Equipment
Ping Nome TR putter spotted on tour
Ping’s new line of Scottsdale TR, or “True Roll” putters feature variable depth grooves in the face that are deeper in the center and more shallow in the heel and toe to help golfers hit their putts with consistent speed, even when they miss the sweet spot.
While varying the depth of the grooves doesn’t sound like a big deal, the technology has been a hit with players on tour like Lee Westwood and Angel Cabrera, who have made the switch to TR putters this year.
Ping currently has six models available in the TR line, but will add another model, its Nome putter, to the lineup in the near future.
The original Nome was used last year by Hunter Mahan to win the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. It’s silver with a black-and-white alignment system, and is milled from aluminum. The mallet-style putter has 82 grams of weight in the sole to increase the putter’s moment of inertia, and is available in three different shaft bends to accomodate different stroke types.
The new Nome TR (Left) and the original Nome (Right).
The new version is black with a white-and-black alignment system, and unlike the rest of the TR putters it doesn’t feature a TR insert — it’s TR grooves are milled across the entirety of the face.
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The Nome TR has a headweight of 350 grams, will be available in three different shaft bends, Ping’s “Straight,” “Slight Arc” and “Strong Arc” configurations, It’s scheduled to hit shelves in mid May, and carries an MSRP of $305 ($340 with an adjustable length shaft).
Click here too see what members are saying in the forums.
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This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.
Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.
Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.
Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.
@Lamosteve began:
Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine
Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6
Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
- JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
- jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”
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Bill Weeks
May 14, 2014 at 10:46 pm
I currently play a Scottsdale Wolverine C. I’m interested in the Nome TR as I think it has a higher MOI. I have not used it on a real putting green, only indoors. This is a “very pricy” putter from Ping. My thinking is Ping will move this groove technology into their entire line in the future. I ant to try the different shaft styles before I make a purchase.
Servost
May 1, 2013 at 10:32 pm
$300 for a putter? Youch
Steve
Jul 6, 2013 at 10:27 pm
How many balls do you hit with your driver for $300, how many putts do you hit?
Nigel
Jul 12, 2013 at 9:58 am
Yes, but the fact remains that it’s the least engineered club in the bag…
Joe
Apr 30, 2013 at 11:14 am
Must try out! Love the new insert and love the look of the nome but didn’t like the feel of the previous model and don’t like the look of the putters with the new insert. Should be a great putter!
Hunter
Apr 30, 2013 at 9:11 am
You can see them on Ping.com
nick
Apr 29, 2013 at 11:40 pm
MOI . moment of inertia . 🙂 .
i like the putter but what do they mean 3 different shaft bend options. I’ve never seen ay different variations .( slight arc, strong arc or straight swing path ).
also is the black a paint or that finish style odyssey uses a lot . I don’t like it when the paint wears off the soul.
thanks for the write up .