Samples of Al Geiberger's clubs being auctioned off (Green Jacket Auctions)

A piece of PGA TOUR history could be yours for the right price. Al Geiberger, the original "Mr. 59," is selling off a large portion of his golf memorabilia collection through Green Jacket Auctions  — including the clubs he used to shoot the first 59 ever recorded on the PGA TOUR at the 1977 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic.

The clubs from the historic round include a Spalding Al Geiberger model driver, Top Flite 4-wood, Top Flite Legacy 2- and 3-iron, Spalding Al Geiberger model 4- through 9-iron, Wilson sand wedge, TopFlite wedge, and a ConSole wedge. Geiberger's PING Pal putter and hat he wore during the round are being auctioned off separately.

"Rather than have my most important memorabilia from my golf career gather dust in storage, I have decided to share it with the world," Geiberger wrote on his Facebook page. "Green Jacket Auctions is now looking for bidders to find a cherished home for some of my most significant artifacts. A good home is important to me."

Aside from the clubs from the historic round — which were going for over $4,500 at the time this article was published — Geiberger is also parting with the Wananmaker Trophy and gold medal he received for winning the 1966 PGA Championship, as well as the clubs and putter he used to win his only major championship.

Other equipment-related items include three sets of tournament used Spalding clubs from the 1970s and 1980s.

According to the website, Green Jacket Auctions flew to Palm Springs, Calif., where Geiberger resides, to shoot his collection "for the pilot episode of a new reality TV show based on Green Jacket Auctions. While we were there, Al Geiberger decided that rather than continuing to keep his collection packed away in a California storage facility, he felt that it was his duty to share his memorabilia with the world. Nothing was off limits to Green Jacket Auctions."

Rickie Fowler's photo proves how popular Club Glove's Last Bag is on TOUR. (Twitter: @RickieFowlerPGA)

By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider

Professional golfers are constantly on the road, traveling from tournament to tournament with their golf clubs in tow. Most players on the PGA TOUR log anywhere from 20-25 starts each year — which means the travel bag that's keeping their clubs safe during each trip takes a beating. 

"The last thing you want to worry about is your clubs making it to the course in one piece," said Jeff Herold, Club Glove's founder and president. "These guys have enough on their plate before the tournament starts."

Club Glove's Last Bag has been the top travel bag on the PGA TOUR since 1998 and, according to Club Glove, is currently used by more than 90 percent of PGA TOUR players.

While the figure may seem high, Rickie Fowler provided confirmation recently when he tweeted a photo of the players' locker room on a Monday afternoon with stacks of Club Glove bags waiting to be unloaded. 

"Darrell Survey used to do a travel bag count several years back, but the count was so lopsided in our favor that they stopped doing it," Herold said. "We honestly believe we have the best travel bag on the market, and players seem to think so as well. It's durable and you can use it forever."

The Last Bag weighs 10.6 pounds and is made with Cordura 1000 D water resistant nylon that's up to three times stronger and lasts up to five times longer than standard polyester. The standard version can hold the average stand bag and a driver that's up to 47 inches, while the XL version holds tour staff bags. 

The travel bag also has a high impact wheelbase with in-line skate wheels that make it easy to maneuver, two exterior shoe pockets and an over the top zipper for easy loading and unloading. 

Golfers can also add additional protection with Club Glove's Stiff Arm ($26.95). The fully adjustable telescoping crutch expands to fit just over the top of the tallest club in the bag for added protection during travel. 

"We looked at everything and tried to figure out how we could make a bag that lasts," Herold said. "With the exception of adding updated zippers that are a little more durable and new straps, the bag, for the most part, has remained the same since we first designed it. We pride ourselves in the product we put out — especially since it's the only travel bag that's made in the USA."

Club Glove's Last Bag currently retails for $299; the XL version retails for $329. Both come with a limited lifetime warranty. 

For more information or to buy Club Glove's Last Bag, click here.

Bernhard Langer won at TPC Sugarloaf with the 2013 ProV1x. (Cohen/Getty Images)

By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider

Transitioning into a new golf ball doesn't happen overnight. Most players prefer to take their time before committing to a new ball — even if it happens to be the exact same brand and model.

Take Bernhard Langer, for instance. The two-time major winner had been playing the 2009 version of Titleist ProV1 for the past several years, passing on the 2011 Pro V1 because of the confidence he had in the older model.

But one week after Langer made a weekend run at the Masters at the age of 55, he decided it was time to finally switch balls at the Champions Tour's Greater Gwinnett Championship.

