As the 140th edition of the Open Championship officially got underway Thursday morning at Royal St. George's Golf Club, more players stepped to the first tee with Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls in their hands than all other golf balls combined.

Team Titleist spoke with several players in this week's field – Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Geoff Ogilvy, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott and Zach Johnson – about why Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls perform best for their games, especially in the kind of demanding, major championship conditions that are expected this week at The Open.

Hear what they had to say in the above video.