Twenty-year-old Ping Eye 2 wedges are at the center of a controversy after some PGA Tour pros have begun putting them in the bag. The USGA ruled similar U-grooves non-conforming as of Jan. 1, but the Ping clubs are grandfathered in as a result of a lawsuit in the early 90s. Now, Ping Chairman and CEO John Solheim has issued a statement about the situation.
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TaylorMade introduced two new drivers at the Farmers Insurance Open; one, the R9 SuperTri, was the No. 1 driver model in play during its debut week. Plus, Alvaro Quiros gets more length off the tee with a Callaway driver-ball combo and new Srixon player Shane Lowry is also using Cleveland equipment.
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Ben Crane

PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open
Driver: Titleist 909D2 (10.5 degrees with Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 73x shaft)
Fairway Woods: TaylorMade V-Steel 3-wood (15 degrees with Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 83x shaft) and 5-wood (18 degrees with Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 83x shaft)
Hybrid: Titleist 909H (21 degrees with UST Mamiya AXIVCore Tour Red 89 Series shaft)
Irons (5-PW): Titleist AP2 (with True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design (51 degrees) and Vokey Spin Milled (55 and 59 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot #5
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy DryJoys with Champ spikes
Glove: FootJoy SciFlex

Robert Gates

Nationwide Tour: Michael Hill New Zealand Open
Driver: Titleist 909D3 (9.5 degrees with Proforce AXIVCore shaft)
Fairway Wood: Titleist 909F3 3-wood (13 degrees with Proforce V2 95 shaft)
Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Black (18 degrees with Matrix XCON HM2 shaft)
Irons (4-PW): Titleist 710 MB (with Rifle shafts)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled (52, 56 and 60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport Fastback
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy with Softspikes Black Widow Tour spikes

Robert Karlsson

European Tour: Qatar Masters
Driver: Titleist 909D2 (9.5 degrees)
Fairway Woods: Titleist 909F3 3-wood (13 degrees) and 5-wood (18 degrees)
Irons (3-9): Titleist New MB
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled (50, 56 and 60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron GSS
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy ICON with Champ spikes
Glove: FootJoy StaSof