Wyndham Clark's putter switch sparks three wins in four months

By Staff Writer

August 24, 2026

3 min read

Key takeaways

Wyndham Clark ranked 147th in Strokes Gained: Putting through the Valspar Championship in March.
He switched to Ping's Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset putter the next week in Houston and now ranks 16th for the season.
His putts made from 4-8 feet jumped from 64.7 percent (T-131) to 72 percent (28th).
Since the switch he has won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and the BMW Championship at Bellerive.
Clark signed a putter-only endorsement deal with Ping, the first in the company's 50-plus years of tour sponsorship.

Wyndham Clark's putting collapsed early this season, then a putter change turned it into the strength behind three wins in four months. He picked up Ping's Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset CB putter at the Texas Children's Houston Open in late March, one week after ranking 147th on the PGA Tour in Strokes Gained: Putting.

How bad was Clark's putting before the switch?

Through the Valspar Championship, Clark was losing 0.645 strokes per round on the greens, ranked 132nd in putting average and 123rd in three-putt avoidance. He had been using a putter bought from his home club's pro shop.

What changed after he picked up the Ally Blue Onset?

Clark now ranks 16th in Strokes Gained: Putting for the full season, gaining 0.440 strokes per round even with his early-season struggles factored in. He has climbed from 132nd to first in putting average and also leads the tour in birdie-or-better conversion. The putter uses a soft PEBAX insert and a shaft axis set in front of the head's center of gravity, which Ping says promotes a steadier stroke. Clark played it at standard length for two events before moving to a 38-inch counterbalanced build, aimed at recreating the feel of the Jailbird putter he used to win his first three PGA Tour titles.

Metric	Through Valspar	Now
SG: Putting rank	147th	16th
Putting average rank	132nd	1st
Putts made, 4-8 ft	64.7% (T-131)	72% (28th)

Three wins in four months trace back to one putter change.

What has the putter switch produced on the course?

Clark used the Ally Blue Onset to shoot 30 under and win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, setting a ShotLink-era tournament putting record in the process. He added his second U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills and then the BMW Championship at Bellerive, a win that moved him from eighth to fourth in the Official World Golf Ranking. "I finally found the putter that I love," Clark said after the BMW win. Just before his U.S. Open victory, he signed a putter-only endorsement contract with Ping, becoming the first player in the company's 50-plus-year sponsorship history to sign one.

Frequently asked questions

What putter does Wyndham Clark use?

Clark plays a Ping Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset CB, a 38-inch counterbalanced model with a PEBAX insert and a 400-gram head.

When did Wyndham Clark switch putters?

He made the change at the Texas Children's Houston Open in late March 2026.

How much has Wyndham Clark's putting improved?

He has gone from 147th to 16th in Strokes Gained: Putting for the season and from 132nd to first in putting average.

The Loop take

Clark's putter change is not the whole story of his season, but the numbers make the connection hard to dismiss. Going from bottom-third to tour-leading in putting average inside five months is not a hot streak; it is a swing in one specific skill, and three trophies have followed it.