Make sure I was hitting my shots in low, and throw a titleist t-mb 2 iron in the bag for accuracy and low shots off the tee!

I think the best move I could make for this style of golf course and weather would be to adjust driver and woods with lower loft setting and keep my Titleist prov1x ball towards my back foot for lower trajectory shots and rub my TT lanyard for good luck

Add a 2md driving iron and de-loft the 915s in the bag....I would also pack more Dry Joy apparel!

Windy links golf. :-). My changes would be to drop the gap wedge and add a 2 - iron (preferably a nice 716 T-MB) for shots off the tee, etc.

I would also look at hitting many more tee shots a little lower (tee the ball a bit lower, etc.), practice more "knock down" shots, fine tune the tempo/rhythm of my swing (to avoid over swinging), practice the "bump and run" shots for approaching the greens and lastly, but just as important, spend some time getting used to putting in strong windy conditions.

Looking forward to the Open Week at Troon!

I would need to work on distance control in windy conditions. Looking forward to the next Major!

I had the pleasure of playing a few courses in Scotland as a retirement trip and found the key for me was to take the driver out of play a lot and use my fairway wood (a number 2 hybrid) instead. It kept me out of the wind and allowed me to roll down the fairways. The real key was to avoid the fairway bunkers as much as possible as often it meant chipping out sideways to stay in play.
Chipping would be a lot of bump and run rather than flip shots once again to avoid the wind as much as possible.
All in all - now that I have a full set of Titleist clubs in the bag, it would be my 915 F off the tee and a lot of hit and hope to the greens :)

Looking forward to the Open this year !!!

Great question Mitch! I've played link style golf in Scotland a few years back and trust me, it's different. Even the ground is harder than what you're used to versus over here so adjustments are needed in every aspect.

I hit a low ball flight anyway but I'd do a couple of things, one is to get my irons back in the bag in replacement of the hybrids, especially if the weather demands it, if not then the hybrids stay. The most important thing would be to hire/have a very good Cady to steer you around as in one of my stops in Scotland the Cady asked me to hit some balls and after twenty five or so shots with several clubs he told me to stop and said "You'rrre rready Laddy, we'll save it forr tha Courrrrse Laddy". Steered me around for a one over 73, all pars except one Par 3 where I bogied. It was very enjoyable and worth every dollar.

I wouldn't change out any clubs, just adjust my woods for lower shots. I would change out my ProV1x for the DT Trusoft and make sure my rain gear is packed

I would take out my Vokey 60 deg and go with my 54 and down, add a 3 iron.
I would take more club on all shots and swing easy as
I know since my fitting with Chris my spin rates and how to control the trajectory.
I would chip mostly with my 9 Iron but would try to master the one hop stop wedge that James Siekman teaches for Titleist.
And then............ Lots of begging for the ball to co-operate!
Cheers Team,
Good luck to all.
James G

I would avoid full swing shots when possible to keep the spin rate down. Putt when ever possible

My home course, Royalwood, is a links style course and wind can definitely change how I attack many of the dry hard fairways of summer, guarded by longer coarse grass, some water, and mature trees that can make this mere mortal adjust my game plan on some of the windier days we are apt to experience.

In heavy wind conditions and hitting straight into the teeth of the wind I have learned on occasion to add at least 2 - 3 clubs more than normally used in calmer conditions, grip it lower down the shaft, hit a stinger that hopefully stays in the fairway, in play.... tee it low and let it go.

With the wind at my back I try to make the wind my friend, tee the ball higher, sometimes hitting a little less club trying to use the wind to my advantage, play a draw or fade depending on which way it blows, and how I feel the hoped for result will affect my next shot.

My best way to score is to try and keep the ball in play, avoid the hazards, and play to my strengths... don't try swinging harder because for me that usually means a pull left and possible trouble.

Certainly the conditions I play under are nothing like the Open Championship course with their pot bunkers, truly insane wind, tightly cropped extra hard fairways, and lightning fast greens but I would like to take what I have learned at my home course and give it a shot one day. The wind definitely makes one think about how to best attack a hole... I quite enjoy it.
Kris

I likely wouldn't change my club set and I hit it fairly low already. Just hit a lot of lower 3/4 shots and work on long putts. You always seem to see lots of 60 - 100 foot putts at the Open.

As Southern Alberta has been abnormally windy this year I do not think I would change much in my club set up.

Am looking forward to the Open one of my favourite times to watch golf.

I would also try and lower my ball flight and use my 8 iron for chip shots

I would try and play most of my approaches off my back foot to keep the ball down and out of the wind as much as possible.

I would probably swap out my hybrid for a 3 tmb to utilize a lower ball flight. I hit all my clubs, including the driver, quite low anyways. I would also work on attacking the pins with an even lower ball flight rolling the ball up to the cup.

For the conditions at the Open, when needed I'd try and hit more low flight knock down type shots. I think I'd ad a 2 iron or driving iron to my set and leave the lob wedge at home. Good luck fellow TT members and thanks Titleist for another great contest!

i think i would have to swap my 10.5 driver out for a 9.5 or lower to keep drives low and out of the wind. probably hit my 3 wood more too

I play in Alberta so there are days that are very much like the conditions they will get at the Open. Instead of the ocean breeze we get the Chinook winds over the Rockies.
I already have a lower ball flight which helps me in windy conditions, so I wouldn't change that.
Perfecting a knockdown shot would be key, as well as learning how to bump and run shots up to the pin.j
Like others on this thread, I would eliminate my 60* and add back my 4 iron.

Thanks for another great contest.

Cheers

Put the two iron in the bag replacement for my 21 degree hybrid, implay a links course here in Wales but probably dont have the consistant winds that a troon has so can get away with hybrids a little more.

Would try to use the wind rather than fight it, I believe it was a certain Tom Watson who advocated it. Good enough for Tom good enough for me :)

Tough call - all depends on the conditions. I would plan on playing lots of stingers. I luckily can already hit low penetrating drives with lots of roll so that would serve me well.

I might need a beer cart as well after the first nine ;-)

definitely hit lots of knock down shots and aim for the center of all greens.