The big trend in drivers this season is adding stability and boosting the moment of inertia (MOI) so tee shots that you mis-hit fly straighter and farther. The big trend in putters in 2024 is similar — more forgiveness and stability.
Twenty years ago on the PGA Tour, most players used heel-to-toe weighted blades like the classic Ping Anser, Scotty Cameron Newport and Odyssey #1. Then, in the mid-2000s, the Odyssey 2-Ball putters exploded and mallets found their way into more and more bags on tour and in local clubs. Fast forward to the mid-2010s, and TaylorMade’s Spider Tour putter, a mid-size mallet with a high MOI but some toe-hang for golfers who have an arced stroke, takes the putting world by storm. Odyssey’s #7 and Scotty Cameron’s Futura X 5, with stability-boosting extensions in the heel and toe became more popular over the last decade too.
Plenty of golfers still love the look and feel of classic blades, but mallets, often made with multiple materials, are here to stay because they allow designers to shift weight into performance-enhancing areas and create bolder alignment features.
The best putter for you is waiting at your local shop, and after going through a putter fitting that includes discovering your idea putter length, lie angle, loft and balance, you will know exactly what it is. The putters listed below can give you a starting point to learn more about clubs you might want to try.
Note: Putters are often released on two-year product cycles, which means updates are released every two years. For that reason, you will see several 2023 offerings alongside new 2024 putters.
Bettinardi BB Series
Price: $450 each with Black PVD graphite shaft and Lamkin Etched grip.
Specs: Milled 303 stainless steel
Who It’s For: Golfers who love classic shapes and the feel of a milled putter.
Excerpt: “With all due respect to the multi-material Inovai mallets and the golden-toned Queen B Series, these are the putters that most golfers who know Bettinardi covet. Once again, the five different head styles will look familiar, but with an array of widths, hosel configurations and balances, there are several choices for golfers with different stroke types.” Read the full review …
Shop Bettinardi BB Series puttersBettinardi Studio Stock Series
Price: $450 each
Specs: Milled 303 stainless steel with grooved faces.
Who It’s For: Golfers who want an unfiltered feel at impact and a classic look in the address position.
Excerpt: “Inspired by feedback from PGA Tour players like 2022 U.S. Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick, the Studio Stock Series putters for 2023 are each milled from a solid block of 303 stainless steel for a soft feel. That means a computer guides a high-spinning metal bit back and forth over the steel, shaving off tiny ribbons of material until the final shape is produced.” Read the full review …
Shop Bettinardi Studio Stock Series puttersCleveland HB Soft 2
Price: $149.99
Specs: Cast stainless steel heads with grooved faces and counterbalanced shaft
Who It’s For: Golfers who want a classic-looking putter with a soft feel at impact and budget-friendly price.
Excerpt: “All nine HB Soft 2 putters have been given a grooved face that has a tight groove pattern. Cleveland refers to it Speed Optimized Face Technology (SOFT). The pattern is tighter in the center, but in the heel and toe, it is open.” Read the full review …
Shop Cleveland HB Soft puttersL.A.B. DF3
Price: $449 (stock) and $559 (Custom)
Specs: 6061 aluminum with steel weights. 69-degree lie angle
Who It’s For: Golfers who struggle to square their putter face at impact or start putts on their intended target line.
Excerpt: “The L.A.B. Golf DF3 is designed entirely differently. After you sole the putter behind the ball, the DF3’s weighting encourages the face of the putter to remain square to the arc you establish in the address position. To be clear, this is not face-balanced. This is lie angle balanced (L.A.B. stands for lie angle balance).” Read the full review …
Never Compromise Reserve
Price: $449 each
Specs: Milled 303 stainless steel with adjustable sole weights
Who It’s For: Golfers who want a premium milled putter that is precisely fitted to match their setup, stroke type and visual preferences.
Excerpt: “But instead of picking up a Never Compromise Reserve putter, hitting a few putts with it on the pro shop carpet and walking to the cash register, golfers will need to go through a fitting process before making their purchase. Once they get into their putting posture and setup, the fitter will have them hold the top of an NC Fitting Tool, which is basically a putter on a sliding stand. It allows the fitter to measure the ideal length and lie angle for each player.” Read the full review …
Odyssey Ai-ONE
Price: $299.99 (Ai-ONE) each with Stroke Lab 90 shaft and counterbalanced grip
Specs: Co-molded aluminum insert with grooved urethane coating
Who it’s For: Golfers who want improved distance control in a classic-looking putter.
