Cameron Young’s golf ball may expose rollback’s biggest flaw

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Penn. — There are moments when a piece of gear stops being just equipment and transforms into something like a glimpse into where the game might be headed. At this year’s PGA Championship , one of those objects has suddenly appeared, and it’s a golf ball.

Specifically, the Titleist Pro V1x Double Dot being used by Cameron Young . The 29-year-old started using the ball last season at the 2025 Wyndham Championship, where he won his first PGA Tour event. This season, he’s used the ball to win the Players Championship and the Cadillac Championship , Before Tuesday, that was only interesting to equipment lovers, not the golf world at large.

Then, as Adam Schupak reported , word spread at Aronimink Golf Club yesterday that the Pro V1x Double Dot would pass the USGA and R&A’s proposed golf ball rule changes that are designed to reduce distance. Suddenly, in the eyes of people who see distance as a problem in elite men's golf, the Double Dot and what it represents became a warning flare. When Golfweek spoke with representatives from Titleist, the brand would neither confirm nor deny that the Pro V1x Double Dot would pass the USGA and R&A’s new testing protocols, and the company would not comment on the ball this week.

As much as any company, and more than most, Titleist prides itself on its relationship with the PGA of America and the PGA professionals. The brand does not want to draw attention away from the PGA Championship or Cameron Young, who is one of the contenders for the Wannamaker trophy this week. The golf ball at the center of the storm, the Titleist Pro V1x Double Dot.