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Choosing a putter used to be a relatively easy task simply because there were not that many options available.
In today’s game however, as with everything in golf, the models of putter available are almost endless and it can make your head hurt sometimes trying to work out which one will work best for you.
But with close to 40% of any golfer’s shots, irrespective of their standard, being played on the putting green it makes sense that a lot of attention is paid to putters and especially on the PGA Tour.
So to see what putters the best pros in the business are currently using we analysed in detail which model each of the top 100 golfers on the PGA Tour is using.
65% of the top 100 PGA Tour golfers use mallet putters with the other 35% choosing blade putters. Odyssey and Scotty Cameron putters are the next most used within this elite group with 30 players each using them. PING and TaylorMade putters are used by 15% and 14% of the top 100 respectively.
While you would think the make and model the putters used by some of the best players on the planet is where the putter story would end in the modern game things are never that straight forward.
And as we went deeper into our analysis the specialisation of putters grips as well as the putters themselves also became clearly apparent in addition to the frequency with which the top 100 will use custom made prototype putter models made specifically for them.
Breakdown of Putters Used by Top 100 PGA Tour Players
If the top golfers on the PGA Tour want a new putter they simply have to wander to the nearest tour performance truck of one of the main manufacturers and they will be able to pick up and test out whatever model they want.
It is therefore not surprising that our research found 76 different models of putter being used by the best players on the Tour.
TaylorMade’s Spider X putter is the most popular among the top 100 PGA Tour golfers with 6 using it. The Spider Tour is the next most popular with 5 players using it. Odyssey’s Toulon Design San Diego & Scotty Cameron’s Newport 2 GSS putters are the next most used by the top 100 with 3 users each.
What is clear when it comes to looking in detail at the putters used by the best 100 pros on the PGA Tour is that the majority, 65% in total, favour more forgiving mallet style putters over the more traditional blade types.
In addition we counted a significant number, close to 25% based on the data available, using ‘prototype’ putters which have been set up specifically for that individual player.
It is noticeable also that not all the golfers in the top 100 automatically used the latest models of putter produced by the main manufacturers and continue to use older putters on the greens.
Here is a complete breakdown of the putters being used by the top 100 players on the PGA Tour.
| PUTTER | NO. OF TOP 100 PGA PLAYERS | |
| Argolf Arthur | 1 (Lucas Glover) | Check eBay |
| Axis1 Rose | 1 (Justin Rose) | View at PGA Tour Superstore Check eBay View at Scottsdale Golf (UK) |
| Bettinardi DASS BB1 Flow Tour Dept | 1 (Matt Fitzpatrick) | Check eBay |
| Bettinardi Studio Stock 38 | 1 (Jason Kokrak) | Check eBay View at Scottsdale Golf (UK) |
| Bettinardi KM2 DASS VWS | 1 (Matt Kuchar) | |
| Odyssey Toulon Design San Diego | 3 (Talor Gooch, KH Lee, Emiliano Grillo) | View at PGA Tour Superstore Check eBay View on Callaway.com View at Scottsdale Golf (UK) |
| Odyssey Toulon Design Madison | 2 (Si Woo Kim, Kevin Na) | View on Callaway.com Check eBay View at PGA Tour Superstore View at Scottsdale Golf (UK) |
| Odyssey White Hot OG #7 | 2 (Wyndham Clark, Tyler McCumber) | View on Callaway.com View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check eBay View at PGA Tour Superstore View on Amazon |
| Odyssey O-Works 2-Ball | 2 (Shane Lowry, James Hahn) | View at PGA Tour Superstore Check e-Bay |
| Odyssey 2-Ball Ten | 2 (Kevin Kisner, Branden Grace) | View on Callaway.com View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check e-Bay View at PGA Tour Superstore View on Amazon |
| Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie S | 1 (Jon Rahm) | View on Callaway.com View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check e-Bay View at PGA Tour Superstore View on Amazon |
| Odyssey White Hot OG #1WS | 1 (Marc Leishman) | View on Amazon Check e-Bay View at PGA Tour Superstore View at Worldwide Golf Shops |
