Price
$250
1 / 3
Golf Digest
2 / 3
Golf Digest
3 / 3
Golf Digest
Why We Like It
- These traditional but customizable one-piece millings feature a unique electrical-discharge machining process with fully robotic, around-the-clock manufacturing.
- The process cuts as many as a dozen starter blanks out of a large block of stainless steel with five-axis milling machines precisely dialing in each angle and curve to produce an affordable design.
- Three mallet models include multiple neck options (single bend, minimalist slant neck, tall slant neck) to fit different strokes.
- Players can choose from one of four face-milling patterns: the soft Meridian cut, firm Smooth cut, mid-soft Fine Fly cut and the mid-firm Tack cut.
- The taller face is designed to increase the likelihood of solid contact and consistent roll.
- Top 5 in Performance, low-handicaps
- Models: Tybee, Key West, Kiawah. Head weights: 330, 360-370 grams. Lengths: 33-38 inches. Loft: 3 degrees
what our testers said
handicap
- all
- low
- mid
- high
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
A soft-feeling putter. Very nice coming off the face. Looks like a blade putter with the mallet part added on. Swung more like a blade than a mallet.
Jason
48, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
This putter is badass. The feel was amazingly responsive. When I set it down, it was locked in, dead-square. I'm not a mallet lover, but I'd putt with this for sure.
Sándor J.
36, Handicap 9
2 years testing
Looks like an old-school vintage putter. Some good weight to it. You don't have to swing too hard to get the ball where you want it to go. Distance control was easy.
Molly
37, Handicap 0
4 years testing
Traditional look in shape and size. Squared up nicely at address. Muted sound and feel. Semi-hot off the face, had to get used to that. Definitely inspired confidence.
Skylar
26, Handicap 7
2 years testing
Looks cool, very nautical with the blue color. Easy to keep it straight on line. Really consistent from putt to putt. But felt kind of hard, even the sweet spot.
SEE ALL (22)
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
A soft-feeling putter. Very nice coming off the face. Looks like a blade putter with the mallet part added on. Swung more like a blade than a mallet.
Jason
48, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
This putter is badass. The feel was amazingly responsive. When I set it down, it was locked in, dead-square. I'm not a mallet lover, but I'd putt with this for sure.
Sándor J.
36, Handicap 9
2 years testing
Looks like an old-school vintage putter. Some good weight to it. You don't have to swing too hard to get the ball where you want it to go. Distance control was easy.
Molly
37, Handicap 0
4 years testing
Traditional look in shape and size. Squared up nicely at address. Muted sound and feel. Semi-hot off the face, had to get used to that. Definitely inspired confidence.
Skylar
26, Handicap 7
2 years testing
Looks cool, very nautical with the blue color. Easy to keep it straight on line. Really consistent from putt to putt. But felt kind of hard, even the sweet spot.
Alejandra
26, Handicap 5
4 years testing
Very pretty club with a nice, discreet alignment mark. Light in weight, felt like I had to hit the ball instead of just allowing the clubhead to swing. Struggled to control distance.
BK
41, Handicap 1
9 years testing
It looks very expensive, elegant. Definitely has fewer features and less to deal with visually. Feel was fantastic. Really good weighting. Giving up a touch in forgiveness.
Matt
27, Handicap 5
1 year testing
Set up really well to the line. The alignment aid is subtle but helpful. Definitely a muted sound off the milled face. Didn't feel like I had to mash it, so lag putts were good.
Thomas
60, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Pretty, elegant, slick. Really like the satin look. A little on the heavy side. I saw a fair amount of left and right variation on short and medium putts. Speed control was better.
Matt
52, Handicap 11
3 years testing
An old-school charmer. Calming to the eye and very comfortable to swing. As for performance, I was making those all-important six- and eight-footers. Lag putts mostly rolled up to gimme range.
Gary
37, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
A no-nonsense putter, no unnecessary feedback. Good feel off the milled face, pretty forgiving of off-center hits, consistent roll from all distances.
Wei
55, Handicap 13
9 years testing
I really like the finish and simple design of this putter. The alignment aid helps at setup and gets the ball on line. Great feel at impact. Control on short and mid-length putts.
Daniel
33, Handicap 12
5 years testing
I like the sabertooth design, but the thin aiming line doesn't stand out enough. Tough to find the center of the face. Firm impact. Very comfortable with distance control.
Alex
40, Handicap 11
6 years testing
Simple, minimalist design. Alignment aid is understated and helpful. Weighting felt great, but it doesn't bail you out much if you miss the sweet spot.
