The 10 Best Blade Putters of 2024

Blade putters are for players who love the classic, minimalist look, and typically (but not always) favor those who have some arc in their putting stroke. And if you happen to fall into both categories, you’re in luck, because there are some fantastic blade putters out there today that combine stunning looks with modern performance.

These are the 10 best blade putters of 2024.

In what is likely the least surprising inclusion on this list, the Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2 is a timeless design that has all of the attributes you’d expect from a Scotty. No insert in the face, solid stainless steel, and the feel that only the best precision milling can provide.

Scotty Cameron gave the 2023 Super Select Newport 2 improved weight distribution while maintaining that classic look. Cameron did this by removing weight from the neck, front, and back. That weight was repositioned under the heel and toe weight ports to improve forgiveness. The Super Select also got an updated milling pattern that blends feel, consistency and feedback.

The feel at impact is something only a Cameron can deliver. These Titleist beauties have always required an element of feel from the golfer, so if distance control is a non-issue for you, play away.

In January of 1966, Karsten Solheim designed PING's first Anser putter because he felt the golf world, including himself, needed a better putter design. Today, the Anser is still the best-selling putter of all time with seemingly every manufacturer producing a version of it.

PING currently makes several versions of the Anser, but it’s the 2024 PLD Milled Anser putter that took us for a ride. The previous generation’s matte-black finish was exchanged for a sleek gunmetal finish in 2024. Paired with a black shaft, this Anser is all business. 

I tested the new PLD Milled Anser at the 2024 PGA Show, and my biggest takeaway was that it’s impossible not to feel confident when stroking putts with this putter. From the history of the Anser line to the striking gunmetal finish and minimalist looks, you can almost feel the PING  legacy in your hands.

I also had the benefit of a live micro-fitting with a PING guru while testing the 2024 PLD Milled putter, which made it easy to identify the perfect version of this putter for my stroke.

The one element of this putter that’s tough to stomach is the $450 price. That puts it in direct competition with the Bettinardi’s and Scotty Cameron’s of the world. While the PLD Milled Anser can certainly hang with the best of the best, it’s ultimately up to you, the consumer, to determine if the price is right.

The Cobra KING Vintage line of putters is one of our favorites on the market today because of one feature that pretty much no other putter offers. It’s called Descending Loft Technology (DLT), and it is a game-changer when it comes to guaranteeing a consistent roll.

Most putters have one loft, just a few degrees. LA Golf’s Descending Loft Technology in the Cobra KING Vintage putters has four. The top of the putter face has four degrees of loft, and each horizontal quadrant decreases in loft by one degree, all the way down to the one-degree bottom of the putter face. This technology guarantees that whether you hit the center, or miss high or low on the face, the ball rolls the same. It’s genius, and it’s effective. This Descending Loft Technology is now part of LA Golf, and Cobra is the only company outside of LA Golf with access to it.

So, if you want a blade putter with DLT but don’t want to buy a putter with a comma in the price tag, the Vintage Sport from Cobra is for you

DLT isn’t the only technology in the Vintage Sport putter. It has toe and heel weight ports with 20g stock weights in each, and the option to buy 10g, 15g, or 25g weights to adjust feel and stability. Cobra’s 2024 edition of the Vintage line also got an upgraded Pebax insert, which has a very soft, satisfying feel at impact. 

I tested the Vintage Sport at the 2024 PGA Show and was struck by how easy it was to control speed and distance. The softer face insert was also quite noticeable compared to the previous generation, which I spent considerable time testing.

The blade version of the Vintage putter is available in two toe hang options, a plumber’s neck with 40 degrees of toe hang, and a flow neck with 60 degrees.

Meridian putters are gaining some serious momentum, and after logging significant numbers of putts with Meridian putters at the last two PGA Shows, and double-checking that consumer-friendly price, I’m not surprised one bit.

I can almost guarantee that there’s a Meridian putter that will catch your eye. That’s because with five different head shapes, three finish options, and your choice of three milling patterns there’s a color, shape and feel combination for just about everyone.

The Charleston putter is Meridian's classic blade offering, and personally, I don’t know how you could go wrong with the fly cut (medium feel) milling and goldish Oil Can finish on the traditional head shape.

The Charleston is available in mid-slant neck and plumber’s neck options, each with 44-degrees of toe hang. But much to straight-back, straight-through putters’ delight, there’s also a face-balaned option.

The best part is, each starts at just $239, with customization options, like custom stamping on the toe or heel, available with any order.

Fewer three-putts.

That’s what Odyssey is selling with its new Ai-ONE putter. How, you ask? Well, Odyssey used AI to design a face that produces the most consistent ball speed possible from the center, to misses on the toe and heel side. Odyssey’s claim is that the new Ai-ONE putter leaves misses 21% closer to the hole.

