doral, Young was also one of only three players this season on the PGA TOUR ranked inside the top-20 in Strokes Gained: Approach (18), Greens in Regulation (T15) and Proximity to Hole (2), having improved dramatically in each statistic since the move to Double Dot.
  • “I feel like the golf ball change the end of last season, I think it started then probably,” Young said after his bogey-free 8-under 64 Thursday at Doral, when asked about his approach gains. “So that's been a big factor. Then, yeah, always working on little stuff. Right now I just feel like I have pretty good control over the speed that I'm hitting the ball with and then obviously out here controlling your shapes is really important. So I feel like I’ve been doing that pretty well...”
  • Titleist R&D is constantly soliciting feedback from the world's best players on the performance of their golf ball and their evolving performance needs.
  • This process will often result in the development of new prototypes, some of which are designed to finely tune very specific flight, spin and feel characteristics.
  • These Custom Performance Options (CPOs) – such as Pro V1 Left Dot and Pro V1x Left Dash – play an important role in the discovery of new technological advancements that are frequently incorporated into next generation Pro V1 and Pro V1x models.
  • CPOs also provide key learnings in the continued development of more robust custom performance options for all golfers and their unique launch conditions. 
  • “Fitting’s tremendously important,” Young said. “I mean, at a lower level, it can make a huge difference. At our level, it makes smaller differences in a sense, but huge differences because we have so much more experience and have so much more feel than your average golfer. And that all just kind of creeps into how we play. So, little tiny changes can make a huge difference to us.”
  • Pro V1x Double Dot began as a concept initiated by Fordie Pitts, Titleist’s Director of Tour Research & Validation, to develop prototypes that could help players like Young operating in the highest tiers of speed and spin gain more control with their irons and wedges.
  • During a visit to the Titleist Performance Center at Manchester Lane (Acushnet, Mass.) in the fall of 2024, Young, who was previously playing Pro V1 Left Dot, spent a range session with Pitts testing early iterations of what would eventually become the ball he used to win his first PGA TOUR title. 
  • “The first time I hit it (at Manchester Lane) was kind of blind testing,” Young said. “Just immediately, the window it came out of was really nice. I really liked that the top of the flight looked like it just came back down. I’ve never liked to see anything floating and so that just really indicated a real consistency.”

  • Late last summer at the Wyndham Championship, Pitts approached Young to let him know that the final Pro V1x prototype — Double Dot — was now available to play in competition.  
  • “We weren’t sure if he was going to test it [that] week, but as he was warming up, he asked to hit a couple on the range,” Pitts said. “He was then curious to see some shots out on the course.” 
  • Young, accompanied by Pitts, teed off Sedgefield’s first hole with both Left Dot and Double Dot. By the second hole, he was exclusively hitting shots with the Pro V1x .   
  • “And kind of right off the bat, hit a couple wedges into 1 and 2 at Sedgefield and we were just like, ‘This makes golf easier for me,’” Young said. “So it was a really immediate just kind of thing among my dad, caddie and Fordie were all just like, ‘This makes perfect sense.’ ”
  • Said Pitts: “He was hitting tight draws everywhere. His misses were staying more in play. He hit some, what he would call ‘11 o'clock shots,’ where again he's taking a little something off it. He had great control there.” 
  • Further validation came on the seventh hole, a par 3 that played between 184 and 225 yards during the tournament.
  • The setup on Tuesday's practice round called for a 5-iron from Young, who thought there was “no way” he could fly a 6-iron to the flag with his Left Dot.   
  • “He then hits this 6-iron [with the Pro V1x Double Dot] absolutely dead at the flag, and it lands right next to the pin, ending up just past it,” Pitts said. “And his response was, ‘remarkable.’ He couldn’t believe that he got that club there.” 
  • After the nine-hole practice round on Tuesday, Pitts walked with Young for nine more holes on Wednesday.
  • Following the round, Young asked the team to put Double Dot in his locker. The results were immediate.
  • Young opened the week 63-62, making 16 birdies over the two rounds before running away with a six-shot victory, his first on the PGA TOUR.
  • Once Pro V1x Double Dot was confirmed as the foundation of Young’s setup, the Titleist Golf Club team took the next step — dialing in his driver and the top end of his bag to ensure it matched the characteristics of Young’s new ball to maximize performance.
  • “When Fordie is testing a golf ball with players, they’re really working from the green backwards,” said J.J. Van Wezenbeeck, Senior Director of Club Promotions. “[Cam] was looking for a golf ball that was going to enhance his wedge play and his iron game. And so as Fordie worked through the process [with Double Dot], they saw really great results. Then when we got to the top of the bag, there were some flight differences that were at a point where we were going to have to make some adjustments… “The characteristics we changed were really focused on loft and center of gravity to create easy launch for him and lift. We had a golf ball that really fit his irons and wedges, and then we were able to counteract some of that flight in the woods to give him ideal performance across the bag,” Van Wezenbeeck said.

