10 gear stories we spotted in Las Vegas at the Shriners Children’s Open

By: Ryan Barath

October 8, 2022

Tom Hoge's Titleist Vokey SM9 wedge stamping was made for Las Vegas.

Ryan Barath

With the PGA Tour in Las Vegas for the Shriners Children’s Open, it was a busy place to be if you’re a golf equipment nerd. We were on site early in the week covering all of the comings and goings on the range and in the equipment trailers.

Here’s everything that stood out from the event:

Ping G430 driver and more

Ping G430 Driver G — Ping’s new G430 LST Driver Ryan Barath

You can find all the details of the Ping G430 metal woods launch on tour here: Ping G430 drivers, fairway woods, and hybrid from Shriners Children’s Open

New Titleist ProV1 and ProV1x

2023 Titleist ProV1 stamp — New Titleist ProV1 and ProV1x golf balls Ryan Barath

You can find all the details of the Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x launch on Tour here: Titleist 2023 Pro V1, Pro V1x balls surface at Shriners Open

2023 Cobra forged irons

Cobra Forged CB 2023 — New Cobra Forged King CB Ryan Barath

Cobra Forged MB Blade 2023 G — New Cobra Forged King MB Ryan Barath

Cobra King Tour CB forged 2023 G — New Cobra Forged King Tour Ryan Barath

Cleveland RTX6 wedges

Cleveland 2023 RTX6 back wedge — The progressive back design on the RTX 6. Ryan Barath/GOLF

You can find all the details of the Cleveland RTX 6 wedge launch on Tour here: Cleveland RTX 6 wedges debut in Las Vegas

Prototype Bettinardi putters

2023 Bettinardi Prototype putter 1 vegas — Bettinardi blade with reversed taper bumpers Ryan Barath

2023 Prototype bettinardi putter 2 vegas — Bettinardi mallet with short slant neck Ryan Barath

Limited Edition Las Vegas head covers

Scotty Cameron Vegas cover 2023 — Scotty Cameron Las Vegas cover Ryan Barath

Bettinardi Vegas Cover — Bettinardi “King” inspired Vegas head cover Ryan Barath

Bettinardi dice covers vegas — Bettinardi “Dice” head cover Ryan Barath

Project X wedge-specific shaft

ProjectX Wedge shaft 2023 — Designed for softer feel without sacrificing weight. Ryan Barath

Srixon drivers and irons

2023 Srixon driver vegas — Srixon ZX5 MKII driver Ryan Barath

ZX7 MKII Srixon 2023 — Srixon ZX7 MKII forged irons Ryan Barath

Putting trainer

nline putter trainer — New gate style putting aid from SlingShot golf Ryan Barath

Throwback wedge stamping from PXG

Joel Damon Wedge PXG 2023 G — Joel Dahmen’s clever wedge stamping. Ryan Barath

joel dahmen harry higgs shirtless — Joel Dahmen and Harry Higgs from the WM Open Getty

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Ryan Barath is GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com’s senior editor for equipment. He has an extensive club-fitting and -building background with more than 20 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. Before joining the staff, he was the lead content strategist for Tour Experience Golf, in Toronto, Canada.