In testing the Ai-ONE blade, I had no way to measure a miss with another putter to a miss with the Ai-ONE, so we’re going to have to take Odyssey’s word on that part. I can tell you, however, that the White Hot insert is perfectly on-brand from a soft and satisfying standpoint. If you've hit any White Hot putter, you know what I'm talking about.

The back of the putter has a window where you can see the AI-designed face. If you’re not a fan of the White Hot feel, Odyssey also offers a milled edition of the Ai-ONE putter. That one costs $150 more ($449), exchanges the window in the cavity for a traditional one-piece look, and is finished with premium-looking gold accents.

If you’re a tinkerer, or you just want every element of your putter built to your exact specifications, you should check out the new Astral Blade putter.

Astral, which just launched at the 2024 PGA show, is a unique modular putter that allows you and your fitter (or just you) to dial in your face, lie angle, offset, and toe hang specifications.

I’ve written about this before, but there’s no excuse to use a putter that’s ill-fit for your stroke. It’s too easy to get a putter fitting, or even do it yourself at home. I had the luxury of an in-person putter fitting, and a DIY at-home putter fitting before unboxing and building my own Astral putter. Building the Astral putter to work with my stroke immediately improved my accuracy, and knowing the putter was configured to my specs gives me a ton of confidence on the greens, which is an awesome feeling.

On top of the performance, the Astral is a great-looking blade putter. The black head and shaft are accented nicely by a brass or copper face insert (choose your own feel) to complete a satisfying look.

Astral Putters will be available publicly this year.

In my opinion, this Mizuno blade rivals the aforementioned PING Anser as the best traditional-looking blade putter of 2024. Between the milled face and all-black finish (blue and silver heads are also available), with virtually no visible markings from the address position, you can’t find a cleaner-looking putter. 

After spending considerable time hitting putts of all lengths and varieties with this OMOI blade, my biggest takeaway was “why don’t more people use Mizuno putters?” and the truth is I still can’t find an answer to that question.

The OMOI release builds on the M CRAFT line with a heavier head weight for more stability and increased MOI, which of course results in a more forgiving putter.

If you want a premium, one-piece putter and don’t mind saving $100 over the likes of Scotty Cameron, PING Anser and Bettinardi, you need to check out the Mizuno M CRAFT OMOI blade.

What is a putter from Zebra doing on a list of the best blade putters of 2024, you ask? Well, it’s owning its spot.

Zebra came back with authority at the beginning of last year, offering four different putter styles that all blend the latest and greatest technology with the classic Zebra look. 

The AIT4 is the blade of the family and it’s also the only head shape that’s not face balanced, offering 25 degrees of toe hang for the slight-arc putters out there. 

Weights in the heel and toe make the AIT4 super forgiving, and those weights are actually adjustable. The putter comes with two 15g weights, but you can opt for a pair of 10g or 20g weights for $20 a set to dial in your stability, feel or distance control as you choose.

The head features the classic Zebra stripe alignment system that the brand is famous for, and one of the softest-feeling faces of any putter we’ve tested in the last few years.

With the luxury of being close to Bettinardi’s corporate HQ, GolfLink tested all of the company’s putters as opposed to ones limited to retail. Bettinardi’s BB series has always been a premium lineup and the BB-1 is Bettinardi’s premium blade putter.

The Bettinardi BB-1 putter, simply put, is an incredible blade putter. Before you even test it you know that you have a piece of craftsmanship that was truly cared for. The soft feel at impact is thanks to Bettinardi’s Aggressive Flymill face milling, which produced as good of a feel at impact as any putter we tested. 

As with all Bettinardi putters, you get an awesome headcover to keep it safe. The BB series covers are black, just like the sleek finish on the putter itself.

It’s trendy to throw around the term “OG” to establish some credibility and perhaps even some nostalgia. While Odyssey may benefit from those elements with its recent White Hot OG One blade putter release, the OG truly represents Odyssey’s original White Hot face insert. Odyssey re-recreated its first urethane insert and put it in a circa-2001 White Hot putter, with today’s tech under the hood, with its newer line of White Hot OG putters.

The blade, which is the One model and one of eight head shapes. If you’ve stroked a White Hot putter in the last 20-plus years, you know how this putter feels. It’s soft, muted, and smooth.

One thing you can get with the White Hot OG putter that you couldn’t get 20 years ago is a Stroke Lab shaft for only $50 extra, or opt for the stock, stepless steel shaft. Either way, you can bag the newest, OG, hottest Odyssey putter for $200-250.