Working with Titleist golf ball tour representative Fordie Pitts in Georgia, along with the rest of Titleist Champions Tour staff, Langer put the ball into competition for the first time and won his first event with the 2013 ProV1x.

While there are a number of differences between the 2009 Pro V1 and the 2013 Pro V1x, Langer noted the new ball was most like the one he'd been playing for the last several years. He especially liked the ball flight, spin and feel he was getting from every club in his bag.

Equipment switches don't always produce instant results, but in Bernard Langer's case, a new golf ball helped him find the winner's circle once again.

For more information or to buy Titleist's Pro V1x, click here.

Graeme McDowell used several Cleveland products during his win at the RBC Heritage. (Lecka/Getty Images)

By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider

Graeme McDowell defeated Webb Simpson in a playoff to secure the victory at the RBC Heritage on Sunday for his second career PGA TOUR win.

McDowell carried two of Cleveland's newest 588 MT irons, and a 58-degree Cleveland 588 RTX wedge. Here's a look at the entire bag.

Graeme McDowell's bag

Driver: Cleveland Classic 290 (46-inch Miyazaki Kusala Indigo 56 X-Flex shaft), 9 degrees

3-wood: Cleveland Launcher FL (Miyazaki Kusala Indigo 72 X-Flex shaft), 14 degrees

Hybrid: Adams Idea a7 PNT (Miyazaki Kusala Indigo 83 X-Flex shaft), 22 degrees

Irons (3-9): Cleveland 588 MT (3; Royal Precision Project X 6.5 shaft) , 588 TT (4; Royal Precision Project X 6.5 shaft), Srixon Z-TX II (5-9; Royal Precision Project X 6.5 shafts)

Wedges: Cleveland Reg 588 Raw (48, 52 degrees; Royal Precision Project X 6.5 shafts), Cleveland 588 RTX (58 degrees; Royal Precision Project X 6.5 shaft)

Putter: Odyssey White Hot #7 prototype mallet

Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV

Brandt Snedeker has used an older TaylorMade Superfast driver for years. (Lecka/Getty Images)

By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider 

Brandt Snedeker's older model TaylorMade Burner SuperFast driver remained in play at the RBC Heritage, but one of the oldest clubs in the five-time PGA TOUR winner's bag could be on its way out.

Snedeker started working extensively with a new TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 driver (9 degrees with a 46-inch Aldila Tour Blue 65TX shaft) at an event on Tuesday and during Wednesday's pro-am.

Palmer goes to TaylorMade Daddy Long Legs: Ryan Palmer has tried various putters over the years, but his Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II has always found its way back into the bag. The putter has been with Palmer for almost his entire professional career and helped him win two of his three PGA TOUR titles.

Palmer may go back to the putter at some point, but for at least one week he decided to shelve his trusty sidekick for a 35-inch TaylorMade Daddy Long Legs putter. Intrigued by the counterbalanced putter -- Daddy Long Legs was released at retail this week -- Palmer decided to give it a test drive early in the week before putting it in play on Thursday.

While the putter is 35 inches, Palmer said he plans to choke down a couple inches on the grip. He also noted the high MOI and stability of Daddy Long Legs' shape and counterbalance grip (which is 130 grams) helped him keep the ball on his intended line -- especially on putts from inside 20 feet.

Callaway X-Hot 3Deep a perfect fit at Harbour Town: One of the tighter courses on the PGA TOUR schedule, Harbour Town requires pinpoint accuracy and distance control off the tee. Long hitters rarely have to pull driver out of the bag, preferring instead to use a 3-wood to keep it in play.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Callaway saw a bump in X-Hot 3Deep requests early in the week. Looking for a club with the workability of a 3-wood in a mini-driver package, a number of players, including Ryo Ishikawa and Luke List, decided to give Callaway's newest creation a try.

Ishikawa went with a 14.5-degree (actual loft 13.9 degrees) that was built for him at the Shell Houston Open. The course-dependent club has a 43-inch Graphie Design Tour AD GT-8 TX shaft with a custom Graphite Design cord grip.

Luke List had Callaway reps build him a 14.5-degree with a 43.5-inch Oban Kiyoshi Black 90x shaft. List initially went with his Mitsubishi gamer shaft but felt his spin numbers were too high. The Oban rectified the problem and allowed him to maintain the same trajectory and distance off the tee.

Daly adds Adams DHy driving hybrids: Adams' DHy driving hybrid has replaced a number of long irons on the PGA TOUR over the past several weeks. John Daly is one of the latest to added two to the bag. One is an 18-degree opened 16 degrees, specifically for tee shots at Harbour Town. The other is a 21-degree, bent to 22.5 degrees, that currently serves as a 3/4 iron replacement.