Jack
35, Handicap 1
2 years testing
A beautiful little blade in the front, with fangs at the back. Looks high-end, and the blue line is a nice touch. The milled face felt soft and helped get the pace right.
Megan
39, Handicap 0
1 year testing
The clubhead is quite heavy, which is nice. I could really feel it swinging. The blue alignment line is subtle but enough. Nice balance, and it rolled the ball smoothly.
Shane
36, Handicap 15
5 years testing
Simple, elegant, really smooth off the face. A short, sharp click at impact and good speed control. And I never felt like the head was running away from me. Just a very natural, organic feel.
Robert
28, Handicap 2
1 year testing
Smallish head, but still had a lot of weight to it. Not loud at impact, a nice thud with plenty of audio and sensory feedback. Roll really hugged the green, even on mis-hits.
Alan
30, Handicap 1
1 year testing
Loved the feel with this putter. You get a ton of feedback. The ball doesn't run away from you. You know exactly where it's going by the feeling in your hands.
Peter
57, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Clean, classic mallet head. Has some good weight to it. On longer putts, an easy stroke lagged the ball nicely. Milling on the face gives it a soft feel.
John
55, Handicap 11
1 year testing
It's a mallet with the good looks of a blade. Easy to line up. Ball came off the face smooth. Heavier than it looks, given its smaller size, so I didn't have to generate all the power with my stroke.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
I love the way this putter looks, the blue and the satin finish. In terms of performance, a pure roll off the face. I couldn't get the speed on longer putts, but on short ones, I felt like I couldn't miss.
Gary
37, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
A no-nonsense putter, no unnecessary feedback. Good feel off the milled face, pretty forgiving of off-center hits, consistent roll from all distances.
Wei
55, Handicap 13
9 years testing
I really like the finish and simple design of this putter. The alignment aid helps at setup and gets the ball on line. Great feel at impact. Control on short and mid-length putts.
Daniel
33, Handicap 12
5 years testing
I like the sabertooth design, but the thin aiming line doesn't stand out enough. Tough to find the center of the face. Firm impact. Very comfortable with distance control.
Shane
36, Handicap 15
5 years testing
Simple, elegant, really smooth off the face. A short, sharp click at impact and good speed control. And I never felt like the head was running away from me. Just a very natural, organic feel.
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
A soft-feeling putter. Very nice coming off the face. Looks like a blade putter with the mallet part added on. Swung more like a blade than a mallet.
Sándor J.
36, Handicap 9
2 years testing
Looks like an old-school vintage putter. Some good weight to it. You don't have to swing too hard to get the ball where you want it to go. Distance control was easy.
Skylar
26, Handicap 7
2 years testing
Looks cool, very nautical with the blue color. Easy to keep it straight on line. Really consistent from putt to putt. But felt kind of hard, even the sweet spot.
Thomas
60, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Pretty, elegant, slick. Really like the satin look. A little on the heavy side. I saw a fair amount of left and right variation on short and medium putts. Speed control was better.
Matt
52, Handicap 11
3 years testing
An old-school charmer. Calming to the eye and very comfortable to swing. As for performance, I was making those all-important six- and eight-footers. Lag putts mostly rolled up to gimme range.
Alex
40, Handicap 11
6 years testing
Simple, minimalist design. Alignment aid is understated and helpful. Weighting felt great, but it doesn't bail you out much if you miss the sweet spot.
Peter
57, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Clean, classic mallet head. Has some good weight to it. On longer putts, an easy stroke lagged the ball nicely. Milling on the face gives it a soft feel.
John
55, Handicap 11
1 year testing
It's a mallet with the good looks of a blade. Easy to line up. Ball came off the face smooth. Heavier than it looks, given its smaller size, so I didn't have to generate all the power with my stroke.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
I love the way this putter looks, the blue and the satin finish. In terms of performance, a pure roll off the face. I couldn't get the speed on longer putts, but on short ones, I felt like I couldn't miss.
Jason
48, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
This putter is badass. The feel was amazingly responsive. When I set it down, it was locked in, dead-square. I'm not a mallet lover, but I'd putt with this for sure.
Molly
37, Handicap 0
4 years testing
Traditional look in shape and size. Squared up nicely at address. Muted sound and feel. Semi-hot off the face, had to get used to that. Definitely inspired confidence.
