Equipment

Fujikura won the driver and all woods shaft brand count, which includes hybrids at the SBS Open in Hawaii, the LPGA’s first tournament of the 2008 season.

Excel Golf Products Inc., manufacturer of the Zero Friction performance tee, reports that its three-pronged tee was used by three top-10 finishers at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

PrideSports, maker of Softspikes golf cleats, swept this week’s American-based professional golf events, as the respective winners of the Northern Trust Open, ACE Group Classic and Nationwide Tour’s HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship all used the company’s products.

Eaton Corp. reports that, according to Darrell Survey, 83 percent of the all pros at the Northern Trust Open used Golf Pride grips, including nine of the top 10 and 26 of the top 30.

United Sports Technologies reports that its Proforce V2 shaft was played by six of the top-eight finishers at the Desert Launch Competition in Mesquite, Nev., including the champion and runner-up.

United Sports Technologies reports that its Proforce V2 shaft was played by six of the top-eight finishers at the Desert Launch Competition in Mesquite, Nev., including the champion and runner-up.

PrideSports reports that the winner of the Champions Tour’s Allianz Championship wore Pulsar cleats, while the winner of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am wore shoes with the Fast-Twist insert system.

Alpha Golf reports that its C830.2 Plasma driver swept the Diamond in the Desert Classic in Mesquite, Nev., for the second successive year.

FlGolf Inc. reports on a hole-in-one made with its Volvik yellow crystal ball.

Fujikura won the driver and all woods shaft brand count, which includes hybrids, at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The tournament’s winner played a Fujikura shaft in his playoff victory – his first PGA Tour win in eight years.

Honma Golf Co. debuts its 50th anniversary limited edition set, which includes four woods, nine irons and a persimmon mallet putter.

Energy Grip Inc. reports that a ninth-place finisher at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am played its grip, giving the company its first top-10 finish.

Rife Putters reports that the second-place finisher at the European Tour’s Emaar-MGF Indian Masters used its Two Bar putter, and that it finished second on the Darrell Survey with 19 putters in play at the Allianz Championship.

Fujikura won the driver and all woods shaft brand count, which includes hybrids, at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The tournament’s winner played a Fujikura shaft in his playoff victory – his first PGA Tour win in eight years.

Energy Grip Inc. reports that a ninth-place finisher at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am played its grip, giving the company its first top-10 finish.

Tiger Shark reports on the acceptance of oversized putter grips on the PGA Tour, and the effect it has had on company sales.

Graphite Design claims the hybrid shaft model count at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The YS-Hybrid 85 was the week’s most-played, according to Darrell Survey.

Aldila reports that the winner of the Allianz Championship used its new DVS shaft.

Alpha Golf reports that Champions Tour players in the Allianz Championship field were playing the Alpha C830.4 Plasma driver with M-Fit Moveable Shaft technology.

Steve Lowery captured the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in a playoff over Vijay Singh. Lowery becomes the second straight Pro V1x playoff winner on the PGA Tour, following J.B. Holmes‘ win at last week’s FBR Open.