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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. Story
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. Story
IN THE WINNER'S BAG
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 |