{"id":33,"date":"2026-03-31T20:37:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edensteak.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2026-03-31T21:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:23:48","slug":"blade-vs-mallet-what-the-best-and-worst-putters-on-the-2025-pga-tour-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edensteak.com\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Blade vs. Mallet: What the Best and Worst Putters on the 2025 PGA Tour Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In my ongoing (and probably never-ending) search for a new putter, I started wondering how much truth there is behind the current hype around mallet putters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hear it more and more: \u201cMallets are taking over the PGA Tour.\u201d
But is that actually true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out, I pulled Strokes Gained: Putting (SG: Putting)<\/strong> data from the PGA Tour stats page<\/a> and looked at the top 20 and bottom 20 putters from the 2025 season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick disclaimer: This isn\u2019t a perfectly controlled study. Some players switch putters throughout the season, and I used the most commonly listed putter based on quick research. The goal here is to see if a pattern exists. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the list of Top 20 putters on the PGA Tour, 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n RANK <\/td>\n \n PLAYER <\/td>\n \n AVG <\/td>\n \n Putter Type <\/td>\n \n Putter Brand <\/td>\n \n Putter Name <\/td>\n \n Relased Year <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 1 <\/td>\n \n Sam Burns <\/td>\n \n 0.983 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Odyssey <\/td>\n \n Ai-ONE 7S <\/td>\n \n 2023 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2 <\/td>\n \n Taylor Montgomery <\/td>\n \n 0.917 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Taylormade <\/td>\n \n Ghost Spider S <\/td>\n \n 2012 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 3 <\/td>\n \n Harry Hall <\/td>\n \n 0.881 <\/td>\n \n Blade <\/td>\n \n Odyssey <\/td>\n \n O-Works Black #1 Wide S <\/td>\n \n 2018 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 4 <\/td>\n \n Denny McCarthy <\/td>\n \n 0.679 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Scotty Cameron <\/td>\n \n TOUR-only GoLo N7 <\/td>\n \n 2013 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 5 <\/td>\n \n Nico Echavarria <\/td>\n \n 0.666 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Odyssey <\/td>\n \n Tri-Hot 5K Seven DB <\/td>\n \n 2023 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 6 <\/td>\n \n Garrick Higgo <\/td>\n \n 0.661 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n L.A.B. <\/td>\n \n Golf OZ.1 Pro <\/td>\n \n 2024 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 7 <\/td>\n \n Cameron Young <\/td>\n \n 0.642 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Scotty Cameron <\/td>\n \n Phantom 9.5 Tour Prototype <\/td>\n \n 2022 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 8 <\/td>\n \n Sam Ryder <\/td>\n \n 0.626 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n TaylorMade <\/td>\n \n Spider Tour Red <\/td>\n \n 2017 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 9 <\/td>\n \n Rory McIlroy <\/td>\n \n 0.597 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n TaylorMade <\/td>\n \n Spider Tour X <\/td>\n \n 2023 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 10 <\/td>\n \n Sami Valimaki <\/td>\n \n 0.548 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Odyssey <\/td>\n \n White Hot OG 2-Ball <\/td>\n \n 2021 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 11 <\/td>\n \n Brandt Snedeker <\/td>\n \n 0.531 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Odyssey <\/td>\n \n White Hot XG Rossie <\/td>\n \n 2006 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 12 <\/td>\n \n Frankie Capan III <\/td>\n \n 0.488 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Scotty Cameron <\/td>\n \n Phantom T9.5 Tour Only <\/td>\n \n 2024 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 13 <\/td>\n \n Christiaan Bezuidenhout <\/td>\n \n 0.458 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Odyssey <\/td>\n \n Works Big T #5 <\/td>\n \n 2015 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 14 <\/td>\n \n Jake Knapp <\/td>\n \n 0.456 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Scotty Cameron <\/td>\n \n Phantom T-5.2 <\/td>\n \n 2025 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 15 <\/td>\n \n Zach Johnson <\/td>\n \n 0.446 <\/td>\n \n Blade <\/td>\n \n SeeMore <\/td>\n \n Mini Giant FGP <\/td>\n \n 2015 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 16 <\/td>\n \n Andrew Putnam <\/td>\n \n 0.439 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n Odyssey <\/td>\n \n White Hot RX Rossie <\/td>\n \n 2016 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 17 <\/td>\n \n Matt McCarty <\/td>\n \n 0.435 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n PING <\/td>\n \n PLD Tyne C <\/td>\n \n 2022 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 18 <\/td>\n \n Harris English <\/td>\n \n 0.418 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n PING <\/td>\n \n Scottsdale Hohum <\/td>\n \n 2011 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 19 <\/td>\n \n Ben Griffin <\/td>\n \n 0.407 <\/td>\n \n Blade <\/td>\n \n Scotty Cameron <\/td>\n \n Concept 2 tour prototype <\/td>\n \n 2025 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 20 <\/td>\n \n Tommy Fleetwood <\/td>\n \n 0.404 <\/td>\n \n Mallet <\/td>\n \n TaylorMade <\/td>\n \n Spider Tour Black <\/td>\n \n 2024 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div>