GolfWRX was live this week from the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. If you missed any of our photos from the week, browse all of the galleries in the links below:

• Monday’s photos
• Tuesday’s photos
• Wednesday’s photos

It was a special week for GolfWRX, as this marks the first time we made the trek overseas to take photos at the Open Championship. That means we’ve finally completed the career Grand Slam (of photos at major championships). Exciting stuff.

But anyway, let’s reveal some photos from Royal Troon.

Leaderboard Bags

TaylorMade’s Commemorative staff bags for the 145th Open are nothing short of awesome, matching the iconic leaderboards at the event.

And Andy Murray won at Wimbledon. Well done.

Stimp Tunnel

How do they get a Stimpmeter reading when the Scottish wind begins blowing? Time to break out the plastic storage boxes.

Here’s to hoping they’re not running at a 14+ like the United States’ 2016 version of the Open.

The Equipment Switch Heard ‘Round the World

Charl Schwartzel made a major equipment switch this week. He changed sponsors and joined the #PXGTroops, putting mostly PXG clubs in the bag.

See his Open Championship WITB here.

Jackets and wedges

Jackets? What kind of jackets…Green Jackets? While Scotland has some odd names for potato preparations, they’re pretty creative with the dish names:

• The Big Easy (Ernie Els)
• Full Monty (Colin Montgomerie)
• Victor Dupoisson (Victor Dubuisson)
• Smokey Miguel (Miguel Angel Jiminez)

What’s going on here Vijay?

Where are the alignment aids, bamboo sticks, water bottles, Gatorade bottles, and all of the other range aids you normally use? And now that I bring it up, where is your golf bag??

It looks as though Vijay may be testing some equipment ahead of the Open Championship, figuring out what longer sticks he’ll have in the bag.

Going to hit a quick bucket of balls

Or should I say cage of balls.

The Wilson Gang

Throw up the “W” if you’re reppin’ Wilson Staff.

The Bogey Train

Royal Troon’s 11th hole, called “The Railway,” has a train track going up the entire right side of the hole. It played as the most difficult hole on the golf course in the 2004 Open, and it wouldn’t be a shock for it to play as the most difficult in 2016.

The players will definitely need to train themselves not to hit the ball right on this hole.

Postage Stamp

You can’t mail it in on Hole No. 8 at Royal Troon, nicknamed the “Postage Stamp” for how small its green is. There’s no bailout on this tee shot, despite it being the shortest hole on the course. It’s not often you’re guarding against making a huge number with a wedge in your hands, but don’t be surprised to see some “others,” and maybe even a double-digit number this week if the winds kick up.

Where’d the ball go?

 

Judging by where he’s expecting the ball to be and where it actually is, I’d say this ball hit the lip and went back into the bunker. As they say, pot bunkers are often stroke penalties, and this photo shows why.

For the kids

We all forget sometimes — even some of the best players in the world forget — but it’s all about growing the game and getting kids out on the course. Hey kid, nice move.