It’s not often that a brand emerges to successfully challenge the golf equipment status quo. But Sausage Golf - a boutique manufacturer designing and assembling putters on the Côte d'Azur in France - managed exactly that with its Boudin Noir mallet (£369).
Now, the brand has returned with the Design No. 2 (£332), bringing its unique modular technology to a more traditional blade profile, in the hope of being recognized as one of the best putters on the market.
Out of the box, the Design No. 2 looks beautifully refined thanks to its brushed satin finish. While I appreciated the innovation behind the brand's original mallet, I have to say I find the milled look of the Design No. 2 much more comfortable to my eye than the all black Boudin Noir model.
Setting it down behind the ball, it presents a flowing, timeless blade shape that traditionalists will instantly warm to. I really like the small alignment features on the flange, which provide just enough assistance without becoming overly distracting, creating a perfect visual anchor to help quiet the eyes and square the putter up to your target line.
There is a small dot closer to the face, however, it’s so subtle you can barely see it down at address - I feel as though it could definitely be more prominent.
The headline story here, however, is the modularity, where the ability to adjust and change the characteristics of this putter is the real talking point and likely the reason you would invest in one of these putters. Just like we saw with the Boudin Noir, you can alter the set up to fit your stroke.
During my testing, I absolutely loved how I could easily unscrew this putter in its center-shafted, face-balanced setting and, within minutes, move the modular components to make it play like a heel-shafted putter with some toe hang. Having the freedom to match the putter to my specific stroke without needing to purchase an entirely new club is a huge win for any golfer who likes to tinker with their putting mechanics.
In terms of feel, the Design No. 2 delivers everything you would expect from a premium flatstick that is CNC-milled from 303 stainless steel. It produces a really satisfying, responsive feedback at impact that blade users typically crave, and the milled groove face offers a pure roll that keeps the ball nicely on your target line.
However, if I were to criticize anything, it would be the overall weight of the club. Coming in with an assembled head weight of 360g (paired with a 120g steel shaft), the putter feels exceptionally heavy in the hands.
During my first few rounds, I found it took a little time to dial in my pace control, particularly on longer, sweeping lag putts where a lighter touch is often required. Strangely, I noticed this much more in the heel-shafted setting compared to when the shaft ran through the center of the blade.
That being said, once you adjust your stroke to accommodate the extra mass, that weight does a great job in resisting twisting on off-center strikes, making it a blade that matches the stability of some of the most forgiving putters on the market.
If you're a golfer who loves the timeless look of a traditional blade but wants the adaptable balance that modern modular engineering provides, the Sausage Golf Design No. 2 could very well be the missing piece of the jigsaw in your bag.
