Equipment
Brooks Koepka makes huge putter change…and it’s not a Scotty Cameron
Brooks Koepka made his PGA Tour return last week at the Farmers Insurance Open, and did so with two Scotty Cameron putters in tow.
The 35-year-old has been a proponent of a Scotty Cameron flatstick on the greens over the last decade, primarily gaming a Newport 2 blade that has helped him achieve 5 major championship victories.
However, in what is a significant equipment shakeup, Golf Channel analyst Eamon Lynch was first to report this week that Koepka will use a TaylorMade Spider mallet at the WM Phoenix Open.
Golf nerd update: Brooks Koepka has changed putters this week in Phoenix. After a decade with a Scotty Cameron blade he gaming a TaylorMade Spider mallet.
— Eamon Lynch (@eamonlynch) February 4, 2026
Smylie Kaufman then posted the following photo of Brooks on the range with his new TaylorMade Spider putter:
Expecting a new bat tomorrow for BK pic.twitter.com/yqCTJnCBsO
— Smylie Kaufman (@SmylieKaufman10) February 5, 2026
It will be a major departure for Brooks, and though many fans will be unaccustomed to seeing the 5-time major champ without a blade putter on the greens, it’s not the first time he has opted to play a mallet. In 2025, Koepka spent brief periods experimenting with both a Scotty Cameron T-5.5 and Fastback 1.5.
However, this will be the first time Brooks has opted for a mallet that isn’t a Scotty Cameron, and it comes off the back of a very disappointing putting performance at Torrey Pines.
Last week, the American finished last in the field for putting, losing almost 5½ shots on the greens with the flatstick during Saturday’s round alone.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
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jamho3
Feb 6, 2026 at 6:49 am
Late 30’s multi major winner searches for very different putter to fix his woes. Where have we seen this before?
Noonan
Feb 5, 2026 at 9:31 pm
He needs to putt with a glove on.
Curtis
Feb 5, 2026 at 7:17 am
Get rid of that finger down the grip he ueses no feel to it Brooksie!A new putter wont do anything
The Truth Network
Feb 5, 2026 at 6:45 am
Wow, reaching for straws here. he just needs more reps after playing in that joke of a league.