Rickie Fowler & Max Homa ring in 2026 with some major equipment changes

Cobra will be hoping both Max Homa and Rickie Fowler reward their investment in them with big seasons in 2026, and it seems at the very least things have gotten off to the right start for both parties.

With the brand making a splash in the last two weeks with the announcement of brand new irons and drivers for the coming season, Cobra's new line-up has gotten an immediate stamp of approval from its two marquee staff players.

As reported by Golf.com's Jack Hirsch, both Homa and Fowler have been testing some big setup changes in their opening round TGL matches, introducing some of Cobra's new flagship products for 2026 in a boon for the company.

Most notably, each have adopted Cobra's new, very good-looking and very expensive 3DP irons. Homa, who had existing 3DP Tour irons in his bag last year, has reportedly switched into the new and more forgiving 3DP MB model, which plays as something more of a players' distance iron while retaining the size and shape of a classic blade.

Fowler, meanwhile, has his own set of 3DP RF prototype irons. It's uncertain exactly how these differ from the retail models currently available, but we'd expect them to deliver characteristics similar to that of his former King Tour cavity back players' irons.

The beauty of Cobra's 3D manufacturing process is that it allows them to experiment and craft new iron shapes far quicker than what you'd be able to achieve with a traditional forging process. This means that it can have new and updated prototypes in the hands of players in a matter of days, rather than weeks or months.

As such, it's unlikely either of Homa or Fowler's irons are all that similar to the 3DP irons you can get off the rack in your local golf store, however they do at least look fairly similar and their immediate adoption by both is a strong sign that Cobra have got things very right with this new model.

Fowler was also spotted gaming Cobra's new OPTM X driver, switching out his former Mitsubishi Diamana shaft for a new UST LIN-Q Powercore White shaft in the process. Once again, we're not surprised having tested (and been mightily impressed with) Cobra's new core driver for 2026.

In a final switch out, Fowler, one of L.A.B. golf's most prominent early adopters, seems to have switched back out of the putter he's used for the past couple of years.. He's instead reverted back to a Scotty Cameron, albeit one that's centre shafted in the manner of many modern Zero Torque putters.

Cobra will be hoping these changes will help deliver some much-needed wins for Fowler and Homa, both of whom have struggled to catch a consistent vein of form in the last 18 months.

Homa has experienced the most notable drop-off since his high profile signing, currently sitting 140th in the world after beginning the 2025 season in the op 40. Fowler, meanwhile, is still on a quest to regain the white-hot form of his heyday. He sits 84th despite making the cut in three out of four of last year's majors, however he ended the year strongly with a pair of top 10s at the FedEx St. Jude and BMW Championships.