Kaymer goes with TaylorMade R1 driver: The week following the Masters is usually one where you'll see players start working with new equipment. Martin Kaymer was one of the noteworthy names after he dropped his TaylorMade RBZ Tour driver for an 8-degree TaylorMade R1 with a Graphie Design Tour AD shaft.

Kaymer noticed R1 was beating RBZ Tour in comparison testing during the week and finally pulled the trigger.

Pettersson makes 3-wood change: Carl Pettersson spent an extended amount of time on Monday testing 3-woods on the the driving range. Pettersson went with a 13-degree Nike VR_S Covert Tour with a neutral face-angle setting because he liked the club's ball flight and felt it gave him the best chance to work the ball around Harbour Town's tight layout.

Divots: Rory Sabbatini prefers to grind his own wedge, but when he switched from a 60-degree TaylorMade TP xFT (Exchangeable Face Technology) to a new 60-degree TaylorMade ATV prototype at Hilton Head, he didn't touch the sole. Sabbatini noted the performance and versatility of ATV allowed him to keep the wedge as-is ... Stuart Appleby became the latest player to change to Callaway's HEX Chrome+ ball. Appleby preferred the softer feel and quieter sound around the green ... In an attempt to close the distance gaps at the top end of his bag, Patrick Reed went from four wedges to three and added a 19-degree Nike VR_S Covert 5-wood. The 5-wood plays more like a 4-wood due to the ball flight, and Reed was able to tweak his wedge gap and go with a 54-and 59-degree Nike VR Pro setup ... A traditional muscleback iron player, James Driscoll switched to TaylorMade RocketBladez Tour following several weeks of meticulous work in comparison testing ... Robert Garrigus kept a 25-degree Adams Super LS hybrid in the bag at Hilton Head after using it at the Masters. Garrigus generally only uses a 22-degree Adams Super S but likes the versatility of the 25-degree.

By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider 

Even though Tiger Woods doesn't play a part in Nike's latest commercial, it's nearly impossible to watch the 30-second clip and not think of the top-ranked player in the world.

The ad for Nike's 20XI and One RZN golf balls features, among others, Rory McIlroy, Nick Watney and Kyle Stanley performing various trick shots with a red RZN core. While the ball and the faces in the ad may be new, this isn't the first time Nike's done a trick shot video to this catchy tune.

The background music was actually used in the iconic Nike commercial that features Woods bouncing a ball with his wedge before smacking it out of the air. The ad is considered to be one of the greatest golf commercials ever produced.

Get used to seeing Ernie Els with the belly putter for a while longer. (How/Getty Images)

By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Ernie Els' run with the belly putter was supposed to come to an end following the final round of the Masters.

But following a week where he finished No. 3 in putts per per hole (1.53) at Augusta National and only recorded one three-putt, the four-time major winner decided to alter his game plan and keep the Odyssey White Hot XG No. 7 in the bag this week at the RBC Heritage.

"I think I was No. 1 in putting last week," Els said. "I really worked with Sherylle [Calder], my putting lady, and she got the message across what she wanted me to do and I really started feeling it. I was going to go with the shorter version this week, but I putter so nicely with it last week, I'm going to keep going with the belly."

With a potential anchor ban looming, Els started working with a conventional-length Odyssey Black Series i No. 1 at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship and officially put the putter in play for three rounds at the Chiangmai Golf Classic in Thailand.

Els' said the goal was to use the belly putter at the Masters — where he felt like it gave him a better chance to make puts on Augusta's green — and start working with the conventional putter shortly thereafter in preparation for the U.S. Open.

However Els' comments on Wednesday painted a completely different picture. Instead of gearing up for Merion with the conventional putter, Els will keep the belly in the bag for the foreseeable future.

"I'm really getting comfortable with both versions," Els said. "Back in most of my career I played very well with the short putter. I feel I can do that again. But it's going so well with the belly, I don't want to stop until they ban it."

By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider

HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- Carl Pettersson has one of the more interesting driver setups on the PGA TOUR with 11.5 degrees of loft in his Nike VR Pro STR8-FIT driver, among the highest lofts in professional golf.

Not only that, his driver is 46.5 inches long, which is roughly 2 inches longer than the average driver shaft on the PGA TOUR. To put things into perspective, Bubba Watson, who's 6-feet 3-inches tall, plays a 44.75-inch shaft in his PING G25 driver. Pettersson, on the other hand, is 5-feet 11-inches.