Behind the Scenes | The Game-Changing Fitting for Cameron Young

YOUNG CONTINUES STELLAR PLAY WITH GT3 11-DEGREE DRIVER, GT1 & NEW GTS3 FAIRWAYS

  • Cameron Young put on a clinic off the tee this week, gaining over three-and-a-half shots on his competitors (+3.797, 3rd). 
  • Since his switch to the Pro V1x Double Dot golf ball late last season, Young has worked with J.J. Van Wezenbeeck, Titleist’s Senior Director of Player Promotions, to further dial in the top end of his bag. 
  • After making an initial move from his GT2 9° driver into a GT2 10° model, Young, who has also been working through some swing changes, thought there was an opportunity to further optimize his carry distance.
  • In working with Van Wezenbeeck earlier this year at Bay Hill, they moved to the 11° GT3 head, lofted down to 10.25° in the D•1 Surefit hosel setting, resulting in higher launch without impacting spin.
  • The new setup took his launch conditions from 9° at 2400 RPMs to 11° at 2500.

  • Following his golf ball change, Young has also added a GT1 14.5° and NEW GTS3 21.0° fairways to the top end of his bag.
  • The 14.5° GT1 fairway, which Young added to the bag after testing this past offseason, is a tour-inspired model designed to produce effortless launch and stability while keeping spin in a low, playable window.
  • It is packaged in GT1’s shallow fairway profile, but a stronger loft and lower center of gravity from its multi-material construction drive down spin compared to standard GT1 fairways.
  • Young’s gamer 3-wood also features a prototype silver face.

  • Young also moved from his PLAYERS-winning GT1 hybrid to a NEW GTS3 7-wood at the Masters this year.
  • He went on to finish T3 in his first start with the new addition to his metalwood setup before winning this week, two starts later.

  • GT3 11.0° | D•1 SureFit hosel, Neutral SureFit CG | Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 TX
  • GT1 14.5° | A•1 SureFit hosel | Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX 
  • NEW GTS3 21.0° | A•1 SureFit hosel | Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 90 TX

TITLEIST DRIVER FINDS WINNER’S CIRCLE FOR 7TH TIME IN LAST 9 WEEKS ON PGA TOUR

Young's victory makes it wins for Titleist GT3 driver players in seven of the last nine weeks on the PGA TOUR:

  • Puerto Rico Open | Ricky Castillo | GT3 9.0°
  • THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP | Cameron Young | GT3 11.0°
  • The Valspar Championship | GT3 9.0°
  • Valero Texas Open | GT3 9.0°
  • RBC Heritage | GT3 9.0°
  • Zurich Classic of New Orleans | GT3 9.0° (Played by 2022 U.S. Open champ)
  • Cadillac Championship | Cameron Young | GT3 11.0°

