Equipment

Titleist reports that, among its highlights for the weekend, Kenny Perry won the FBR Open while playing the Pro V1x golf ball, outlasting Charley Hoffman, who played Titleist’s Pro V1, 909D2 driver, 680 irons, Vokey Design wedges and Scotty Cameron Red X putter.

Bridgestone Golf reports that its B330-RX golf ball received the International Network of Golf’s Industry Honors Award for the Product Ingenuity – Market Leaders category.

Aldila reports that it won the woods and hybrids shaft count at the FBR Open.

Callaway Golf Co. introduces its 2009 new product lineup, which will include three new drivers – FT-iQ, FT-9 and Big Bertha Diablo; X-22 irons, the latest edition in Callaway’s X-Series; two new Odyssey 2-Ball putters; and several new high-performance golf balls, including Callaway’s Big Bertha Diablo and Top-Flite’s improved D2 balls.

Bushnell Outdoor Products introduces the Yardage Pro, its first handheld GPS device featuring an easy-to-use interface that gauges distances to the front, back and center of the green.

Bushnell Outdoor Products introduces the Yardage Pro, its first handheld GPS device featuring an easy-to-use interface that gauges distances to the front, back and center of the green.

Grafalloy reports that the first-, second- and third-place money winners at the Qatar Masters used its line of shafts.

Rife Putters reports that it had seven putters in play at the Bob Hope Classic, and that the tournament’s low round (61) was shot with an IMO putter in the bag.

Titleist introduces its New 2009 Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls.

Rife Putters reports that it had seven putters in play at the Bob Hope Classic, and that the tournament’s low round (61) was shot with an IMO putter in the bag.

PrideSports, maker of Softspikes cleats, launches its Black Widow Tour, which enables golfers to custom match their golf cleats to their swing, balance and weight distribution.

MacNeill Engineering reports that the winner of the 50th Bob Hope Classic wore the Champ Stinger spike, while more than half of the field wore Champ spikes.

Honma Golf Co. will unveil its newest innovations of the entire Beres model line of woods, irons and hybrids at the PGA Demo Day at Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Winter Garden, Fla.

Wilson Staff introduces its line of equipment for 2009, including the high MOI Di9 irons, a classically fashioned Smooth driver and tour-milled Tw9 wedges.

Nike Golf creates three new Nike One ball models – One Tour, One Tour D and One Vapor.

Titleist reports that Pat Perez earned his first career PGA Tour title at the 50th Bob Hope Classic while playing the New 2009 Pro V1x golf ball. Perez becomes the first player to win with the new model.

PrideSports, maker of Softspikes golf cleats, reports that 75 percent of the Bob Hope Classic field wearing plastic and metal wearing cleats used its line of products, including 22 of the top 34 finishers.

True Temper reports that the winner of the Bob Hope Classic played its Dynamic Gold SL steel shafts en route to his first PGA Tour victory. Also, True Temper shafts were played in the irons of the top-eight finishers.

Aldila reports that the winner of the Bob Hope Classic played its VooDoo shaft in his TaylorMade R9 driver.

TaylorMade reports tour staff professional Pat Perez put the company’s new R9 driver in his bag en route to winning the Bob Hope Classic. Also, TaylorMade won the driver model count.