The most striking turnaround on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour this season belongs to Seo Kyo-rim. She struggled on the greens last year with strokes gained putting of minus 0.51, ranking 103rd, but has climbed 93 spots to 10th this season at plus 0.54 — and became the first player to reach four wins.
The turnaround began in May, when she switched to Titleist’s Scotty Cameron Studio Style Fastback putter. “The putter is the only club I have changed since my debut,” Seo said. “The new putter fit me perfectly, and that allowed me to win a major title.”
So what kind of club is the Scotty Cameron Fastback that ended Seo’s putting woes? The design combines stability with precision. The half-moon-shaped mid-mallet head uses multi-material construction that removes weight from the center and redistributes it toward the perimeter. That limits twisting of the head on off-center strikes, delivering high forgiveness. The wide sweet spot becomes a firm anchor that reduces mistakes even at high-pressure moments.
Feel and roll are also strong points. The face carries an insert made of Studio Carbon Steel, a material favored by top players including Jordan Spieth, giving the putter its distinctively soft feel at impact. A special chain-pattern face milling is added so that the ball does not hop after impact but immediately rolls smoothly across the green. That is the secret to minimizing the effect of slope and sending the ball straight along the intended line.
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Original reporting by Jung Moon-young for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.
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