PuttersBest putters of 2026: what tour pros use

players counted: 71
on the Spider: 14
on Scotty Cameron: 28%
changed in the past year: 12

Compiled by Rory Hansen from 61 reports (GOLF.com, Golf Monthly, National Club Golfer and 7 more outlets). Last updated 31 October 2026. How we count

Putters are grouped here by line. Nearly every putter in play on tour is a one-off prototype, so a Phantom 5 and a Phantom 11 both count toward Phantom.

What is the most popular putter on tour?

The Spider, with 14 of the 71 players counted. The Phantom has 11.

What is the single most-played putter model?

The Odyssey TRTL Prototype, played by 4 of the 71 players counted. The TaylorMade Spider Tour S Long is next with 3.

Which putter brand do most tour pros use?

Scotty Cameron, with 20 of 71 players (28%). TaylorMade is second with 17.

Who has changed putter recently?

12 players have changed in the past year. The most recent was Rory McIlroy, from the Spider to the Nike Method 006, reported in October 2026.

By line

Spider

14players, 20%

Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Jacob Bridgeman, Eugenio Chacarra, Rico Hoey, Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler, Michael Kim, Chris Gotterup, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai, Pierceson Coody, and 2 more

Includes TaylorMade Spider Tour S Long, TaylorMade Spider Tour V, TaylorMade Spider Tour X Black (double bend), TaylorMade Spider F, TaylorMade Spider Tour Long and TaylorMade Spider Tour X X1.

Phantom

11players, 15%

Justin Thomas, Cameron Young, Jake Knapp, Jackson Koivun, Cameron Smith, Rickie Fowler, Ludvig Aberg, Patrick Reed, Haeran Ryu, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre

Includes Scotty Cameron Phantom 3, Scotty Cameron Phantom 10.5 Xperimental, Scotty Cameron Phantom 11R OC, Scotty Cameron Phantom 12, Scotty Cameron Phantom 12.5 Tour Prototype and Scotty Cameron Phantom 5.

L.A.B. Golf

5players, 7%

Austin Smotherman, J.J. Spaun, Sergio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Adam Scott

Includes L.A.B. Golf DF3, L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max and L.A.B. Golf VZN.1i.

Newport

4players, 6%

Brooks Koepka, Tom Kim, Hideki Matsuyama, Tiger Woods

Includes Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS, Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS Prototype, Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS Tour Prototype "Ace" and Scotty Cameron Teryllium T22 Newport 2.

Jailbird and 2-Ball

3players, 4%

Akshay Bhatia, Keegan Bradley, Bernhard Langer

Includes Odyssey Ai Dual 1/2-Ball Jailbird Cruiser, Odyssey Jailbird DB broomstick and Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Long.

Anser

1player, 1%

Ryan Fox

Rossie

1player, 1%

Jon Rahm