Excerpt: “The insert found in the standard Ai-ONE putters is made using aluminum and covered by the same urethane found in the White Hot insert that has been popular for two decades. While it looks like a traditional grooved insert on the front, there are a series of ridges and thickened areas on the back. The variable-thickness insert normalizes ball speed across a much more significant portion of the hitting area, so more mis-hit putts roll out to the same distance as well-struck putts, leading to improved distance control.” Read the full review …
Shop Odyssey Ai-ONE puttersOdyssey Ai-ONE Milled
Price: 449.99 each with Stroke Lab 90 shaft and counterbalanced grip
Specs: Milled stainless steel head with milled titanium face insert
Who it’s For: Golfers who want want a firm-feeling putter that can improve their distance control.
Excerpt: “While the Ai-ONE will have the soft feel of the White Hot insert, some golfers prefer the firm feel of a milled putter. For them, Odyssey has the Ai-ONE Milled. Instead of having a urethane cover over aluminum, the insert is milled using titanium with a copper-toned finish.” Read the full review …
Shop Odyssey Ai-ONE Milled puttersOdyssey Ai-ONE Cruiser
Price: $349.99 each
Specs: Cast stainless steel heads with adjustable sole weights.
Who It’s For: Golfers who struggle with distance control and who want a more solid, stable-feeling putter.
Excerpt: “With the release of the new Cruiser family of putters, Odyssey is looking to blend the stability and stroke-enhancing features of longer, counterbalanced putters with a face technology created using artificial intelligence.” Read the full review …
Shop Odyssey Ai-ONE Cruiser puttersOdyssey Tri-Hot 5K
Price: $299.99 each (ON SALE NOW) with Stroke Lab graphite/steel shaft
Specs: 303 stainless steel and 6061 aluminum bodies with tungsten weights and urethane face insert
Who They’re For: Golfers who want a mallet putter that maximizes stability and forgiveness.
Excerpt: “Going with aluminum (in the back) allowed designers to shift even more mass to the front of the putters in the form of two tungsten weights. The exact amount of tungsten varies by head shape, but it averages around 120 grams and helps to pull the center of gravity even more forward.” Read the full review …
Shop Odyssey Tri-Hot 5K puttersPing PLD Milled
Price: $449.99 each
Specs: Milled 303 stainless steel. Available in shapes including traditional heel-toe weighted blades and mid-size mallets.
Who It’s For: Golfers who want tour-inspired looks and elite levels of feel and precision in their putter.
Excerpt: “The PLD Milled putters have a consistent-depth milling pattern that is intended to soften the sound and feel of impact. Over the years Ping’s designers have studied groove depth in different metals so they can produce the precise harmonics they want, and in the PLD Milled, the slightly deeper milling pattern produces a deeper tone.” Read the full review …
Shop Ping PLD Milled putterPing
Price: From $229 (ON SALE NOW)
Specs: Milled stainless steel, tungsten inserts and aluminum bodies with 10 head styles available, including heel-toe weighted blades, mid-size mallets and high-MOI mallets.
Who they are for: With 10 different head styles to choose from, along with different neck and hosel configurations, Ping is trying to offer look and feel options that can appeal to a wide variety of players.
Excerpt: “With a combination of chrome and dark finishes, they are cosmetically cohesive, but the goal with the release of these clubs is to create a stable of putters that can provide golfers with several options that will optimize their stroke but give them choices when it comes to looks and feel.” Read the full review …
Shop Ping puttersPing 2021
Price: From $199 (ON SALE NOW)
Specs: Stainless steel, aluminum and tungsten heads with dual-durometer polymer insert
Who it’s For: Golfers who want a soft feel and enhanced distance control.
Excerpt: “In the 2021 putters, Ping used two Pebax layers, with the outermost layer being soft for better performance on short putts and the back layer being firmer for a more solid feel on long putts. This soft insert complements the Heppler putters that Ping released last season, which have a smooth stainless steel face designed to feel firm and crisp.” Read the full review …
Shop Ping 2021 puttersPXG Battle Ready II
Price: $389.99 each
Specs: 303 stainless steel with internal polymer filling and adjustable sole weights. Length: 33″-38″. Loft: 3 degrees (arm-lock style, 7 degrees). Lie angle: 70 degrees
Who It’s For: Golfers who want a more forgiving putter that also offers a soft feel and a consistent roll.
Excerpt: “Most blade-style putters are solid metal steel, while high-MOI mallet putters, which offer more forgiveness, tend to be designed with multiple materials that take weight out of some areas and shift it to the perimeter of the head to make it more stable on mis-hits. The Battle Ready II putters try to take that formula to the extreme. They have been designed with thin faces, to reduce weight in the front, and hollow chambers that have been filled with a polymer that PXG calls S COR.” Read the full review …
Shop PXG Battle Ready II puttersPXG 0211
Price: $119.99 each
Specs: Cast 303 stainless steel with speed-control insert
Who it’s For: Golfers who want a soft feel at impact and help aligning to their target.