Alejandra
26, Handicap 5
4 years testing
Very pretty club with a nice, discreet alignment mark. Light in weight, felt like I had to hit the ball instead of just allowing the clubhead to swing. Struggled to control distance.
BK
41, Handicap 1
9 years testing
It looks very expensive, elegant. Definitely has fewer features and less to deal with visually. Feel was fantastic. Really good weighting. Giving up a touch in forgiveness.
Matt
27, Handicap 5
1 year testing
Set up really well to the line. The alignment aid is subtle but helpful. Definitely a muted sound off the milled face. Didn't feel like I had to mash it, so lag putts were good.
Jack
35, Handicap 1
2 years testing
A beautiful little blade in the front, with fangs at the back. Looks high-end, and the blue line is a nice touch. The milled face felt soft and helped get the pace right.
Megan
39, Handicap 0
1 year testing
The clubhead is quite heavy, which is nice. I could really feel it swinging. The blue alignment line is subtle but enough. Nice balance, and it rolled the ball smoothly.
Robert
28, Handicap 2
1 year testing
Smallish head, but still had a lot of weight to it. Not loud at impact, a nice thud with plenty of audio and sensory feedback. Roll really hugged the green, even on mis-hits.
Alan
30, Handicap 1
1 year testing
Loved the feel with this putter. You get a ton of feedback. The ball doesn't run away from you. You know exactly where it's going by the feeling in your hands.
NO REVIEWS
There are no tester reviews here.
Surviving The Hot List: Celebrity Intern
Featured In
Related Clubs
1 / 18
Bettinardi
Queen B
$450
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$450
2 / 18
Evnroll
V-Series
$450
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$450
The “V” reflects the versatility of a lineup that allows multiple-mallet options to attach to the two most popular shaft/neck options via a typical torque wrench.
Two hosel options include the short slant or short plumber.
Putters are milled from 303 stainless steel in the face with a 6061-aircraft-aluminum body.
3 / 18
Evnroll
Zero
$450
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$450
A reverse plumber’s-neck hosel centers the putter’s balance point between the shaft and head to make it easier for the face to stay square to the path of the stroke.
The benefit of the hosel is that unlike other designs that reduce or eliminate torsional resistance, this version does not force the hands well forward with an angled shaft. The idea is that because the shaft is aligned with the head’s center of mass, the putter face stays square to the path of the stroke to eliminate unreliable hand action.
Models include the extremely stable Z1, which features two 85-gram heel and toe weights in the front sole of the milled-aircraft-aluminum head.
4 / 18
L.A.B. Golf
Oz.1/Oz.1i
$450/$500
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$450/$500
L.A.B. Golf is known for distinctive shapes that pursue balanced weighting to keep the face square, but this lineup represents the company’s most conventional look yet.
With input from Adam Scott, the traditional half-moon mallets feature the all-aluminum milled Oz.1 and the Oz.1i, which has a milled stainless-steel face insert.
Both models incorporate the sole weighting and 2-degree shaft lean that align the shaft with the putter’s center of mass so that the head remains square to the lie angle for consistent, on-target impacts.
5 / 18
Mizuno
M.Craft X
$400
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$400
The interchangeable steel-face and aluminum-body designs aim to give players the feel of a blade with the stability and forgiveness of a mallet.
The face is milled from forged 1025 steel, the same steel used in the company’s irons. The body is 7075 aluminum.
Heavy heel and toe sole weights, which join the front piece to the back, add mallet-level stability and keep the center of gravity forward, reminiscent of a blade.
6 / 18
Odyssey
Ai-One
$300
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$300
The Ai-One comes in an array of traditional and non-traditional shapes, including the iconic 2-Ball and popular Jailbird and even one that combines the two. The secret, though, is the asymmetrical thickness pattern on the face.
Designers used AI and machine learning to explore more than 2,000 design versions to develop the face insert’s asymmetrical thickness pattern to improve off-center speed and roll for greater consistency.
The urethane coating over the soft-aluminum face insert matches that of the company’s highly favored White Hot material for soft feel.
7 / 18
Odyssey
Ai-One Milled
$450
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$450
A thin titanium face insert creates micro-deflections to improve off-center impacts to roll as well as center strikes.
New head styles include takes on the popular Jailbird open-mallet shape.
Designers used AI and machine learning to explore more than 2,000 design versions to develop the face insert’s asymmetrical thickness pattern to improve off-center speed and roll for greater consistency.