YOUNG CONTINUES FORM WITH BLENDED TITLEIST IRON SET, CUSTOM BLADE IRONS

  • For his irons, Young plays a blended set comprised of a T200 4-iron, a T100 5-iron and 631.CY prototype 6-9 irons.
  • Young's T-Series long irons give him optimal peak heights and gapping through the top end of his iron setup.  
  • Young’s custom blades were designed with a pre-worn leading edge and a slightly wider sole to help reduce dig and improve turf interaction for Young’s delivery.
  • Titleist R&D also moved weight lower in the head for slightly higher launch and peak height.  
  • Said Young on the development process: “It started just as basically a question. It was, ‘Hey, if your irons could do anything different what would they do?’ I said, ‘help me not dig quite as quickly into the ground at impact, and if anything, launch a little higher.’”
  • “I think it was one year from then they came and handed me a blank iron and said, ‘here, hit this,’” Young continued. “And I hit about three shots. They said, ‘what do you think?’ I said, ‘that seems great.’ Didn't hear from him for about six more months. And then they handed me a 6-iron and I said, ‘that feels great.’ And then all of a sudden, bang, I had my own set, and I wouldn't change anything about them. They’re honestly everything I could have ever asked for.”

  • Young, who has been working through some swing changes, also spent time with J.J. Van Wezenbeeck earlier this season at Riviera to dial in the lie angles on his short irons, moving them more upright to produce his desired start lines.
  • Young his having a career year with his approach play. Entering this week, he ranked 2nd in Proximity (33’6”), 15th in GIR (69%) and 18th in Strokes Gained: Approach (+0.521 per round) — all considerable leaps from his numbers in 2025.
  • This week at the Blue Monster, Young gained +7.356 shots on the field from tee to green (6th), setting himself up for a field-best 24 birdies.

YOUNG WINS AGAIN WITH NEW VOKEY SM11 WEDGES

  • Winning again with his NEW Vokey SM11’s, Young was dialed around the greens at Doral with his four-wedge setup — 48.10F, 52.12F, 56.14F (@ 57), WedgeWorks 60K* (@ 62).
  • He ranked second in Scrambling, getting up-and-down for par at a 79% clip, and his wedgeplay this week saw him gain +2.569 shots around the greens on the field (10th).
  • Over the past four years, Young has worked closely with Vokey Tour Rep Aaron Dill to dial in his wedge setup.
  • One of the key changes was moving from a lower-bounce T Grind lob wedge into a 60K* (@ 62) gamer two years ago. He has stayed with the K* Grind ever since.
  • The K*, one of the most popular lob wedge soles on the PGA TOUR, was originally born out of the .06K Grind.
  • Instead of the full, smooth sole of the .06K Grind, the sole of the K* Grind features a steeper pre-wear on the leading edge to provide forgiveness from the square-faced position.
  • K* also has heel, toe and trailing edge relief, which allows the leading edge to sit closer to the ground when the face is opened.
  • And like all K Grind variations, K* has a wide sole that excels out of the bunker.

  • For Young, bunker performance was the primary motivation to move to K* in May of 2024 from his T Grind: “The 62 is a 60 bent a little weak just to get the bounce right, but that's what I use mostly around the greens,” Young said. “So I've got a little bit more bounce than I used to have. Probably last time we did this, I was on a very low bounce version of it, and we went to this just to help improve bunker play... That one was a switch we made just over a year ago, PGA Championship Valhalla. I came to Aaron Dill and was having some issues and he said, ‘Hey, try this.’” 
  • “What we've learned over the years of working with the best players in the world is anytime we start to add a little bit of width to the bottom of the golf club, that creates a little bit of easy height,” said Dill. “So we talk about the K Grind being the bunker-friendly club. [K*] is a little bit of the best of both worlds because at the same time of him wanting to have all of the ease that comes out of the bunker with the height, the spin, the stopping power, he still wants the versatility that he so desperately needs in those firmer conditions... when he has to open up that face, it has to look good. It has to sit close to the ground. So that's the beauty about the K* is we've got the width for the bunkers, we've got the polishing on the bottom that helps with those green side shots when you have to open up the face.”
  • Said Young: “I think I went 10 for 10 out of bunkers that week, and [K* has] been in ever since.”

