Building on a quarter-century of golf ball innovation, Titleist’s new 2025 Pro V1 and Pro V1x are engineered with a faster high-gradient core to deliver more speed off the tee, more control with the irons and more spin with the wedges.
“The golf ball has to do everything,” said Frederick Waddell, Titleist’s director of golf ball product management. “It’s never just about maximizing one area – golfers need performance on every single shot. Each of our golf ball models is optimized for distance off the tee, and with 2025 Pro V1 and Pro V1x in particular, we’ve realized a speed gain while unlocking even better iron and wedge performance.”
The advancement in the 14th iteration of the Pro V1 models is found in the chemistry of the high-gradient core. Working directly with tour players since last September, Titleist engineers have sought to fine-tune the next generation of Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls by making the so-called “spin slope” steeper, effectively maintaining low spin off the tee while increasing spin with the scoring clubs. Combine that with a measurable gain in ball speed, and the result is a product that is demonstratively better than its predecessor.
“The new Pro V1 and Pro V1x build upon innovations introduced in 2023, which improve upon our efforts in 2021 and 2019,” said Jeremy Stone, Titleist’s senior vice president of golf ball marketing and U.S. sales. “There are no shortcuts. I think what golfers will see in the 2025 Pro V1 is a product of constant innovation, and one we know is better than what came before it.”
The 2025 Pro V1 offers a mid-flight trajectory, low long-game spin, maximum short-game spin and soft feel. Its spherically tiled, 388 tetrahedral dimple design optimizes distance and delivers a penetrating and consistent flight.
Compared to Pro V1, Pro V1x will fly higher, spin more on full swing shots and have a firmer feel. Its spherically tiled 348 tetrahedral dimple design is optimized for high flight with even more consistency.
Both 2025 Pro V1 models ($54.99 per dozen) – which were officially launched on tour in October at the PGA Tour event in Las Vegas, where they were originally introduced in 2000 – will be available in retail golf shops on Jan. 25 and come in white and high optic yellow. More than 50 players have already put the new models in play on the PGA Tour.
Customization options available immediately include enhanced alignment aid (65 percent longer than the standard sidestamp) and custom play numbers 00-99.
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