| Odyssey White Hot RX Rossie | 1 (Andrew Putnam) | Check e-Bay |
| Odyssey Rossie II | 1 (Ryan Palmer) | Check eBay |
| Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie | 1 (Brandt Snedeker) | View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check e-Bay View at The Golf Warehouse View on Amazon |
| Odyssey White Hot OG #5 | 1 (Abraham Ancer) | View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check e-Bay View at PGA Tour Superstore View on Amazon |
| Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 | 1 (Tommy Fleetwood) | Check e-Bay |
| Odyssey 2-Ball Ten Triple Track | 1 (Dylan Frittelli) | View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check e-Bay View at PGA Tour Superstore View on Amazon |
| Odyssey O-Works Red #7 CH | 1 (Xander Schauffele) | Check e-Bay |
| Odyssey O-Works 7S | 1 (Sam Burns) | Check e-Bay |
| Odyssey Versa Jailbird | 1 (Keegan Bradley) | Check e-Bay |
| Odyssey O-Works 1W CS | 1 (Matthew NeSmith) | View at PGA Tour Superstore Check e-Bay |
| Odyssey PM Blade | 1 (Phil Mickelson) | Check e-Bay |
| Odyssey Proto | 1 (Chris Kirk) | |
| Odyssey Stroke Lab JailBird Mini | 1 (Carlos Ortiz) | Check e-Bay |
| Odyssey Toulon Stanford MM Custom | 1 (Maverick McNealy) | |
| Odyssey Toulon Design Austin | 1 (Francesco Molinari) | Check e-Bay View on Amazon |
| Odyssey Toulon Design Atlanta H7 | 1 (Matt Wallace) | View on Callaway.com Check e-Bay View at PGA Tour Superstore View at Scottsdale Golf (UK) |
| Odyssey Tank Cruiser V-Line | 1 (Webb Simpson) | Check e-Bay |
| PING Anser PLD | 2 (Bubba Watson, Joaquin Niemann) | Check eBay View at The Golf Warehouse |
| PING Anser | 1 (Charles Howell III) | View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check eBay View at PGA Tour Superstore |
| PING Sigma G Tyne H | 1 (Corey Conners) | Check eBay |
| PING Sigma 2 Tyne | 1 (Billy Horschel) | View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check eBay View at PGA Tour Superstore |
| PING Sigma 2 Valor | 1 (Sebastian Munoz) | Check eBay |
| PING Sigma 2 Fetch | 1 (Lee Westwood) | View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check eBay View at PGA Tour Superstore View at The Golf Warehouse |
| PING DS 72 | 1 (Viktor Hovland) | View at PGA Tour Superstore Check eBay View at The Golf Warehouse |
| PING PLD Valor Prototype | 1 (Brandon Hagy) | |
| PING Vault 2.0 Ketsch Stealth | 1 (Stewart Cink) | Check eBay |
| PING Vault 2.0 Voss | 1 (Louis Oosthuizen) | Check eBay |
| PING Vault Oslo | 1 (Tyrrell Hatton) | Check eBay |
| PING Scottsdale TR Piper C | 1 (McKenzie Hughes) | Check eBay |
| PING Scottsdale Wolverine C | 1 (Nate Lashley) | Check eBay |
| PING Scottsdale Hohum | 1 (Harris English) | Check eBay |
| Piretti Prototype | 1 (Tony Finau) | |
| PXG Prototype | 2 (Zach Johnson, Charl Schwartzel) | |
| Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 GSS | 3 (Matt Jones, Kevin Streelman, Brian Gay) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11.5 | 2 (Max Homa, Sergio Garcia) | View at The Golf Warehouse Check eBay View on Titleist.com View at PGA Tour Superstore |
| Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5 | 2 (Patrick Cantlay, Doug Ghim) | View at The Golf Warehouse Check eBay View at Titleist.com View at PGA Tour Superstore |
| Scotty Cameron Circle T 009 | 2 (Jordan Speith, Paul Casey) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron Circle T 009 M | 2 (Cameron Smith, Cameron Tringale) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron GOLO Tour | 2 (Patton Kizzire, Denny McCarthy) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron GOLO 5 | 1 (JT Potson) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron GOLO Prototype | 1 (Robert Streb) | |
| Scotty Cameron Phantom X 12 | 1 (Russell Henley) | View at The Golf Warehouse Check eBay View at Titleist.com View at PGA Tour Superstore |
| Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 | 1 (Justin Thomas) | View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check eBay View at Titleist.com View at PGA Tour Superstore |
| Scotty Cameron Phantom X 6 STR | 1 (Sungjae Im) | Check eBay View at The Golf Warehouse |
| Scotty Cameron Phantom X | 1 (Brendan Steele) | |
| Scotty Cameron Flowback 5 | 1 (Charley Hoffman) | View at Titleist.com Check eBay View at PGA Tour Superstore View at Scottsdale Golf (UK) |
| Scotty Cameron Prototype | 1 (Hideki Matsuyama) | |
