This putter costs more than a brand new Audi A3
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It will set you back over £20,000, depending on your specification
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Made by hand using design from F1, aviation and watchmaking
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Raphael Jacqueline used one earlier this year
“Theoretically, putting should represent half of the strokes played on a golf course, but for average golfers it is actually closer to 68 per cent,” says Gregory Moreau, the man behind ultra-exclusive ValGrine putters.
And yet many people will gladly spend hundreds on their driver while using a putter worth less than their socks. That’s not necessarily wrong – putters are a truly individual choice and Majors have been won with hand-me-downs decades old – but the ValGrine ethos is that you should setlle for nothing but the best when it comes to the club you use the most.
The French company uses materials and design properties from aviation, boating, Formula One, electronics and watchmaking to produce what they feel are the best putters money can buy. You can have one of their ‘standard’ models custom-fit to your specification, or, if you’re feeling particularly choosy (and flush), have one handmade from scratch. Go for that option and the ValGrine team will listen to your needs and desires in order to create a putter perfectly suited to your body and style of play. You will have a wide choice of materials and can have any design elements you like included.
Raphael Jacqueline used one earlier this year with his own logo stamped on the top-right of the face, his name engraved on the rear, and the names of his four children etched onto the sole.
The privilege doesn’t come cheap, with prices ranging from £725 to over £20,000, depending on your wants. You’ll also have to wait around three months if you want yours made from scratch.
