Season awards: Best new equipment from 2007

Birdie: Bridgestone WC Design, Mizuno MP-R, Nickent ARC, Nicklaus Dual Slot, Nike SV Tour, Ping iWedge, Titleist Vokey Spin Milled, Tour Edge Exotics Extreme Spin.

Par: Cleveland 588 RS, PowerBilt Citation Tour, Sonartec t46, Wilson Staff Tw7.

Putters

Normally, we select a putter series that features both blade and mallet styles. But TaylorMade's Rossa Inza putter is strictly a mallet head.

Thus, many golfers who prefer blade style putters will not adapt to the Inza. That's especially so because the reverse trapezoid shape not only looks odd, it presents a seemingly narrower impact zone. For blade lovers, there are lots of good choices among the Birdie awards.

But a cadre of CBSSports.com testers raved about the Rossa Inza, which features a high MOI (stability factor) and movable weight technology, along with TaylorMade's AGSI+ insert technology. The putter is versatile, easy to align and provides a solid roll.

Suggested retail price is $199.

Eagle: TaylorMade Rossa Inza.

Birdie: MacGregor DCT Response, Mizuno Bettinardi C-series, Odyssey Black series, Ping G5i series, SeeMore m series, TaylorMade CGB, TaylorMade Rossa AGSI+, Titleist Cameron Red X, Titleist Cameron Studio Style.

Par: Cleveland VP, Gel series, Nike Unitized, Penneagle Atherton, Ping JAS Craz-E One, Ping Redwood, PowerBilt Citation series, Rife 2-Bar, Titleist Cameron Detour, Zen Oracle RDE

Balls

Trispeed is a three-piece ball geared for both distance and feel, and targeted at a wide array of skill levels and swing speeds.

"As its name implies, the Srixon Trispeed has three layers of technology, each of which is designed for speed and distance," said a Srixon representative.

The ball is driven by a super soft, Energetic Gradient Growth core, where the core is firmer on the outside and gets progressively softer toward the center. The net result should be a high launch with low spin. The mid-layer is a proprietary Rabalon HR ionomer for enhanced ball speed while a soft Rabalon blended cover delivers considerable "feel."

CBSSports.com testers rated the Trispeed "excellent" for all-around play, feel and responsiveness.

Suggested retail price is $40 per dozen.

Eagle: Srixon Trispeed.

Birdie: Bridgestone B-330/B-330S upgrade, Callaway New HX Hot, Callaway New Warbird, Maxfli PowerMax, Maxfli New TP Black/TP Red, Nike New One Black/One Platinum, Precept Distance iQ 180/Lady iQ 180, Srixon New AD 333, Srixon Z-URC, Titleist New NXT Tour/NXT Extreme, Titleist New Pro V1/Pro V1x.

Par: Callaway Big Bertha, Maxfli Fire/Tour Fire, Nike Juice 312, Srixon New Z-URS, Top-Flite D2, Wilson Fifty