8 / 18
Odyssey
Ai-One Square 2 Square
$300
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$300
New weighting and shaft position keep the shaft in line with the head’s center of gravity so that the face angle naturally remains square to the stroke path.
The shaft angle’s built-in forward press promotes consistent contact with the center of the face.
The face insert is the same as the one on the standard Ai-One models.
9 / 18
Ping
PLD Milled
$450
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$450
The heads range from smaller blade-like mallets (DS72, Prime Tyne 4) to larger but traditionally shaped options (Ally Blue 4, Oslo) to fit different player types.
The DS72 is designed for a straight stroke, but most of the line fits strokes with some degree of arc, even the larger Ally Blue and Oslo.
The designs got insight from Ping’s engineers working with its tour staff.
10 / 18
Ping
Scottsdale
$270
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$270
Compared to single-piece milled versions in the company’s line, these models feature a resilient face material to provide more forgiveness.
The polymer material in the face, known as Pebax, is found in running shoes and stretches the width of the face to provide a consistent energy transfer and soft feel.
The array of models accommodates arcing strokes (Oslo 3, Prime Tyne 4) and those with a straighter move (Craz-E, DS72, Prime Tyne C).
11 / 18
PXG
Allan
$450
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$450
The internal weighting and S-shaped hosel balance the head with the shaft to improve consistency during the stroke.
That weighting and shaft angle line up the face to the stroke path to reduce hand activity.
The center of gravity is slightly toward the toe to further increase stability.
12 / 18
PXG
Battle Ready II
$390
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$390
These high-stability models feature extra mass on the perimeter due to a hollow-body design.
A polymer like the one used in the company’s irons fills the central interior of each design, providing a weight-saving soft, responsive feel.
The filling supports a face barely the thickness of a dime to save weight, dampen vibration and improve stability on off-center hits compared to last year’s version.
13 / 18
TaylorMade
Spider Tour
$350
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$350
The square-ish designs feature extreme heel and toe weighting for maximum forgiveness as well as two neck styles and different centers of gravity to better accommodate arcing and straight strokes.
The thin-wall casting method allows saved weight from the crown and sidewalls to be redistributed for more stability on off-center hits.
A thermoplastic rubber positioned behind the face, previously used in TaylorMade’s irons, minimizes vibration for a cleaner, crisper sound.
14 / 18
Titleist
Scotty Cameron Phantom
$450
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$450
This broad collection features multiple styles offering high stability plus various neck/hosel orientations to fit the gamut of stroke types and player preferences.
The lineup includes models in milled 303 stainless steel and milled 6061 aluminum with a weight-saving aluminum sole plate that allows mass to be distributed to the perimeter for increased stability.
New markings and angles provide a renewed emphasis on alignment.
15 / 18
Titleist
Scotty Cameron Studio Style
$500
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Gold
$500
The familiar Fastback mid-mallet will appeal to players looking to transition from blades to mallets.
The carbon-steel insert, fused to the milled stainless-steel body with an aerospace-level vibration-damping adhesive, provides a tour-preferred responsive feel.
Although carbon steel typically degrades or corrodes over time, this insert uses a chemical process to protect the steel, enhance hardness and preserve feel.
16 / 18
Bettinardi
Antidote
$430
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Silver
$430
Like its counterpart blade model, this squared-off mallet keeps the shaft in line with the head’s center of gravity.
The key to the design is how the weight is centered in the head using a lightweight aircraft-grade aluminum insert in the pocket cavity.
That weighting increases the tendency of the face angle to stay square to the path of the stroke.
17 / 18
Cobra
3D Printed
$350
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Silver
$350
A 3D-printed latticework piece beneath the lightweight carbon-fiber crown allows weight to be relocated on the perimeter for improved stability on off-center hits.
The nylon structure weighs less than one-sixth that of stainless steel and one-half of aluminum.
The face insert features four loft sections up and down the face to provide consistent launch and speed.
18 / 18
SeeMore
Mini Giant HTX/MDX
$400
|
Golf Galaxy
GD SCORE
GD HOT LIST SCORE
Hot List Silver
$400
These conventional-looking mallets come with the benefit of SeeMore’s proven alignment system for keeping the putter face square to the target.
By aligning the shaft and a red dot on the heel side of the flange, the golfer knows the putter face is not only aligned properly but the sole is flat on the ground to increase the opportunity for solid contact.
Copper weights on the heel, toe and sole (six on the HTx and four on the MDx) balance the putter’s overall head weight and center of gravity to help the face stay square to the plane of the putting stroke.