The 154th Open: One-Shot Lead. What's Your Play?

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By Allan

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  1. Allan

    Allan
    California

    Team Titleist Staff

    You've reached the 18th tee at Royal Birkdale needing a par to bring home the Claret Jug.

    Standing between you and the clubhouse is a demanding long par 4. The fairway is running firm, and a heavy breeze over your right shoulder is tempting you to be aggressive, but six fairway bunkers are waiting to punish anything less than perfect. Play conservatively and you'll face a long approach into a narrow, well-protected green.

    What's your play, Team Titleist?

    What Titleist golf ball are you teeing up? Are you taking driver and challenging the bunkers? Would you add a GTS300 Mini Driver, T250•U or U•505 utility iron to your equipment setup to tackle exactly this type of shot? Or committing to the stock shot you've trusted for years when everything is on the line?

    Walk us through your strategy. What Titleist club are you pulling, what shot are you hitting, and how are you bringing home the Claret Jug?

  2. Abdon M

    Abdon M
    Northern California (because it's a big state)

    With par needing to win, I would still go with my gameplan to start the round which means I'm playing to my strengths and trust the equipment I've put in the bag. I find that making adjustments in my round, especially on a crucial hole like the 18th, creates more problems. I like to keep my mind clear and approach each shot like it was something I've practiced many times before.

    Ball: ProV1
    Club off the tee: GT3...trusty and it works
    Approach shot: long to mid iron T350, the ProV1 should give me enough bite on the firm green. I'll likely hit short of the green and let it roll on for a nice 2 putt win. Team Titleist for the win!!!
  3. AZwicker

    AZwicker
    Iowa

    Military
    Gts 300 or a knockdown 7 wood and stripe one down there. Carry the 7 wood with me down the fairway and hit it again. On in 2 or easy up and down.
  4. Scott P

    Scott P
    Alabama

    I’m piping driver. I didn’t come to layup. Lol
  5. Frank P

    Frank P
    Port St. Lucie, FL

    Military
    Prayer!
  6. DStover

    DStover
    Smithfield, NC

    Say a little prayer as I tee up the ProV1. Tee it a little lower for driver. Keep it in play and run a little nice smooth swing. Hopefully can hit a decent iron shot onto the green and a nice little birdie putt chance, or easy two putt for the win.
  7. Thomas Y

    Thomas Y
    Wenham, MA

    Whatever club I have them most confidence in knowing I will find the fairway, then swing with that confidence. I know even if something happens and I miss the green, my short game will give me a better than average opportunity to get it up and down.

    If I miss the fairway and find a fairway bunker, the added stress of possibly having to lay up and then know I have to get it up and in, probably from greater distance than option one, may be more challenging. Remember how Adam Scott finished at Royal Lytham? Kept hitting into fairway bunkers and making 4 bogeys. One of the best drivers of the ball, too.

    Regardless, I am trying to focus on the process and not the results!
  8. Sam S

    Sam S

    Bogey avoidance 101
  9. Wesley S

    Wesley S
    Charlotte, NC

    Definitely a 5 wood.
  10. DK

    DK
    Northeastern, PA

    Playing my game and hitting a Tour Soft up the left side avoiding bunkers on the right with my TSI2 Driver followed by a 3 hybrid ( I don't have a 3 wood). From there I'll have to get up and down with my 56* SM11 wedge and tap in par for the win with my Scotty 5.2 Phantom! Piece of cake!
  11. GMaynard

    GMaynard

    Military
    Hitting pro v1 with driver, t200 5 iron and 2 putts for the win
  12. Nathan S

    Nathan S

    I play a pro v1 and im taking a 5 wood out and getting around 255-260 out of it and laying it down the middle then having a midish iron in, I like to play to 140 and in, feeling comfortable with any club from then on.

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