https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championshipen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114729Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:40 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:219c552c-d45c-413d-851b-073fa5d70771Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Welcome to the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links.https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114728Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:40 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:fd2ad5c8-fff6-44e5-bd1e-2274e39cb0bdRick V., Team Titleist Staff0Team Titleist hit the links early on Monday morning, in search of Titleist players who’ll be making a run at the Claret Jug this week.https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114727Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:39 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:2ddaf536-72a5-4795-aebd-725ce2d11e3eRick V., Team Titleist Staff0It didn’t take long to spot the familiar swing of 2015 PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker (Pro V1x), who was up with the birds on the nearly deserted course.https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114726Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:38 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:cb3b2e49-4224-40d1-860a-a558e06d39b7Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Carnoustie is considered by many to be the most demanding links course in the world. Situated on the east coast of Scotland, the course is buffeted by winds off the North Sea and challenges players with thick rough, gorse bushes, obscured burns and treacherous pot bunkers, like this one, where we found Russell Henley (Pro V1x) doing some early homework.https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114725Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:38 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:6ec110ba-77c5-4885-af5a-89ae02955183Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0A quick splash with his Vokey SM7 58.08 M grind and Russell found the putting surface.https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114724Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:37 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:32328ac8-a3a2-496c-aef4-b10d1524d5ccRick V., Team Titleist Staff0Titleist Brand Ambassadors were welcomed to the year’s third major with Scottish-inspired, Limited Edition Headcovers from the Titleist Gear Team… https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114723Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:37 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:867b53d1-6c8c-4323-b5f5-2cf49a2c2a20Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0…and commemorative Open Championship Putter Headcovers from Scotty Cameron.https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114722Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:36 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:3bac9fc9-9dc0-4c2f-a1c7-726d8412ee85Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0We also came across a growing number of these sporty new head covers…https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114721Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:35 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:70415419-402f-47e2-a0e5-862ccdec339fRick V., Team Titleist Staff0…that are protecting new Titleist TS Drivers and Fairway Metals…https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114720Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:35 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:46750ab3-b989-420b-9dbd-a72407801479Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0…like this 10.5° TS2 model that Matt Jones (Pro V1) was quick to put in the bag.https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114719Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:34 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:fcacdbfb-24cd-4659-93d6-ebc41b537322Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0A hole away, we ran into last year’s Champion Golfer of the Year, Jordan Spieth (Pro V1x), who was all smiles as he begins his title defense. Jordan triumphed last year at Royal Birkdale.https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114718Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:34 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:d15cf2c8-21dd-4e5b-b7bd-a85b5a7f95d4Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0Also hoping to raise the Claret Jug for the second time - Louis Oosthuizen (Pro V1x), who won the Open Championship in 2010 at St. Andrews… https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114717Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:33 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:59a5af81-6949-4aef-a5b3-12bd3b14f928Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0…and Henrik Stenson (Pro V1), who played the final round of his life in winning the 2016 Open at Troon.https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114716Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:33 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:943d83cd-0934-4c06-be35-ec50d08edafaRick V., Team Titleist Staff0At the practice green we found easy-going Charley Hoffman (Pro V1), who is making a habit lately of playing his best golf in major championships. https://www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/team-titleist/m/2018_open_championship/114715Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:19:32 GMT9ab519fc-5311-4952-85cd-0a0ceffb73fb:ee5b78d2-5d71-49f3-a0c7-c4e445950929Rick V., Team Titleist Staff0 Another player to keep an eye this week is Englishman Tommy Fleetwood (Pro V1), wo shot a final-round 63 at Shinnecock Hills to finish runner-up at this year’s U.S. Open. Tommy also shot a 63 at last year’s Alfred Dunhill Links, the lowest competitive round ever shot at Carnoustie.