https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125791Sun, 14 May 2023 01:49:13 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:24001557-16f8-4762-a316-9b5dac8c2fe4Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Our Oak Hill validation players make their way up No. 14 on the East Course. Just one of the countless, majestic views at Oak Hill that truly define "Major Championship Golf".https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125790Sun, 14 May 2023 01:49:11 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:b05e44d4-a7aa-46e7-be0e-ec1653191d7aRick V., Team Titleist Staff0White box 388 prototypes (left) and 348 prototypes (right) on the putting green at Oak Hill. Only after receiving the stamp of approval from thousands of players around the world would the 388 design advance, becoming the new 2023 Pro V1. Player validation would also send the 348 design into production as the new 2023 Pro V1x.https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125789Sun, 14 May 2023 01:49:08 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:12ebb22d-7b22-4e07-8cfc-8efd2de6b966Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0A 388 glamour shot from photographer Nick Hamilton. https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125788Sun, 14 May 2023 01:49:05 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:bb9a0820-ecba-43c5-8ff3-1d5e229c7404Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Oak Hill member Carter Lucas tees off with the 348 prototype on No. 3, a 230-yard par-3. Carter told us, "I’ve been so fortunate to have spent 53 of my 56 years walking the fairways of one of the greatest clubs in America. Other than family nothing else has been as big a part of my life as Oak Hill."https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125787Sun, 14 May 2023 01:49:03 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:c2959a96-7199-44de-90be-09c7901e32e0Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Carter's tee shot on No. 3 found one of the steep greenside bunkers. No trouble for the 12-time Club Champion at Oak Hill. An easy up-and-down followed for Carter, who also captured an Oak Hill Junior Club Championship and three Senior Club Championships. The one constant? "I won every one with a Titleist golf ball," Carter said.https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125786Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:59 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:7ffb5ed8-abd6-4be8-be88-b2b43598a787Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Senior Assistant Golf Professional Greg Beringer hits a fairway metal approach shot on the 615-yard par-5 4th hole - one of just two par-5s during championships on the East Course. Nick Hamilton took this photo from the 3rd green, which is situated in the southeast corner of the course. Recent tree management restored beautiful views, like this one, of the holes surrounding No. 3.https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125785Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:57 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:fa9fd2f1-20cd-4cfa-a4e2-c3b031a40840Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Greg takes aim at the 180-yard par-3 5th hole. Named "Little Poison", this hole was a big part of the 2019 East Course restoration. Golf Course architect Andrew Green reconstructed a near-replica of Donald Ross' original No. 6 hole, tucking this island green in a clearing beyond the fourth green.https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125784Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:52 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:1d5b819b-c9c5-4ec3-ab47-2441ae52d7e9Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0A common feature at Oak Hill - severe run-offs into steep-faced bunkers.https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125783Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:49 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:c996bbfa-c297-41c2-be01-a519c98b922dRick V., Team Titleist Staff0Tim Saur tees off on No. 6, a 503-yard par-4 that has been restored to its former glory as one of the greatest two-shot holes in golf. Hitting the green in regulation requires two exceptional shots, but playing to the fairway short of the green is not a bad play.https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125782Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:48 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:ab7ad6c7-8f14-4cf3-ac23-5bafbc1f0d8bRick V., Team Titleist Staff0A picture-perfect strike from PGA professional Greg Beringer. Greg on the flight of the 348 prototype: "The 348 was more consistent than the current model Pro V1x. Specifically into the wind, the ball maintained trajectory while still having enough spin to hold greens."https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125781Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:46 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:e9c9aa46-337a-41e2-a7ba-cd8390474fa5Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Greg tees off on the the 482-yard, par-4 ninth hole, sending his 348 prototype on the perfect line, the U.S. flag at the crest of the hill.https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125780Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:44 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:dd0ad7a9-8db5-4bfb-a085-e8460fb56e04Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0No. 10 on the East Course is a downhill version of No. 1. The open throat of this green will give players at the PGA Championship one of the few real scoring opportunities during the competition.https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125779Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:41 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:8bed6725-67ff-44f4-8cb5-e71669bb4f8dRick V., Team Titleist Staff0Tim splits the fairway on No. 12, a 399-yard par-4 with a green well-protected by deep bunkers.https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125778Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:37 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:2a00528b-1db3-41dc-b49a-793e18774c43Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Another beautiful view of the 320-yard 14th hole, named "Bunker Hill". This hole is one of the best examples of a Donald Ross imperative - a drivable par-4 that presents players with a great risk-reward dilemma. https://www.titleist.com.my/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/oak_hill_validation_2023/125777Sun, 14 May 2023 01:48:35 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:858f614d-47b9-4de5-8e75-b9b8e50d4200Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Greg rips another drive. "It was a cold, fall day when we played," Greg shared. "Not the best for testing, but my driving distance with the 348 prototype was impressive. I covered a fairway bunker on No. 4 East that I though had no shot of covering when the ball was in the air."