Equipment

GustBuster: Umbrella featured in the May 19 issue of the Wall Street Journal and online, including a slideshow and video of the 20,000 square foot GustBuster headquarters in Farmingdale, N.Y.

KBS: Announces that the Valero Texas Open champion played KBS Tour steel shafts in his irons. A third-place finisher also played the company’s shafts.

Miura Golf: Introduces its K Grind wedge, which features a unique fluted sole that allows the wedge to move with the grass or sand with greater acceleration and less effort.

Fourteen Golf: Reports on players using its wedges at The Players Championship, including a fourth-place finisher who played the MT-28 V5 wedge.

Aldila: Wins the wood and hybrid shaft counts at the Valero Texas Open and the Nationwide Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am, where the winner played Aldila’s NV shaft in his hybrid.

Softspikes: Worn by 69 percent of the plastic cleat-wearing field at the Valero Texas Open. Also, the respective winners of Nationwide Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am and LPGA’s Bell Micro LPGA Classic wore Softspikes.

UST Mamiya: Proforce V2 shafts played by respective winners of the Valero Texas Open and Champions Tour’s Regions Charity Classic.

Champ: ScorpionStinger spikes worn by winner of Valero Texas Open, along with 42 percent of the field. Also, five of the top 10 finishers wore Champ products.

SuperStroke: Slim grip, a mid-sized jumbo putter grip, was played by a top-10 finisher at the Valero Texas Open.

Evolve Golf: Epoch tee played by top-10 finishers Garth Mulory, Steve Flesch and Spencer Levin at the Texas Valero Open.

Aldila: Wins the wood and hybrid shaft counts at the Valero Texas Open and the Nationwide Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am, where the winner played Aldila’s NV shaft in his hybrid.

Softspikes: Worn by 69 percent of the plastic cleat-wearing field at the Valero Texas Open. Also, the respective winners of Nationwide Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am and LPGA’s Bell Micro LPGA Classic wore Softspikes.

Champ: ScorpionStinger spikes worn by winner of Valero Texas Open, along with 42 percent of the field. Also, five of the top 10 finishers wore Champ products.

SuperStroke: Slim grip, a mid-sized jumbo putter grip, was played by a top-10 finisher at the Valero Texas Open.

Henry-Griffitts: Introduces its new Praxis Fairway Wood series, which uses the company’s Principal Axis Technology with a Custom 455 stainless steel face to allow more weight to be located in the sole, thereby lowering the center of gravity.

Wilson Golf: New D:25 golf ball received a Golf Digest Hot List medal in the “$20 and under” category.

Excel Golf: Zero Friction tees played were played by Jamie Sadlowski en route to winning the Long Drivers of America’s Texas Shootout.

Tiger Shark Golf: Announces three new products designed by club maker Jim Flood will be introduced later this year.