Our first Titleist staffer, Danny Balin, has arrived to check out his equipment. 

Thanks for the photos Cathi.  This is a great event and really lets the PGA professionals feel like tour pros for a week.  Hope we get some more photos and coverage.  Would be nice to see how some of the club pro setups are done.  There bags are probably more like some of the amateurs that are members of Team Titleist.  

YEP, they have tables of hats, gloves and, of course - headcovers!  I will get some pictures of the bags of players and post those, too.  Today is the first day of check-in so the fitters and Van are going to be on site from 8am to 5pm today and tomorrow to check in all the players and make sure they have what they need for the tournament.  One of the first comments from the guys was that the course was not only long, but, also very challenging.  Crosswater can be stretched out to 7600+ yards with a slope of 150 and a rating of 76.9.

This is a cool event and a chance for the club pros to get out there and show their talent.  This year, and in the past, one of the local pros I know is playing in the event.  It's really neat when somebody you know and interact with on the golf course competes in this event.  Glad they get to spend a week getting treated like the touring pros!

Great images Cathi.

76.9!!!???!!!!

Hope there's some Par 6 holes in there!

Great pics Cathi! Everything looks amazing. I'd LOVE to work on the Tour truck! Great opportunity for these guys. Please keep us updated with more pics/info.

If they have any extra gloves, hats, balls, tees, alignment sticks...whatever, you know my address! 

Good luck everybody!

The fitters

and some of the equipment

Awesome pics Cathi!  Now I have to wipe up the puddle of drool off my desk. 

Paul flew up from the Scotty Cameron putter studio to make sure that the guys are ready to go!  He is working with Jim Kane, one of our pros from the Oklahoma PGA section.

Showing the new prototype:

 Scott Johnson, one of our PGA pros from south Texas had extra lines put on his Scotty

Scott Hebert, from the Michigan PGA section, 2008 winner of the PNC - whats in his bag - a new 712u!

Thanks for the awesome pics and info Cathi! I always like reading these types of posts. What ever happened to the TT Lens? Keep us updated on the PGA Pro's!

  Chris S

Jason Schmuhl, Northern CA PGA section - what's in his bag:

Michael Breed and our own Peter Broome are also on site working

GREAT thread Cathi!  I loved the tournament and the pictures to boot!  Glad to see that Titleist takes care of it's staffers

I was watching first round on golf channel and it seemed like most players were with . what is up with that

Michael and Larry, our Tour VP and fitting guru, talking fitting....

A couple more bags:

Tim Fleming from Oklahoma City G & CC

Ken Carpenter,  our PGA lefty from Arizona

Aaron Krueger, PGA pro from Des Moines

 The Tournament started yesterday and Corey Prugh, an assistant from Spokane, WA and Rod Perry, went low at the Meadows.  New course record of 63 for both!  Here is the link to follow your local PGA pro:  http://www.pga.com/nationalchampionship/scoring/leaderboard

It's always fun to watch your head pro or your assistant play golf on TV.  You're always rooting for him to play great! The Golf Channel is televising it this week. 

Thanks to Kurt D. and Melissa Bobka for the photos!

Great pics!!!  Would be nice if Team Titleist came up with a putter headcover  =)

So the 46th PNC was completed yesterday and ten of our Titleist staffers made it to the PGA championship. 

Ryan Polzin, Texas

Mark Sheftic, Pennsylvania

David Muttit, New Mexico

David McNabb, Pennsylvania

Kirk Hanefeld, Massachesetts

Stuart Smith, California

Lee Rhind, Texas

and in an exciting playoff,

Bob Gaus, Missouri

Danny Balin, New York

Rob Labitz had the most exciting shot of the day where he pitched in a 93 yard wedge shot with his 52° Vokey to secure the last spot. 

and that's a wrap!! 

Congratulations to all 10!

Congratulations gentlemen! Very well deserved. I'll be looking forward to seeing you all at the P.G.A.. 

Thanks Cathi for supplying some coverage for this event.  Great photos.

What a great opportunity for the folks who work so hard with the likes of me to have this type of experience.  I'd love to see the inside of the tour van sometime.

Caught some of this on the Golf Channel last night.  Looks like some great action and so very  fitting that Titleist would be there with support.

Thanks for the pics, Cathi!