The PGA Tour's 2018 Major Season reaches its final act this week at Bellerive Country Club as the strongest major field of the year gets geared up for the 100th edition of the PGA Championship.
In addition to the elite international tour pros in the field, the PGA Championship will also honor a long-standing tradition by extending invitations to twenty of the best players from its own ranks of teaching and club professionals.
The road to earning these 20 special invitations ran through the Monterrey Peninsula this year, as 312 qualifiers from among the association's more than 27,000 member professionals competed in their annual major - the PGA Professional Championship.
And when the final putts fell at the Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Courses, a total of eight Titleist Staff Professionals and golf ball loyalists earned spots in the 2018 PGA Championship.
Check out the gallery below to get to know these club professionals a little better, and please join us in thanking all PGA Professionals for making the game more enjoyable for us all.
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WHAT'S IN THE BAG?
Let's take a closer look at the equipment that David Muttitt, Jason Schmuhl, Matt Dobyns, Marty Jertson, Ben Kern, Craig Hocknull, Danny Balin and Omar Uresti will be trusting this week at the PGA Championship.
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David Muttitt (T4 - 2018 PGA Professional Championship)
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: 913D3 (8.5°)
Fairway: 913Fd (13.5°)
Hybrid: 913Hd (18°)
Irons: 716 T-MB (3) and 718 AP2(4-9)
Wedges: Vokey Design SM7 pitching (48), sand (54°) and lob (60°)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T7 M
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Jason Schmuhl (T4 - 2018 PGA Professional Championship)
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: 917D2 (9.5°)
Fairway: 917F3 (15°)
Hybrid: 818 H1 (19°)
Irons: 718 T-MB (4), 718 CB (5-PW)
Wedges: Vokey Design SM7 pitching gap (52°), sand (56°) and lob (60°)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Futura X7M
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Matt Dobyns (T6 - 2018 PGA Professional Championship)
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: 915D2 (8.5°)
Irons: 716 T-MB (4) and 716 CB (5-9)
Wedges: Vokey Design SM5 pitching (46°) and gap (50°) and Vokey prototype TVD sand (54°)
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Marty Jertson (T9 - 2018 PGA Professional Championship)
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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Ben Kern (T9 - 2018 PGA Professional Championship)
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: 917D3 (9.5°)
Fairway: 917F2 (16.5°)
Irons: 718 AP2 (3-PW)
Wedges: Vokey Design SM7 gap (50°), sand (54°) and lob (60°)
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Craig Hocknull (T9 - 2018 PGA Professional Championship)
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: 917D2 (8.5°)
Fairway: 917F2 (15°)
Putter: Scotty Cameron GoLo Tour Midsize
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Omar Uresti (T16 - 2018 PGA Professional Championship)
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: 917D3 (8.5°)
Fairway: 917F2 (15°, 18°)
Hybrid: 818H2 (21°)
Irons: 718 CB (3-PW)
Wedges: Vokey Design SM7 sand (56°)
Putter: Scotty Cameron GoLo M3
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Congratulations to all our qualifiers and good luck at Bellerive!
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