The 148th Open Championship is underway at Royal Portrush. One hundred-fifty-six players are battling it out in windy, rainy Northern Ireland — all with their eyes on the Claret Jug.
#1 Ball
Titleist is once again the most popular golf ball choice among players at The Open, with 103 of players in the 156-man field trusting a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball, over five times more than the nearest competitor with 19 players and more than all other competitor brand golf balls combined.
Titleist is also the #1 choice among players in utility irons (41) and hybrids (9).
Vokey Design Wedges also topped the approach, sand and lob wedge category with 196 Vokey models in play (the nearest competitor: 76).
In addition, 24 players this week are trusting one golf brand, Titleist, from tee-to-green, throughout the entire bag — a vote of confidence that speaks volumes about the performance, consistency and quality of Titleist equipment throughout every club category.
As we get ready for the final major of the year, let's take a look at the equipment that a few of these Titleist Brand Ambassadors will be relying on at Royal Portrush.
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Jordan Spieth: Pro V1x golf ball, TS3 driver (10.5°), TS2 fairway metal (15°), U500 (3) and T100 (4-9) irons, Vokey Design SM7 pitching (46.10 F Grind), gap (52.08 M Grind), sand (56.10 S Grind) and lob (60.04 T Grind) wedges, Scotty Cameron 009 putter.
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Webb Simpson: Pro V1 golf ball, TS3 (10.5°) driver, TS2 (15°) and 913 Fd (18°) fairway metals, 913 Hd (20°) and 915 Hd (23.5°) hybrids, 620 MB (5-PW) irons, Vokey Design SM7 sand (54.14 K Grind) and prototype lob (60.06 K Grind) wedges.
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Cameron Smith: Pro V1x golf ball, TS2 (9.5°) driver, U500 (2, 3) and T100 Black (4-9) irons, Vokey Design SM7 pitching (46.10 F Grind), gap (52.08 F Grind), sand (56.08 M Grind) and lob (60.04 T Grind) wedges, SC-T8.5 putter.
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Lucas Bjerregaard: Pro V1 golf ball, TS3 (8.5°) driver, TS2 (15°) fairway metal, U500 (2), 620 CB (4-9) irons , Vokey Design SM7 pitching (46.10 F Grind), gap (50.08 F Grind), sand (56.08 M Grind) and lob (60.10 S Grind) wedges, Scotty Cameron T-12 putter.
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Justin Thomas: Pro V1 golf ball, TS3 driver (9.5°), TS3 fairway metal (15°), 915 Fd fairway metal (18°), T100 (4) and 718 MB (5-9) irons, Vokey Design SM7 pitching (47.5 F Grind), gap (52.5 F Grind), sand (57 F Grind) and lob (60.5 K Grind) wedges, Scotty Cameron Custom GSS putter.
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Patrick Cantlay: Pro V1x golf ball, 917 D2 driver (9.5°), 915F fairway metal (15.0°), 718 AP2 (3-PW) irons, Vokey Design SM5 gap (54.10 S Grind), sand (56.08 M Grind) and lob (61.0 M Grind) wedges, Scotty Cameron Custom GSS.
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Charley Hoffman: Pro V1x golf ball, TS3 driver (9.5°), TS3 (13.5°) fairway metal, 718 T-MB (2) and T100 (3, 5-9) irons, Vokey Design SM7 pitching (46.10 F Grind), gap (50.12 F Grind), sand (56.14 F Grind) and lob (60.10 S Grind) wedges, Scotty Cameron GoLo 5 putter.
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Good luck to all of #TeamTitleist at The Open!