So who is currently playing on the PGA Tour with a full set of pre-1990 Ping Eye 2 irons? And which new driver is Retief Goosen using?

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Much has been made the first few weeks of the season about players using pre-1990 Ping Eye 2 wedges with aggressive grooves. What hadn't happened was a player using an antire set of Ping Eye 2 irons - until now. At the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Ted Purdy, a long-time Ping staff player, took the plunge, using a 3-PW set along with a pair of Eye2 wedges. Purdy finished T-64 at the AT&T, ranking T-53 in greens in regulation.

Odyssey's new Backstroke putter recently garnered attention on the European Tour, but at the AT&T Pebble National Pro-Am, Padraig Harrington became the first player to use the club (which features a shaft in the back of the club to promote a hands-forward position) in a PGA Tour event.

Using a 2-ball model, the Irishman finished T-16, ranking T-36 in putts per round. "I don't want to know anything about it," Harrington told a Callaway rep about the unusual-looking flat stick. "All I know is that the ball goes right where I'm aiming."

Is this an equipment oxymoron? Although the rules call for PGA Tour players to use less effective grooves this season, Phil Mickelson used a 64-degree version of Callaway's Jaws wedge. The club's main selling point is its ultra-aggressive grooves.

TaylorMade's r9 Super Tri driver has been grabbing attention and lots of play, but it was the company's other new driver, the Burner Superfast, that Retief Goosen used at Pebble Beach.

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