Excerpt: “To help players aim their putts more effectively, PXG has developed a system it calls Runway Reticle. Based on an airplane runway’s design, the split arrow design encourages golfers to focus on the ball. Along with the alignment mark on the topline, it creates several lines that help ensure a player sets the club down behind the ball perpendicular to the target line.” Read the full review …
Shop PXG 0211 puttersScotty Cameron Phantom X
Price: $449 and $499 (Phantom 11 Long)
Specs: Milled 303 stainless steel and 6061 aluminum chassis with steel/tungsten weights.
Available: March 29 (Phantom 5, 5.5, 5S, 7, 7.5, 9 and 9.5), May 17 (Phantom 11, 11.5 and new Phantom 11 Long)
Who It’s For: Golfers who want a mallet that is easy to align and aim while still getting the sound and feel of Scotty Cameron’s milled blade putters.
Excerpt: “Cameron wanted to make that the most significant point of emphasis in the 2024 Phantom family and worked with his team to make each head work as an alignment system. So, for example, when golfers put a Phantom 11 putter down behind a ball, they see a pair of lines extending from the back of the head to the topline and forming an arrow. However, golfers may not even be aware that the topline edges in the heel and toe area have been angled inward toward the ball, while the back of the topline has also been angled toward the ball.” Read the full review …
Shop Scotty Cameron Phantom X puttersScotty Cameron Super Select
Price: $449.99 each
Specs: Milled 303 Stainless steel with 6061 aluminum sole plate and adjustable sole weights. Lengths: 33, 34 or 35 inches.
Who They’re For: Golfers with deep pockets who prioritize feel but want the performance and looks of classic heel-toe-weighted blades and mid-size mallets.
Excerpt: “Modifications to stalwarts such as the Newport and Newport 2 will make purists happy, but the Plus versions for golfers who like a beefier blade and new milling technology could make this a popular option for a larger number of players.” Read the full review …
Shop Scotty Cameron Super Select puttersScotty Cameron Champions Choice
Price: $700 each
Specs: Milled 303 stainless steel head with Teryllium insert, aluminum sole plate and adjustable sole weights.
Who It’s For: Golfers with deep pockets who want to maximize feel and touch on the greens.
Excerpt: “The significant difference between the Champions Choice and Super Select putters is the Champions Choice has been made with the Teryllium insert. The Teryllium insert is designed over a layer of vibration-dampening tape and held in position by three screws that you can see on the back of the putter.” Read the full review …
Shop Scotty Cameron puttersTaylorMade Spider Tour
Price: $349.99 each with KBS shaft and SuperStroke Pistol 1.0 grip
Specs: Steel body mallet putters with grooved Surlyn insert, internal polymer and steel weights. Lengths: 33″-35″
Who It’s For: Golfers who want more stability and consistency on mis-hit putts.
Excerpt: “A gunmetal-finished aluminum wireframe body helps to reduce weight in areas of the head that don’t impact performance, while a new Hybrar Echo Damper behind the leading edge in the sole soaks up excessive vibrations that are created at impact to improve sound and feel.” Read the full review …
Shop TM Spider Tour puttersTaylorMade TP Reserve Milled
Price: $399 each with KBS 120 Chrome stepless shaft and Lamkin Deep Etched grip
Specs: Milled 303 stainless steel. Right- and left-hand versions in 33-inch, 34-inch and 35-inch lengths with 3 degrees of loft and 70-degree lie angle.
Who They’re For: Golfers who demand classic looks and emphasize sound and feel.
Excerpt: “The B1, B2, B3, M1 and M2 heads are precision-milled using 303 stainless steel, a soft material that amplifies feel and allows golfers to gain a better sense of precisely where they hit the ball on the face. ” Read the full review …
Shop TM TP Reserve Milled putterTaylorMade Spider GTX
Price: $349 with KBS Chrome 120 shaft and SuperStroke 1.0 grip
Specs: CNC-milled 66160 aluminum body with grooved face insert, short slant hosel and steel bar. Available in white, silver, black, red, ice blue and pink.
Who it’s For: Golfers who struggle to aim their putter and make solid contact in the sweet spot.
Excerpt: “Golfers will immediately see the True Path alignment system that debuted in Spider X, but what makes this putter unique is the weight and center of gravity have been shifted by a 154-gram, horseshoe-shaped bar that extends back from the heel and toe and encircles the back of the head. The bar accounts for 45 percent of the putter’s overall weight.” Read the full review …
Shop TM Spider GTX putterTaylorMade Spider Max
Price: $449 with Black steeped KBS shaft and SuperStroke 1.0 grip
Specs: Aluminum chassis with two 40-gram moveable weights and grooved face insert. 34-inch and 35-inch lengths with single bend and small slant hosel styles
Who it’s For: Golfers who want forgiveness and adjustability in their putter.
Excerpt: “In the address position the GT Max is reminiscent of the Spider GT with an aluminum top and a pair of black wing-style extensions in the heel and toe. But flipping the club over reveals two 40-gram tungsten weights that independently slide in tracks.” Read the full review …
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