Havret watch – Wednesday

Further news of the cool Frenchman just ahead of his Wednesday practice round...

Jeremy Ellwood
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As you may know from Fergus's previous blog, the Golf Monthly team has officially adopted smooth-swinging Frenchman, Gregory Havret, as its 2008 Open mascot.

To keep you up to date with Havret's pre-tournament preparations I can report that I spotted him this morning on the Ping tour truck enjoying a cheeky mid-practice espresso (what other choice of caffeine for such a suave customer?), sporting a cool pair of shades and a stylish all-cream jumper/trouser combo.

He looked relaxed and ready to go and is currently scheduled to enjoy a 12.50pm practice round with countrymen, Gregory Bourdy, Jose-Filipe Lima and a just-announced addition to the group, Carnoustie calamity, Jean van de Velde. You can probably almost smell the garlic just reading this.

More news later on how he's hitting it in today's tricky wind

Jeremy Ellwood
Jeremy Ellwood
Contributing Editor

Jeremy Ellwood has worked in the golf industry since 1993 and for Golf Monthly since 2002 when he started out as equipment editor. He is now a freelance journalist writing mainly for Golf Monthly. He is an expert on the Rules of Golf having qualified through an R&A course to become a golf referee. He is a senior panelist for Golf Monthly's Top 100 UK & Ireland Course Rankings and has played all of the Top 100 plus 91 of the Next 100, making him well-qualified when it comes to assessing and comparing our premier golf courses. He has now played 1,000 golf courses worldwide in 35 countries, from the humblest of nine-holers in the Scottish Highlands to the very grandest of international golf resorts. He reached the 1,000 mark on his 60th birthday in October 2023 on Vale do Lobo's Ocean course. Put him on a links course anywhere and he will be blissfully content.

Jezz can be contacted via Twitter - @JezzEllwoodGolf

Jeremy is currently playing...

Driver: Ping G425 LST 10.5˚ (draw setting), Mitsubishi Tensei AV Orange 55 S shaft

3 wood: Srixon ZX, EvenFlow Riptide 6.0 S 50g shaft

Hybrid: Ping G425 17˚, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange 80 S shaft

Irons 3- to 8-iron: Ping i525, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 R300 shafts

Irons 9-iron and PW: Honma TWorld TW747Vx, Nippon NS Pro regular shaft

Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 50˚ and 54˚, 12˚ bounce, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 R300 shafts

Putter: Kramski HPP 325

Ball: Any premium ball I can find in a charity shop or similar (or out on the course!)

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