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Entering 2024, Xander Schauffele had 11 Major top 10s but no major wins. He now has two Majors, the PGA Championship and the Open, after a fantastic season that saw him overtake even Scottie Scheffler in the 'big four'.
There were also top 10s at Augusta and the US Open at Pinehurst and he now sits at number two in the world and is a serious threat to Scheffler.
At the beginning of the year the American put the new Chrome Tour ball in his bag at The Sentry and he didn't miss a beat all year, never missed a single cut and took his game to a new level.
His stats put him in the top ten in Off The Tee, Approach to Green, Putting, Total Driving and Scrambling and the ball that helped him move in gear is the Callaway Chrome Tour.
This is Callaway's star offering and is positioned to go up against Titleist's Pro V1 and features gold packaging to match the promise of 'a new gold standard Tour ball for better players looking for the best in distance and feel.'
Everything is new about the Chrome Tour: a new Hyper Fast Soft Core that delivers faster ball speed, a new uniquely designed aerodynamic pocket to stabilize ball flight and a new soft urethane cover to add cushion and provide a Tour-level feel. .
So, in short, exceptional speed, consistent flight, incredible spin and control on the green side.
What more could you want from football? For Schauffele, not so much. He started experimenting with the ball in October 2023 and was very impressed by its strength.
It checks all the boxes
“The new golf ball was amazing,” Schauffele said. “It checks all the boxes for me. It has a very stable flight from the top. Maintains spin well on short shots. Good spin and feel close to the green.
“Perhaps the most impressive thing about football is its stability in the air. It can be tricky to find a ball that performs well with every club in the bag, but that's exactly what the Chrome Tour does.”
Akshay Bhatia, now ranked in the top 30 in the world, has moved to the Chrome Tour to face the green companies in the Tour Championship.
“I'm going to a soft golf ball, so from the Callaway Chrome Tour X to the Tour,” Bhatia said.
“Softness for me, like, if you want to win big tournaments, you need to hit it hard and be soft. And the golf ball that I play is a low-spinning ball for, well, say, 16 weeks of the year, but then you've got four Majors and then, obviously, some of the Signature Events play very hard.
“I have wanted to make this change for a long time. I mean, it's a free game and trying to get used to the golf ball, and preparing for Majors and other big events.”
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