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Despite battling cerebral palsy, DJ Gregory recently finished walking every hole of every round at every PGA Tour tournament in 2008. Watch his absolutely incredible story in this ESPN feature. One of the most heartwarming and inspirational stories you’ll see this year.

Ben Curtis went out early and posted an even par 70 during the third round of The Open Championship, one of only four players to be at level par or better on Saturday. Little did he realize how good that score would turn out to be! With winds howling anywhere from 30-50 mph, scores have soared in the afternoon and Curtis now finds himself tied for fifth heading into tomorrow’s final round. In this video, Ben explains just how adventurous the round was and what adjustments a player tries to make when winds are blowing that hard.

What a difference a day makes. While yesterday the story was the weather (or lack thereof for the afternoon guys), today it was players making leaps up the leaderboard. With conditions relatively docile compared to the previous day, several FJ players seized the opportunity to post a low round, led by Camilo Villegas who posted a 5-under 65 this morning. After a 6-over 76 in yesterday’s driving rain, Villegas posted the sixth lowest score ever at Royal Birkdale and will now enter the weekend just two shots off the lead. Of course, tomorrow’s forecast is for a “STRONG WIND HAZARD” so anything can happen from here on in…

Check out these images from Friday at The Open Championship.

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Camilo sits just two shots off the lead entering the weekend

Camilo Villegas went from trying to make the cut to one shot back of the lead after a stellar 5-under 65 during round two on Friday. Hear all about his round in this interview from Royal Birkdale.

They say winning The Open Championship often depends no the tee times you draw…and that pretty much sums up the first day at this year’s championship when a drastic turn in the weather almost made it seem like two different days. For those that went out first, they were greeted by 30 mph winds and sideways rain, leading to a scoring average that was three shots higher (77.4 vs, 74.4) than the afternoon wave of players. In fact, 19 of the 78 players who teed off in the morning shot 80 or higher. Not one player in the afternoon shot 80 or above. Not a great day for golf, but a perfect day for Footjoy Performance Outerwear!

Might be time to send a box of chocolates or a set of car keys to the guy who makes those tee times…

Check out these images from Thursday at The Open Championship.

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‘Hey, I got an extra ticket to The Open on Thursday. You wanna go?’

FootJoy will be bringing you updates from Royal Birkdale throughout the week with help from Guy Smith (Tour Rep) and Rich Fryer (Marketing Director), who are onsite and inside the ropes.

Check out these images from Wednesday at The Open Championship. Then read the full diary entry that follows.

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The distinct leaderboard of the season’s third major championship

The hotel may not be up to much, but the golf course is superb! All of the players were out and about today, braving the strong westerly wind coming from the Irish Sea, some playing a full round, some opting to play 4-5 holes and spend the rest of the day chipping, putting and hitting balls.

The Open Championship is where we do a substantial shoe issue to the players, including many new styles that, and with 4 experienced shoe-fitters on hand in the form of members of the UK FJ Salesforce. The Fitting Cabin has been flat-out from Monday through Wednesday with players coming in to collect new shoes, some to double check their sizing, others wanting to simply put some new spikes in…. [Read more →]

We’re back with a sneak peek at some products you’ll see only at this year’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. We’ll be bringing you all sorts of material from the season’s third major, including inside-the-ropes photos and video so check back throughout the week for the latest.

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Keep an eye on these players to see if they rock the MyJoys

FootJoy is proud to welcome the NFL to the MyJoys program with all 32 team logos now available in hundreds of color combinations! Choose from the DryJoys Tech, DryJoys Traditional (spiked or spikeless) or Contours shoes and then select from a number of color combinations that are precisely matched with the colors of your favorite teams. Whether you’re a member of the Dog Pound, the Black Hole, Buccaneer Cove, a Cheesehead, a 12th Man or just a big-time fan, you can match your shoes with your team hat, team shirt, team socks and team club headcovers. Vikings’ purple, Giants’ blue, Packers’ green, Browns’ brown (and orange)…they’re all there. Click here to order your MyJoys.

FootJoy player Ben Curtis will kick things off when he debuts three NFL team logos at this year’s Open Championship. Click on the image below to get a first look at the shoes he’ll wear this week as well as some you may see him wear the rest of the year and others that are sure to be best-sellers!

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Are you ready for some…golf?

Check out these preview interviews to hear how players are preparing to tackle Royal Birkdale. As you’ll learn, players have to make a lot of adjustments, from simple ones like the time difference to more complicated changes like altering their natural shot-shape and trajectory to battle the wind and course set-up that is not like anything they’ve faced this year.

Zach also talks about the flooding that has devastated his hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and what he and the PGA Tour are doing to help people recover.

Duncan McCarthy is a FootJoy employee in the UK. However, this week he is also a competitor at Local Final Qualifying trying to earn a spot in next week’s Open Championship. Qualifying takes place in the UK today and tomorrow over four courses with the top four finishers from each course getting a spot in The Open.

Click on the video below to hear how Duncan put himself in this enviable position, what a spot in next week’s Open would mean, and what FootJoy and Titleist products he has in the bag.

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