Titleist Brand Ambassador Alistair Presnell of Australia is all smiles.  After all, this is his first U.S. Open appearance.  Alistair qualified at the Texas sectional event held at Lakeside Country Club in Houston.

Kelly Moser is always a popular guy during majors weeks.  Here he is unveiling one of the very first Scotty Cameron 2012 U.S. Open putter headcovers.

I know i should have made that left at Albequerque.  Here's hoping the competitors only need directional aid like this once their rounds are over.

A close up view of a Scotty Cameron GoLo putter.  The double bend shaft is a perfect complement for this style of mallet head, minimizing the amount of toe-flow.

Titlest Brand Ambassador Gregory Bourdy of France joins Titleist's European contingent.

...with a competitive twist.  Players will need to grind on every putt at Olympic.  The club recently completed the Lake Course Greens Replacement project which converted all its greens from poa annua to slicker, truer bent-grass.  Olympic boasts 36 holes…