Golf Digest South Africa Hotlist 2025

BLADE PUTTERS

PING PLD MIlled R9 900

PING Scottsdale R5 500

GOLD

GOLD

OVERALL RATING ★★★★★

OVERALL RATING ★★★★ ½

• Three new takes on historic Ping models, including the iconic Anser heel-toe- weighted blade. • The designs grew from Ping engineers working with the company’s tour staff. • A shallow mill pattern creates a responsive impact with a soft feel. • The plumber’s-neck Anser and heavier, wide-sole Anser 2D favour arcing strokes. • The double-bend shaft on the Kushin is for straighter strokes. • Top 5 in Performance, low- and high-handicaps • Models: 3. Lengths: 34, 35 inches

• Compared to the

milled versions in the company’s line, these models provide more

forgiveness with a more resilient face material. • The Pebax polymer

PERFORMANCE ★★★★★ INNOVATION ★★★★ LOOK / SOUND / FEEL ★★★★ ½

PERFORMANCE ★★★★ ½ INNOVATION ★★★★ ½ LOOK / SOUND / FEEL ★★★★ ½

material in the face stretches the width to provide a consistent energy transfer and soft feel.

‘Classic design with modern updates. Milling delivers a smooth, gentle nudge to the ball. Perfectly balanced.’ – 14-HANDICAP

‘The face is so, so soft, like a foam Tempur-Pedic mattress.’ – 0-HANDICAP

• An array of models

accommodates strokes with a slight arc (Anser,

Anser 2D, B63) and those with more arc (Anser 4). • Top 5 in Performance, low- and high-handicaps • Models: 4. Lengths: 34, 35 inches

AESTHETICS

AESTHETICS

Plain

Elaborate

Plain

Elaborate

ACOUSTICS

ACOUSTICS

Quieter

Louder

Quieter

Louder

SENSORY

SENSORY

Softer

Firmer

Softer

Firmer

HEFT

HEFT

Lighter

Heavier

Lighter

Heavier

ALIGNMENT

ALIGNMENT

Modest

Aggressive

Modest

Aggressive

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