“Secret sources” sent us an early copy of the April 2005 issue of Golf Magazine. Specifically, they sent page 47, which talks about Titleist’s new Pro V1 and contains a quote from Ernie Els, saying:
I’ll stick with the old ‘x’. I’ve tried the new one and with the irons it feels like the ball is flying differently, like it’s dropping out of the sky.
Dead-tree publishers like Golf Magazine and Golf Digest often come up against deadlines – April issues of magazines are often written in December and January. Our sources confirm that Ernie was playing the previous generation V1x at the Mercedes Championship, but switched to the new, improved Pro V1x at the Buick Invitational. Ernie finished T3 at the Mercedes and has continued to play exceptionally well with the new, improved Pro V1x, with a T6 at the Buick, a 5th-place finish at the Heineken Classic, and a victory in Dubai.
Here’s an image of page 47 of the April, 2005 Golf Magazine.
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