Golf equipment is continuously changing and among the big trends is the rise of mallet and zero-torque putters, which appear to be replacing blade-style flatsticks.
Providing more forgiveness at impact, as well as confidence at address, all of the players in the top 10 of the Official Golf World Ranking use a mallet or zero-torque putter.
JJ Spaun claimed the first Major title for zero-torque putters, using a LAB DF3 to do so
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Alarmingly, at the DP World India Championship just four players inside the top 45 on the leaderboard were using a blade putter and, since then, one of those players in Ben Griffin has changed to a mallet option.
The demise of blade putters has been a big talking point not just in the equipment world, but the golf world in general; however, there are still notable names still using this type of putter and, below, we’ve listed which of the world’s top 50, as well as notable names, continue to use a blade.
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Hideki Matsuyama (12th)
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Even prior to turning professional, Matsuyama was using a blade putter, specifically Scotty Cameron models, such as the 009M prototype and the Newport 2 shape, including the Timeless GSS Tour Prototype.
According to Cameron himself, Matsuyama was a fan of the Scotty Cameron putters from early on, stating to Golf Monthly back in 2021: “He was at school then got into college and our fitting studio in Hamamatsu, Japan is where he would hang out. Hideki has been coming there since he was 16 and he maybe gets the most putters made for him.
“He loves to be surprised with a new putter, he says it energizes him and gets him re-focused and excited on something new. He’s always looking for the next greatest Scotty, so I’m gonna say probably Hideki has one of the greatest collections.”
To this day, the Major winner still uses a blade-style flatstick, regularly changing Scotty Cameron putters, which have yielded a total of 11 PGA Tour wins, including The Masters in 2021.
Alex Noren (16th)
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Noren enjoyed a fine 2025 that included victories at the British Masters and BMW PGA Championship, where he used an Odyssey O-Works #1W putter, a compact heel-toe weighted model.
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