Pettersson went with the unique setup last year because he believe the additional loft and longer-than-average shaft allowed him to increase carry with more spin. It seemed to be the perfect formula when Pettersson won the RBC Heritage last year with the driver in the bag.

As he returns to defend his title this week at the RBC Heritage, Pettersson still has the same driver in the bag, but following a range session on Monday, he decided to switch up the shaft, pulling the Fubuki Alpha 50 shaft (50-gram) for a sub-40 gram Project X PXv 39 shaft.

Weighing in officially at 39.5 grams and 46 inches raw length, PXv 39 is the first PGA TOUR-caliber graphite shaft that weighs under 40 grams and can handle high swing speeds.

Pettersson tried the shaft last year at the Northern Trust Open and liked it enough to consider putting it in his driver if he wanted to switch things up. 

According to True Temper Tour Manager Simon Wilson, Pettersson was flying the back net at Harbour Town's practice range and opted to go with the shaft because it created more swing speed. 

Assuming the shaft stays in the driver, Pettersson would be the first player on the PGA TOUR to use the PXv 39 shaft in competition.

Credit/Adidas Golf

By Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider

Looking to build on the success and buzz of adizero, adidas announced the addition of a new shoe to the golf footwear line called adicross tour.

Created with revolutionary materials and state-of-the-art construction methods, adicross tour's design was aimed at freeing up the foot and body from the ground up to the shoulders.

The new PUREMOTION construction TPU outsole and PLUSFLEX technology — designed for greater flexibility and ground contact to promote more force and power — allows for greater flexibility and freedom of movement without sacrificing support or comfort. 

“With adicross tour, we created a lightweight golf shoe specifically-designed to allow the foot and body to work the way it was naturally intended to move, “ said Bill Price, adidas' VP of Golf Footwear. “With this revolutionary new shoe, a golfer can freely flex and rotate from the ground up to the shoulders, resulting in a more efficient, natural swing.”

Similar to adizero, adicross tour also features a seven-spike configuration with THINTECH low-profile technology that provides additional traction and stability on the course.

The shoe is made of premium, full-grain aniline leather that's complemented by a new ripstop nylon saddle for increased flexibility. An ultra-light CLOUDFOAM sockliner was also added for comfort.

“The new adicross Tour has all the performance and support I need in a tour shoe plus a look that fits my style, “ Dustin Johnson said. “ The bold colors are great and I knew it was for me the moment I saw it.”

Johnson has been wearing adicross tour since the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship and sported a one-off version with a green sole for all four days at the Masters.

Along with the spiked version, adidas will also release adicross tour in a spikeless version that has a waterproof upper, versatile, spikeless outsole and "x-shaped" performance torison bar in the midfoot that extends into the heel for lateral support and stability.

The spikeless version will also have a similar anatomical last that provides enhanced volume in the forefoot for increased comfort and stability.

Adicross tour will be available May 1 in four colorways (Blueberry / Running White / Metallic Silver; Running White, Alumnium / Black; Black Running White / University Red; and Wheat / Running White / Leather) with a price tag of $200.

The spikeless version will be available June 1 in two colorways (Tan Brown / Running White / Leather and Running White/Aluminum Black) with a price tag of $150.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- Carrying a handful of wedges in his right hand, Roger Cleveland, Callaway's Chief Club Designer, made his way down the range at Harbour Town Golf Links on Monday afternoon, stopping for a couple minutes along the way to chat with players and caddies about his latest creation -- a Callaway prototype wedge called "Mack Daddy 2."

Roger Cleveland shows off the three different grinds of his Callaway Prototype wedge. (Jonathan Wall/PGATOUR.COM)

According to Cleveland, the wedge comes in two lofts (58 and 60 degrees) and three different grinds (S-grind, C-grind and U-grind). The "S-grind" (Standard grind) and U-grind have a bounce of 10 degrees, while the C-grind has a bounce of 14 degrees. 

The wedge also features a textured face that has milling between the scorelines and, as Cleveland noted, grooves that are more aggressive but still conform to USGA groove regulations. 

Colt Knost and defending RBC Heritage champion Carl Pettersson tested the prototype wedge on Monday and both requested 60-degree wedges with the U-grind.

While it's unclear if either player will put the wedge in play this week, the prototype is already in the bag of two former major winners. Cleveland confirmed Phil Mickelson started carrying a 60-degree U-grind several weeks ago, and Ernie Els used one last week at the Masters.