Influential putters and flatstick technology of the decade

With the decade nearly in the books, take a look back on some of the most influential and important putter innovations of the past 10 years.

TaylorMade Spider Tour

Statistically, the best putting season a player has had in the strokes gained era, which started in 2004, was Jason Day’s 2016. He became the first golfer to finish with a strokes gained putting average over 1.0 with a 1.13. That means over 18 holes, the Australian gained more than a one-shot edge over the field based solely on the quality of his putting. Day’s putter was a red, custom-made TaylorMade Spider Tour Mini, and after his success, TaylorMade developed the Spider Tour in both red and black. Several went into the bags of top players such as Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.