Cobra Golf Cobra Golf Cobra Golf, based in Carlsbad, California, is an American manufacturer of golf equipment. The company is currently a subsidiary of the German athleticwear and sports lifestyle company Puma, which in turn is part of the French holding Kering. Founded in 1973 by Thomas L. Crow, Cobra produced one of the first utility clubs, the Baffler, long before the use of such clubs became popular. The company was acquired in 1996 by American Brands Inc. (later known as Fortune Brands) and was grouped together under the Acushnet Company umbrella along with the company's other golf brands, Titleist, FootJoy, and
Titleist Nike. It is not uncommon that even if players switch equipment brands, they insist on being able to play the Titleist PRO V1 ball. Some players like Tiger Woods also continue to use their Scotty Cameron putters; his has been in his bag for 13 of his 14 major championship wins. When the Nike contract began Woods refused to use the Nike drivers for a long time and continued to use his Titleist one. Up until the 2010 British Open, Woods carried a Titleist putter, but has since switched to a Nike Method putter, which was then replaced by a