Equipment
10 surprising things I learned about new golf equipment for 2025 in Hawaii
The two Hawaiian events – the Sony Open and The Sentry – are well positioned on the calendar to create complete equipment chaos every year.
For the players, they don’t have the same access to fully stocked Tour trucks that they do on the mainland, but, the new 2025 gear is starting to roll out, so they want to use the latest and greatest gear.
For the fans, it’s a first look at the upcoming clubs that might be available in 2025. Who’s testing what? Who’s switching to what? Who’s not switching anything?
It’s a perfect storm of new stuff, which just cranks up the intrigue around equipment like no other week during the year.
And this year was no different.
Since we’re currently inside the tropical whirlwind of new equipment, here are 10 things I’ve learned about new equipment coming in 2025.
Aloha, new gear!
1) Collin Morikawa switched into the new Qi35 LS driver, which is COVERED in carbon
Check out Collin Morikawa’s full WITB here
2) Xander switched to the Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond (he’s a righty), and Akshay switched into the Elyte standard (he’s a lefty)
3) Max Homa signed with Cobra, and switched into a bunch of new Cobra clubs
4) Titleist has a new GT 280, plus H1 fairway woods and hybrids
More photos of the GT1 fairway wood
5) Speaking of Titleist, Scotty Cameron has new putters, Hula covers, and staff bags out in Hawai’i
6) Also… Hideki Matsuyama broke the all-time scoring record on the PGA Tour, using a new center-shafted Scotty Cameron prototype
Photo via PGATour.com
Hideki Matsuyama’s Winning WITB
8) SuperStroke made some festive, Pineapple putter grips
9) Christiaan Bezuidenhout is now a PXG Troop member
Christiaan Bezuidenhout’s WITB
10) Odyssey unveiled a new Hawai’i-inspired floral putter cover
Check out Odyssey’s new headcovers here
Don’t forget to check out all of our photos from the Sony Open and The Sentry
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Maria Torres WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees) Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4 3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees) Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4 5-wood: Ping G440...
Eric Cole WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: PXG Lightning Tour Max (9 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 70 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D (15 degrees) Shaft:...
Si Woo Kim WITB 2026 (May)
Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X Mini driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Mini...
Wyndham Clark’s winning WITB: 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D Tour (15 degrees) Shaft: Project...