YOUNG LEADS FIELD IN PUTTING WITH PHANTOM 9.5R PUTTER

  • Young was once again lights out on the greens this week at Doral, gaining a field-best +7.062 shots with his Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5R tour prototype putter.
  • He averaged 1.65 putts per GIR (5th) and made over 94 feet of putts per round on average (94’7”, 2nd).
  • Young has played a Phantom putter for the entirety of his PGA TOUR career, gaming various head shapes and neck configurations since 2021.
  • One reason he has gravitated towards the Phantom family is the stability and MOI provided by a larger mallet profile.
  • The increased footprint also creates space for different alignment offerings, from direct features like his 9.5R gamer’s single black sightline to the more subtle angles and contours of the putter’s head shape and design. 
  • “There’s an element of forgiveness to it that just I think in my head makes sense,” Young said. “I’ve just grown to like the way that [Phantom mallets] look. I look at a blade now and I have more trouble lining it up.”
  • Last year, he made an early season move at the 2025 RBC Heritage from a plumbing neck (.2) to a jet neck (.5) within the 9R head shape, seeking more toe flow in his putting stroke. 

  • “He’s always wanted to feel flow in the putter,” said Scotty Cameron Tour Rep Brad Cloke. “We’ve started in face-balanced mallets for him and we’ve kind of worked our way down to a point where he’s felt comfortable enough to feel the toe flow the way he wants it and get the release of the putter that he wants.” 
  • Said Young: “I just felt like the middle of the face was more apparent to me [after the move] with a little bit more [face] rotation and a little bit more release into the ball. I felt like I just struck it more in the middle, which kind of helped my speed, made it roll a little tighter... I feel like I've putted better and better as my mechanics keep improving and as I get more familiar with it.”
  • The switch paid off. Young delivered the best putting season of his career in 2025, finishing the year 7th in Strokes Gained: Putting (+0.642 per round), T6 in Putting Average (1.704) and 4th in One-Putt Percentage (44.57%).

LPGA | Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba

The world No. 1 triumphed again, making it victories in back-to-back weeks on the LPGA with her Vokey Design 60T lob wedge.

  • She has had a Vokey lob wedge in the bag for all three of her major championship victories, as well as her Olympics victory.

DP WORLD TOUR | Turkish Airlines Open

Mikael Lindberg (Pro V1x) broke through for his first career DP World Tour victory, qualifying for his first-ever major championship (this month’s PGA Championship) in the process.

  • Lindberg, the only player to reach double digits under par for the week, closed in 3-under 69 to win by two. 
  • He was in control of his Pro V1x all week long, ranking 2nd in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green (+10.68).
  • Over six-and-a-half of those shots came from his approach play (+6.72, 5th), which saw him rank second in GIR percentage (76%).
  • The 33-year-old Swede led a group of 13 players in the top 17 who teed up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball this week in Turkey.

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS | Regions Tradition (Greystone Golf & Country Club)  

Two weeks after breaking through for his first career senior major title, Stewart Cink (Pro V1) closed out his second — and his fourth Champions Tour win of 2026.

  • In seven starts this season, Cink has five finishes of T2 or better and has yet to finish worse than T6: 1st, T2, T6, 1st, 1st, 4th, 1st.
  • This week in Alabama, the 52-year-old American opened with matching 65’s before cruising to an 18-under total and a three-shot win. 
  • He hit 79% (T2) GIR, which helped set up a field-best 26 birdies.
  • Cink led a group of 12 Titleist golf ball players finishing inside the top 14 on the final leaderboard.
  • Titleist was the overwhelming #1 ball this week at the second Champions Tour major of the season, with 74% of the field teeing up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x model.

KPGA / ASIAN TOUR | The 45th GS Caltex Maekyung Open

Titleist Brand Ambassador Minhyuk Song (Pro V1x) captured his first career victory at a Korean major, closing in 1 under 70 before winning the title on the first playoff hole.

  • Song led a 1-2-3-4-5 finish for Titleist golf ball players, while 12 of the top 13 played a Pro V1 or Pro V1x model. 
  • Song’s win also marked the second KPGA victory for the NEW GTS drivers just three events into the 2026 season.
  • Of the players who finished T9 or better, seven gamed a Titleist driver this week.
  • Titleist was the overwhelming #1 ball and most played brand in every major equipment category.

What's in the Bag? | Minhyuk Song

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: NEW GTS2 9.0°
Fairway Metals: GT2 18.0° & 21.0°
Irons: T100 5-PW
Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM11 50.08F, 54.10S, 60.08M

KLPGA | The 1st DB Women’s Championship (Rainbow Hills CC)

Hyunjo Yoo (Pro V1) claimed her first victory of the season, closing in even-par 70 to earn a one-shot victory at the difficult Rainbow Hills CC.

