Golf’s winningest putter family is getting a makeover without changing what has made it successful.
With the new 2026 TaylorMade Spider Tour Torched lineup, the widely popular Spider Tour and Spider Tour X models, the winners of seven PGA Tour events already this season, aren’t changing, save for new cosmetics including a new torched PVD finish inspired by Rory McIlroy’s gamer.
But the lineup also introduces two forward-CG mallets, the Spider Tour V and Spider Tour F, marking a push toward using CG placement as fitting tools for putters.
“What my goal was, let’s push these a little further apart so that when you do walk into the corral, and you try all four models, they should all feel different to you,” TaylorMade Director of Product Creation, Andrew Oldknow, told GOLF. “And based on what works for you, you’re going to find the one that fits your game a little bit better.
“The role of the Spider putter is to be the putter for everybody and make sure that we are on trend and doing things that consumers want as well as Tour players. We’re listening to the right consumers, taking all the data and making really good decisions on where we go in the future with the product line.”
The new Spider Tour putters debuted on the PGA Tour at April’s RBC Heritage and have already seen strong usage. All models retain TaylorMade’s Pure Roll insert, which has become a catalyst for the brand’s massive momentum, both on Tour and at retail, over the past two years. The Spider putter family was the No. 1 selling putter family on Fairway Jockey in 2025.
Keep reading below for more on the Spider Tour Torched, including my take on the release.
While the wildly popular Spider Tour X and Spider Tour aren’t changing, the addition of the Spider Tour V and Spider Tour F allows TaylorMade to focus on using CG as a fitting tool.
“What we’ve noticed with a lot of our Tour players is we’ve got to look at how they putt. What are their misses?” Oldknow said. “Are they missing more left or more right? Then we can look at CG, MOI and hosel and fine-tune what works for that consumer.”
In the previous generation, the Spider Tour V (used by Aaron Rai) and the Spider Tour Z (used by Shane Lowry) possessed slightly more forward CGs than the Tour and X models with just slightly lower MOI. While high-MOI putters are great for additional forgiveness, there’s a trade-off in face awareness for some players.
With the new Tour V, the CG is pushed even farther forward. This lowers the MOI but gives it a feel similar to a blade player to match their stroke. The new Tour F falls between the V and the X, while the Tour remains the deepest-CG option.
“Nobody’s really talking about what happens to the center of gravity of the product,” Oldknow said. “The deeper the CG is away from the face, the more stable the product is in terms of rotating your hands. If I gave you the same hosel with a very forward CG, one in the middle and one with a very back CG, they would all feel differently to you.”
The Tour V ends up as a sort of niche option in the lineup, but one that Oldknow says could play a big role.
“We wanted to make sure that we had something in there for somebody who’s been in a blade and had a really hard time trying to get into a mallet,” he said. “That shape should be the one I would start that consumer with, especially with an L-neck, because most people in blades are in that L-neck configuration.”
While Scottie Scheffler now famously switched to a Spider Tour X L-neck in 2024, which was an “all bells and whistles Spider putter” that is essentially an off-the-rack putter, Rory McIlroy’s is not.
McIlroy switched to the custom-torched Spider Tour X Small Slant that didn’t have the TruePath alignment aid. At the time, TaylorMade didn’t have any Spider Tour Xs with a clean single-line top. McIlroy has since won back-to-back Masters since switching to the putter in late 2024.
While the finish was striking, the torching wasn’t viable for a retail release because it wasn’t very durable. So TaylorMade spent the last year working with suppliers to develop a finish that would achieve a look similar to McIlroy’s torching.
“A lot of consumers are going to see it and love the finish,” Oldknow said. “A lot of Tour players have seen it and said they really like the look of it. Everything we want to do is very Tour-focused. We’re listening to all these little nuanced details and trying to drive them into consumer product.”
The PVD finish is also darker and less reflective than previous generations.
One thing you won’t see on any of the new Spider putters is the classic TaylorMade T-bug logo or wordmark.
Instead, TaylorMade is treating Spider as its own brand, highlighting multiple Spider logos on the sole and face, as well as a new electric blue color scheme first debuted on the Spider ZT putter last year.
