Which Players Are Using A Zero Torque Putter?

Usually, if a player has a great week on the greens then, chances are, they will win or at least contend for the tournament victory.

Time-and-time again we see individuals win on the professional circuits and lead the putting stats in the process, which is why it's critical player's get their set-ups on the green correct.

As of late, mallet putters have dominated with blade-style putters becoming less and less popular. All the while, zero torque models saw a rise in usage, but has that trend continued?

The biggest win for zero torque putters came at the 2025 US Open, when JJ Spaun used a L.A.B. Golf DF3 to earn a maiden Major victory, highlighted by a mammoth putt at the 72nd hole.

Many predicted that the zero torque trend would push on from then, especially when Minjee Lee won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship with an Odyssey Ai-One Square 2 Square #7 putter in the bag.

However, since those two Major wins, victories for zero torque models have become few and far between, with the closest being Wyndham Clark's victory at the US Open this year.

At Shinnecock Hills, the two-time Major winner used a Ping Scottsdale Tec Ally Blue Onset, which is not classed as a zero torque putter despite the center-shafted design.

Looking at the men's Official World Golf Rankings, none of the top 10 are using a zero torque putter and, as of writing, we believe Adam Scott is the only player with that style of flatstick in the bag.

His putter of choice is the L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max, while Michael Kim, who is the next highest ranked player (57th) in the OWGR to use a zero torque, has a TaylorMade 5K-ZT in play.

In fairness to Kim, at the 3M Open he used it with much success, making just 21 putts through his second round as he shot an historic 59 at TPC Twin Cities.

Lucas Herbert (69th) implements a L.A.B Golf OZ.1, while Jordan Smith (76th) and Sungjae Im (77th) do have center-shafted Scotty Cameron putters.

Famously, Lucas Glover (90th) switched to a zero torque putter and that revolutionized his game after years of dealing with the yips. Moving to the zero torque L.A.B. Golf Mezz. 1 Max resulted in the Major winner claiming back-to-back victories in 2023.

As of writing, around four-to-six players have a zero torque model in the bag and, in terms of Kim, he detailed the positives and negatives of using the type of putter shortly after his Open De France win in September 2025.

Posting to X, the American wrote: "(It's) very easy to start putts online. I’ve always had trouble pushing putts and I don’t push putts as often anymore. That’s the biggest and really only benefit to these putters."

He went on to add: "Those slight twists that sound like something you’d never want actually help your hands and body know where the club is and how fast it’s going.

"The ZT putters can often feel “empty” during the stroke itself because there’s no torque and therefore less feedback during the stroke. Those torques are actually VERY minimal. It doesn’t take much to keep the head square.

"Once you get past 10ft, it’s way less about stroke and start line and way more about green reading and speed control... Putting is more about speed and green reading especially as you get further away."

In the women's game, Haeran Ryu (3rd) and Hannah Green (9th) have been using center-shafted Scotty Cameron models in their most recent starts.

Known as the OC range, the putters do reduce torque, but aren't classed as zero-torque putters.

Lee (12th) continues to use her Odyssey Ai-One Square 2 Square #7 putter, while Minsol Kim (16th) has a center-shafted Scotty Cameron like Green does.

Rounding out the top 20, Nasa Hataoka (17th) also uses a center-shafted Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 putter.

Looking down the Women's World Golf Rankings, Auston Kim (23rd) has a L.A.B Golf OZ.1 HS flatstick, while Jin Hee Im (25th) and Chizzy Iwai (28th) use center-shafted putters and A Lim Kim (32nd) a L.A.B. Golf Mezz. 1 Max.