Ping and Odyssey Dominated the Field

Putters Used by This Year’s LIV Golf Champions Across 13 Tournaments
Ping Dominates with 6 Wins, Odyssey Follows with 5
LAB Golf and SIK Each Secure a Victory

There is a saying in golf: "Drive for show, putt for dough." To achieve strong results in golf, putting is the most crucial skill. Losing strokes on the green means the championship trophy slips further away. Finding the putter that perfectly suits you can elevate your ranking to the next level.

LIV Golf, established in 2022 by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), held 13 tournaments this year. So, which putter led to the most victories on the LIV Golf tour?

Ping takes the top spot, sweeping nearly half of the LIV Golf tournament wins this season with six victories. The main figure behind this success is Joaquin Niemann of Chile. Ping is renowned for its putters and is often regarded as the maker of "the best putters money can buy." Among its models, the Anser, first introduced in the 1960s, stands out as an iconic design.

Joaquin Niemann secured five wins this year on LIV Golf using the Ping PLD Anser putter. Photo by Reuters Yonhap News

Niemann secured five wins on LIV Golf this year, using the Ping PLD (Putting Lab Design) Anser. This is a prototype model with a blade-style design and a single alignment aid. In European tournaments, where the greens are generally slower than in the United States, he sometimes switched to the PLD DS72, which is slightly heavier than the Anser.

Adrian Meronk of Poland is also a Ping putter enthusiast. After claiming four victories on the DP World Tour, he joined LIV Golf last year. At the season-opening Riyadh tournament in February, he captured a wire-to-wire victory using the Ping Vault 2.0 Ketsch, a model he has favored for a long time since the beginning of the season.

Callaway’s Odyssey also enjoyed a successful season, contributing to five victories. Sergio Garcia of Spain, after joining LIV Golf, ended a long winless streak by taking the top spot at the Hong Kong tournament with the Odyssey Toulon Austin. Marc Leishman claimed his first-ever LIV win at the Miami tournament using the White Hot Versa One CH.

Patrick Reed (USA) performed with the White Hot Pro #3 at the Dallas tournament. Talor Gooch (USA), who achieved a career turnaround with three LIV wins last year, used the Odyssey Tri-Hot #2 at the Andalucia tournament.

Both of these putters are blade-style models. Additionally, Dean Burmester (South Africa), the champion of the Chicago tournament, secured his win with the mallet-style Odyssey Tri-Hot 5K Seven.

Sergio Garcia claimed the top spot at the LIV Golf Hong Kong tournament using the Odyssey Toulon Austin putter. Photo by AFP Yonhap News

LAB Golf and SIK also produced champions. Sebastian Munoz of Colombia clinched victory at the Indianapolis tournament using the LAB Golf DF3. This model is one of the "zero torque putters," designed to prevent the face from twisting during the stroke.

Bryson DeChambeau (USA), nicknamed "The Hulk," left a strong impression on Korean fans by winning the LIV Golf Korea event with the SIK Pro C-Series Armlock. He also won the US Open twice using a putter from the same brand.

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