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR | MCB Ladies Classic

Smilla Tarning Soenderby (Pro V1x) carded a Sunday 67 (5 under) to close out a one-shot win and secure her second career LET title.

  • The Dane made an eagle and birdies on Sunday — including one on the par-5 18th to win in regulation.

PGA OF AMERICA | PGA Professional Championship

Jesse Droemer, a PGA Teaching Professional at Riverbend Country Club in Sugarland, Texas, carded rounds of 70-69-74-70 to post 4 under for the week at Bandon Dunes and win by one shot, leading a group of 13 Titleist golf ball players who qualified for the upcoming PGA Championship at Aronimink.

  • Droemer, playing a Pro V1 golf ball and Titleist equipment setup that included his GT3 driver, blended set of T-Series irons and Vokey wedges, also led a group of 10 Titleist PGA Staff professionals who booked their tickets to Philly:
    • Zach Haynes (The Club at Olde Stone, Kentucky Section)
    • Austin Hurt (Wing Point Golf & Country Club, Pacific Northwest Section)
    • Braden Shattuck (Rolling Green Golf Club, Philadelphia Section)
    • Mark Geddes (Coronado Golf Course, Southern California Section)
    • Bryce Fisher (Arrowhead Golf Club, Pacific Northwest Section)
    • Jared Jones (Scioto Country Club, Southern Ohio Section)
    • Francisco Bide (Capital City Club, Georgia Section),
    • Chris Gabriele (Old Westbury Golf & Country Club, Metropolitan Section)
    • Timothy Wiseman (Different Strokes Golf Center, Indiana Section).
  • Titleist was the #1 ball at Bandon Dunes with a total of 178 players teeing up a Pro V1, Pro V1x or Pro V1x Left Dash golf ball.
  • Titleist was also the field’s top choice in every major club category, as more players also gamed Titleist drivers (45%), fairways (39%), hybrids (42%), utilities (64%), irons (44%), Vokey wedges (48%) and Scotty Cameron putters (30%) than any other brand.  
  • Among the 20 PGA Championship qualifiers, Titleist led the way in golf balls (13), drivers (10), irons (10), wedges and putters (7).

What’s in the Bag? | PPC PGA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS

1. Jesse Droemer:

  • Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
  • Driver: GT3 10.0°
  • Fairway Metal: GT2 13.5°
  • Hybrid: GT2 18.0°
  • Irons: T250 4–5 and T150 6–PW
  • Wedges: Vokey Design SM10 50.14F, 54°, WedgeWorks 60°

T4 finisher:

  • Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom Black 9.2R

T4. Zach Haynes:

T4. Austin Hurt:

  • Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
  • Driver: GT3 9.0°
  • Fairway Metal: GT3 15.0°
    Utility Iron: U•505 2
    Irons: T250 4–5, T150 6–7, and T100 8–9
  • Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM11 46°, 52°, 56°, 60°
  • Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom Black 7 

T8. Mark Geddes:

T8. Braden Shattuck:

  • Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
  • Driver: TSR3 8.0°
  • Fairway Metal: NEW GTS2 13.5°
  • Utility Irons: T250•U 2–3
  • Irons: T150 4–PW
  • Wedges: NEW Vokey Design SM11 52°, 58°
  • Putter: Scotty Cameron GOLO 6 tour prototype 

T10. Derek Berg:

  • Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1

T10. Bryce Fisher:

T10. Jared Jones:

  • Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
  • Driver: NEW GTS4 9.0°
  • Fairway Metal: NEW GTS2 15.0°
  • Hybrid: GT2 21.0°
  • Irons: T100 4–9
  • Wedges: Vokey Design SM11 46°, 50°, 54°, and WedgeWorks 58°
  • Putter: Scotty Cameron Timeless Button Back tour prototype 

T10. Chris Gabriele:

T10 finisher:

T10. Francisco Bide

T10. Ryan Lenahan:

T18. Timothy Wiseman:

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