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The clubs Sami Valimaki used to win the 2025 RSM Classic

By E. Michael Johnson
November 23, 2025
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Mike Mulholland

Well, that’s one way to do it.

It would not be a stretch for Sami Valimaki to have thought about that old cliché after missing the green at the 16th hole, ramming his putt from well off the green 18 feet, eight inches past the cup then making the comebacker to maintain a one-shot lead. Valimaki maintained that margin over the final two holes to win the RSM Classic for his first PGA Tour title, becoming the 11th RSM champion to earn their maiden victory in the event,

Valimaki played the four rounds in 23 under par to edge Max McGreevy by one, but didn’t exactly do so by overpowering the pair of layouts at Sea Island, ranking outside the top 20 in each of the primary driving statistics.

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Titleist Vokey Design SM10
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To promote a slightly lower, more controllable ball flight, the SM10 line features shorter hosel lengths and a smaller-head profile to create a progressive center of gravity in the 46- through 52-degree lofts. Tour-player feedback resulted in shifting the center of gravity on those lofts slightly closer to the center of the face for a solid feel and to reduce a draw bias. By using longer hosel lengths and thicker toplines in the higher lofts (54 degrees and up), Vokey was able to shift the center of gravity up (for a lower trajectory) and slightly forward, which enables the face to square more easily. Straighter leading edges on the pitching and gap wedges and more rounded leading edges on the sand and lob wedges provide the right amount of flexibility players need to execute a variety of shots. A “spin-milled” cutting process uses a cutter that creates the entire scoreline instead of a partial scoreline. The result is tighter manufacturing tolerances for a more consistent scoreline-edge radius, allowing the grooves to be sharper and closer. Micro-grooves cut between the grooves add spin on partial shots. Top 5 in Performance, all handicaps. 27 options (46-62 degrees), 6 grinds, 3 finishes.
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Instead, Valimaki leaned on a reliable short game and superior putting, ranking 10th in strokes gained/around the green and converting 11 of 15 scrambling opportunities with his Titleist Vokey SM10 wedges and picking up more than four shots on the field on the greens (ranking eighth) with his Odyssey White Hot OG 2-Ball putter that features a solid black alignment line through both of the white circles in the back of the putter.

It seemed fitting for Valimaki to win in the relaxed atmosphere of Sea Island as he has played well in similar situations. “I actually haven't thought about why it has been that way, but of course I always enjoy shooting low scores,” he said. “Then irons and putting is good so probably that's the one thing why it brings these low scoring weeks.”

Like this one.

What Sami Valimaki had in the bag at the RSM Classic

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Driver: Titleist GT3 (Project X HZRDUS Smoke Red PDX 70 TX), 8 degrees

3-wood: TaylorMade R7 Quad, 13.5 degrees

7-wood: TaylorMade Qi35, 31 degrees

Irons (4-9): Ping Blueprint S

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10 (46, 50, 56, 60 degrees)

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG 2-Ball

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