| Scotty Cameron Futura X 5R Tour | 1 (Adam Long) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron Select Roundback | 1 (Joel Dahmen) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron Super Rate Prototype | 1 (Scottie Schleffler) | |
| Scotty Cameron Phantom X T5.5 | 1 (Cam Davis) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron Studio Select Fastback 1.5 | 1 (Peter Malnati) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron Teryllium T22 Fastback 1.5 | 1 (CT Pan) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron Teryllium T22 Newport 2 | 1 (Brooks Koepka) | Check eBay |
| Scotty Cameron Tour Rat | 1 (Patrick Reed) | |
| Scotty Cameron Newport GSS | 1 (Richy Werenski) | Check eBay |
| SIK Flo | 1 (Lanto Griffin) | View at PGA Tour Superstore Check eBay View at Scottsdale Golf (UK) |
| SIK Prototype | 1 (Bryson DeChambeau) | |
| SIK Pro C-Series | 1 (Brendon Todd) | View at PGA Tour Superstore Check eBay View at Scottsdale Golf (UK) |
| TaylorMade Spider X | 6 (Rory McIlroy, Daniel Berger, Aaron Wise, Harry Higgs, Hudson Swafford, Russell Knox) | View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check eBay View on Amazon View at PGA Tour Superstore |
| TaylorMade Spider Tour | 5 (Dustin Johnson, Martin Laird, Tom Hige, Henrik Norlander, Jason Day) | View at Worldwide Golf Shops Check eBay View on Amazon View at PGA Tour Superstore |
| TaylorMade Spider FCG | 1 (Collin Morikawa) | View at The Golf Warehouse Check eBay View on Amazon |
| TaylorMade Spider OS CB | 1 (Brian Harman) | Check eBay |
| TaylorMade TP Berwick | 1 (Matthew Wolff) | Check eBay |
What Putter Grips do the Pros Use?
When I took up golf a few decades ago I would never have imagined that what grip you put on your putter was something for which you would have many options.
Putters came with the grip that they were made with and that was it. And beyond wanting the classic ‘Ping’ grip which seemed to be used by all the major champions at the time it just wasn’t something you paid attention to.
Fast forward to today and there are now upwards of 15 putter grip manufacturers each offering sometimes more than dozen options in multiple different sizes. So what putter grips are the top pros now using?
Superstroke putter grips are the most used by the top 100 PGA Tour players with more than one third choosing them. Superstroke’s Pistol GT putter grip is the most popular and used by golfers including Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson & Brooks Koepka. The GT 1.0 grip is the most common size chosen.
While Superstroke putter grips clearly find favour amongst the top players on tour putter grips produced by PING and Odyssey are also popular among over a quarter of the top 100 and indeed our detailed analysis of the putter grips used by the top 100 PGA Tour players found over 40 different putter grip models and sizes being used.
Clearly the days of the putter grip not being something to even consider are long gone and the pros spend a great deal of time selecting the grip and not just the putter that will help them hole as much as possible on the greens.
PGA Pros Use Plenty of Backup Putters
When looking at the putter set ups of the best players on the PGA Tour one thing becomes clear.
Many pros are constantly experimenting with different putter makes and models as new technologies come online and as their confidence on the greens ebbs and flows.
Top PGA players such as Dustin Johnson and Adam Scott for example are well known for constantly testing different putters from week to week on tour.
2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama is also probably the most constant putter switcher of the current crop of top pros and can sometimes have 4, 5 and even 6 different putters in his bag during practice rounds. Indeed Matsuyama tests so many putters that according to Scotty Cameron he has the ‘coolest’ putter collection on Tour.
While other pros, such as the great Tiger Woods, almost never change their putter – Woods used his famous Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS in 14-of-his-15 major championship victories – what they all do is carry a ‘back up’ putter in case something happens to their ‘gamer’.
While this is an easy thing to do for pros who get all their equipment for free it’s definitely something to bear in mind especially if you have a tendency to get a bit frustrated on the greens and are prone to taking your frustration out on the shortest club in your bag!
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