During a season in which she won six times already, you’d think World No. 1 Nelly Korda would have been hesitant to switch from anything that’s been working.
But golfers, as we know, are a fickle bunch. Korda is no exception: her seventh win of the year this past week at The Annika was her first with a new putter.
While Korda became just the third player in LPGA history to win five straight starts earlier this season, including a major at the Chevron Championship, she fell into a funk over the summer, missing three straight cuts, including both the U.S. Women’s Open and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
She finished just outside the top 20 in her next two starts, but before the AIG Women’s Open, she asked reps at TaylorMade to send her a few different Spider models to test. Korda eventually asked the TaylorMade team to build her a new Spider Tour X with an L-neck and short sightline and ship it to St. Andrews just before the practice rounds.
That’s been Korda’s go-to wand ever since, as she finished tied for second at St. Andrews after benching her Scotty Cameron Squareback 2, the same model she used to win both her major titles. She then went 3-1-0 at the Solheim Cup and notched another top 5 at the Kroger Queen City Championship. But those were the only three events Korda used the new flatstick for as she missed nearly two months with a neck injury.
This week at Pelican, as she became the first American to win seven or more times in a season on the LPGA since 1990, the Spider Tour X was the only piece of gear she changed from her last win in New Jersey in May.
While Korda’s short sightline version is a Tour-only offering (but still available through TaylorMade’s MySpider program), the TaylorMade Spider Tour X L-Neck is available now on Fairway Jockey.
Korda’s putter features all the same tech as the retail offering such as the True Path alignment system, which is designed to help you visualize the line to the hole. The Spider Tour X also sports TaylorMade’s TPU Pure Roll insert, which has been a fixture on their putter models for years. The retail version is white, while Korda’s version is blacked out.
And as if Korda needed another comparison to Scottie Scheffler’s outstanding PGA Tour season (he’s won seven times too, if you forgot), her new flatstick is the exact same head and neck combination as the one the men’s World No. 1 switched to before his torrid run.
Right now on Fairway Jockey, the Spider Tour X is available in both the L-neck model Korda and Scheffler use, as well as double bend and small slant neck designs. The latter models can also be ordered in a counter-balanced configuration to offer even more stability.
We’re not saying you’ll immediately become the best golfer on the planet if you try this putter, but if both the top players on the planet are using it, it may just work for you too.
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ALIGNMENT
Navigate the greens with clarity with the optically-engineered True Path Alignment system. This legacy tech from TaylorMade helps you better visualize the line to the hole while also making it easier to aim the putter towards your target.
WHITE TPU PURE ROLL INSERT
Experience a softer feel with our White TPU Pure Roll insert. Crafted from a blend of Surlyn and aluminum, it features grooves angled at 45° for optimal forward roll and better overall roll characteristics.
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