What Putter Is Jaco Van Zyl Using In The Joburg Open?

Jaco Van Zyl's Cleveland putter was a big topic of discussion on social media after he was seen using it in the Joburg Open first round

What Putter Is Jaco Van Zyl Using In The Joburg Open?
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Jaco Van Zyl's Cleveland putter was a big topic of discussion on social media after he was seen using it in the Joburg Open first round

What Putter Is Jaco Van Zyl Using In The Joburg Open?

Jaco Van Zyl caused quite a storm on social media during the first round of the Joburg Open.

Not because of any ridiculous shots or odd behaviour, fans were intrigued by his putter.

That's because it was barely larger than the ball, some amateurs may even manage an air-shot if they used it!

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The putter is a Cleveland Smart Square Stubby, which was originally brought out in 2014 as a training tool.

The company say it was designed to 'positively influence the putting stroke and the mental approach to striking the ball accurately and consistently' and to 'build a stroke for beginners and reinforce a good one for experienced players'.

What Putter Is Jaco Van Zyl Using In The Joburg Open?

 

It seemed to work well for the 14-time Sunshine Tour winner, who shot one under par in his opening round on Royal Johannesburg and Kensington's East Course.

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To put it in the bag for a tournament shows either that he is lacking in confidence on the greens, or that his putting stroke is absolutely perfect because anything but a perfect stroke would surely end up looking quite silly.

what putter is jaco van zyl using

Van Zyl may have made the change after what happened at the recent Qatar Masters.

In a sudden-death playoff with Jeunghun Wang and Joakim Lagergren, he was the only man to hit the par-5 18th green in two but three-putted to hand the title to Wang who made birdie.

It incorporates the same black and white square graphics that we've seen with Cleveland's Smart Square putter.

How do you think you would get on with the Smart Square Stubby?

 

Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV