Equipment

Spotted: Tom Kim’s 2 new Scotty Cameron Circle T putters

Published

3 months ago

Mar 21, 2023

Fan favorite Tom Kim showed up to the 2023 WGC Dell Matchplay with two Scotty Cameron putters to test.

The newest one is a Scotty Cameron T5.5 Circle T mallet with a welded L-neck. Kim’s putter looks a lot like the Phantom X 5 you can buy at your local golf store, but with a few modifications. He carries over the single site line on the topline but adds dual lines on the flange. The face milling looks similar to the retail model but with the iconic Circle T logo filled in black. The sole of the putter has a black Circle T insert and 5g weights installed.

The sole around the insert does look like it was torched as you can see the blue, red, orange, and yellow hues that come out with high heat. These T5.5 putters with the welded L-neck are very popular with players one tour and it seems like we are seeing more and more of them. Kim’s LA Golf P-Series 135 graphite shaft in black is installed with a SuperStroke Tour 2.0 Zenergy in white and black.

Kim’s other flatstick is a Scotty Cameron Tour Type GSS that is similar to the Newport 2 head that you can buy at retail. The putter is milled from solid German Stainless Steel (GSS) that Scotty considers the highest quality for putter making.

The face has what looks to be a pretty traditional milling with a medium depth for a slightly softer feel and sound at impact. It is very rare to see a Scotty tour putter without any markings on the face, even our own tour photographer isn’t sure that he has seen too many with blank faces.

The new Scotty has two alignment marks with a site dot on the topline and a single line on the flange, both filled with gold paintfill. It looks like the Scotty Cameron and Circle T in the cavity are hand-stamped and filled with matching gold paint.

The sole of the putter has two 25g Circle T weights installed and “Tour Type” stamped just below the toe weight. A beautifully beveled L, or plumbers, neck finishes off the putter and that is where the LA Golf P-Series 135 putter shaft is installed.

The P-Series 135 is a full graphite shaft for added stability and enhanced feedback. The shaft is painted in a dark metallic green and LA Golf etched in Kim’s logo of a locomotive with his initials in it. The putter is finished off with a SuperStroke Tour 2.0 Zenergy grip in White Silver with Kim’s initials printed on it.

More photos of Tom Kim’s custom Scotty Cameron putters here
…and here.
See all of our photos from the 2023 WGC Dell Matchplay here.

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Whats in the Bag

Thomas Pieters WITB 2023 (June)

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4 hours ago

Jun 8, 2023

GolfWRX Staff

Thomas Pieters what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees @9.25, C2 SureFit)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 75 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX

7-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX

Irons: Titleist 620 CB (3, 4), Titleist 620 MB (5-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-10S), Vokey 2022 Prototype (58-L @60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: TaylorMade Spider GT
Grip: SuperStroke Pistol GTR

Grips: Golf Pride ZGrip

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

More photos of Thomas Pieters WITB in the forums.

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Ludvig Aberg WITB 2023 (June)

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5 hours ago

Jun 8, 2023

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: Titleist TSR2 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue M-AX

3-wood: Titleist TSR2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue 75 TX

Irons: Titleist T-MB 718 (2 iron), Titleist T-100 (4-9 iron)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM9 (50, 54, 60 degrees)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Works Versa #1

Ball: Titleist 2023 Pro V1x

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Equipment

Next “Ping Slam” putter announced: Ping PLD Limited Zing 2

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8 hours ago

Jun 8, 2023

GolfWRX Staff

Following the Pal and Pal 2, Ping today announced the release of the third of four “Ping Slam” putters, which commemorate the 1988 season in which the brand won all four men’s major championships.

The precision-milled PLD Limited Zing 2 putter commemorates Curtis Strange’s 1988 U.S. Open win — the first of his two consecutive U.S. Open wins using the putter.

“We’re really enjoying celebrating the ‘Ping Slam’ and reliving some wonderful memories from 1988,” said John A. Solheim, Ping’s Executive Chairman. “Curtis’ thrilling win at the U.S. Open was soon followed by the U.S. Women’s Open champion using a Zing 2, giving us wins at both national championships that summer. The next year Curtis won the U.S. Open again with his Zing 2. That was a remarkable run for the Zing 2 and secured its place in Ping’s putter history.”

Arriving on tour in 1984, the original Zing 2 was inspired by the Zing was cast from stainless steel. Ping cites the heel-shafted design and heel-toe weighting as key elements of the putter’s popularity.

The putters are custom-built by Ping WRX master craftsmen at the company’s headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. Each putter is serialized for authenticity and includes a custom headcover. Ping’s engineers and company historian scoured the archives to retain the integrity of the four classic designs during the milling process, spending time in the legendary Ping Gold Putter Vault to ensure the integrity of the designs.

Pricing, availability

Only 88 of the 100-percent milled, 303 stainless steel, natural finish putters are available via pingpld.com at 2 pm ET, Tuesday, June 13 at a price of $990.

Later this year (December 5), 35 complete sets of the PLD Limited ‘Ping Slam’ putters will go on sale for $4,990 (limit one per customer), which will include a custom-designed display unit.