Four-time PGA Tour winner and 2023 U.S. Open Champion Wyndham Clark has signed an agreement to exclusively play a Scottsdale TEC putter, PING CEO & President John K. Solheim announced today.
“Wyndham comes into the U.S. Open this week as one of the hottest players in the world,” said Solheim. “He’s been using the Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset model since the Houston Open and has steadily climbed in the world rankings since then on the strength of a win and third-place finish in his last three tournaments. We’re excited he’s having such tremendous success with the new model and benefiting from the Eye Q alignment technology and the onset design. His choice to use the new putter further validates the performance golfers can expect when adding a Scottsdale TEC putter to their bag.”
In winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson last month at 30-under-par, Clark set the Strokes Gained: Putting record for a PGA Tour event, gaining more than 12.5 shots on the field for the week with his PING Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset putter. In his final-round 60, he holed 158 feet of putts.
“Since switching to the PING Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset putter in April, I’ve seen significant improvement in my putting and I credit the new putter for helping me get back in the winner’s circle,” Clark said. “The white finish first got my attention and when I started rolling putts with it, it set up easily, and gave me immediate confidence. I’d never used a putter with onset before, so it was a new look for me that really matches my eye. The onset combined with the top-rail dot simplifies alignment and my consistency has improved. I’m sinking more long putts than ever.”
Clark’s custom-built Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset putter measures 38 inches and includes a 17" Superstroke Zenergy 3.0 grip. The head weighs approximately 400 grams. The lie angle is 20 degrees, and the loft is 3 degrees.
The Scottsdale TEC putter series was launched in April and is distinguished by a white finish and Eye Q alignment technology. The new alignment technology was inspired by eye-tracking research known as Quiet Eye. It provides a distinct focal point on the top rail of the putters. By combining a focal point with a long alignment line, the design helps naturally quiet the player’s eyes before the stroke, making it easier to center and maintain a stable gaze at the critical moment.
The Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue is engineered with an onset shaft position, which places the shaft near the center line of the putter head, behind the top rail and ahead of the CG to provide golfers with a full-face view of the ball at address.
“The use of eye-tracking research has given us some great insights into the best ways to help golfers improve their focus and sink more putts,” said Solheim. “We’ve also chosen to make this line exclusively mallets to better serve the growing market for these types of designs while continuing to offer stroke-type fitting through optimal CG placement. All the Scottsdale TEC models are designed with proven PING performance, including high MOIs and a fantastic feel.”
Financial terms and the length of the agreement were not disclosed.
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