Those branding touches also serve a function, as the new sole plate was borrowed from the Spider ZT to help keep the putter from sliding on slick greens.
“We had some Tour players complaining that they just needed the putter to sit on the ground and not move when they’re fidgeting and trying to get everything set perfectly,” Oldknow said. “We started adding a little bit of texture to the sole plate so it doesn’t want to creep offline on these very slick Bermuda greens.”
Oldknow added that establishing the putter line as its own brand allows TaylorMade to try new things such as shapes, alignment aids, finishes and hosel configurations.
All of this while not deviating from the three pillars that Spider stands for — stability (like the high-MOI Tour and Tour X shapes), aim (the TruePath system) and roll (the PureRoll insert).
The 2026 Spider Tour Torched lineup includes four head shapes, with three hosel options available for the Spider Tour and Spider Tour X models. Two hosels are available on the Spider Tour F, while the Spider Tour V is available in an L-neck.
What is it: TaylorMade’s flagship high-MOI mallet used by Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler. There have been no design changes to the Spider Tour X, and for the first time at retail, TaylorMade is offering the Short Slant option without True Path and a long line, identical to Rory McIlroy’s gamer. The CG depth ranges from 34-36 mm behind the face.
Available hosel options: Short Slant (With or without TruePath), L-Neck, Double Bend
Who it’s for: Spider Tour X will appeal to the broadest range of golfers, with multiple hosel and alignment options.
What is it: The classic Spider shape representing the highest MOI in the lineup, with all configurations having a CG depth of 36 mm. For the first time, the L-neck model is offered with or without TaylorMade’s True Path alignment system.
Available hosel options: Short Slant, L-Neck (With or without TruePath), Double Bend (Counter Balance)
Who it’s for: Players who want maximum forgiveness in a Tour-proved shape and package.
What is it: From the previous generation, the Spider Tour V has been reimagined to push the CG much further forward (21 mm), giving players the most blade-like Spider yet without compromising forgiveness. A short sightline and L-neck configuration also help attract blade users.
Available hosel options: L-Neck
Who it’s for: Players looking to transition from a blade and who like to feel the face rotate through the stroke.
What is it: A completely new Spider shape, the Spider Tour F was created through extensive Tour feedback from working with Collin Morikawa. The F also has a similar forward CG (22 mm) to the Spider Tour V, but with more defined alignment features that have made mallets so popular.
“We spent a good six months trying to figure out how to make a Spider version of what we call a fang putter,” Oldknow said of the new shape. “We wanted to have stability, aim and roll, as always, those three pillars. If they wanted to stay in that fang silhouette but take advantage of Pure Roll and Spider technology, now they have an option to do that too.”
Available hosel options: L-Neck, Double Bend
Who it’s for: Players who prefer fang-style mallets with strong alignment aids and a forward CG.
If there’s a big takeaway from this Spider release, it’s that TaylorMade is taking more cues from Tour usage to inform their retail putter releases than ever before.
You can see that not only in the new finish, which is inspired by Rory McIlroy’s previously Tour-only modification, but also the array of alignment aids and hosel options.
That was something Oldknow said was a key point for him when he took over product creation for putters three years ago.
“I really wanted to make sure that Tour was an integral part of what we do,” he said. “We’ve opened that up and wanted to focus on the Spider brand and make sure the brand’s really strong and the Tour options are powerful. If they want to try things, we’re going to give them the freedom to try things.”
Spider has exploded in popularity in that time, especially the Spider Tour X model. But while many pros are gravitating toward Spider Tour X and Spider Tour, there are still other options out there that Spider hasn’t yet covered, like a fang-style mallet or one that could make it easier to transition from a blade.
Not only do the additions of the Tour F and new Tour V broaden the user base, but they also allow TaylorMade to be very specific in fitting for CG placement, which is something no other OEM is publicly pushing.
While this release doesn’t change the core of what the Spider is, it builds on the tremendous momentum it’s picked up and ushers it into a new era as a market leader.
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TaylorMade’s s new 2026 Spider Tour Torched putters are available to order starting June 4 online and at retail locations.
All the putters are priced at $349.99.
All models, except the Spider Tour V and Spider Tour F L-Neck, are available in both right and left-handed options. The V and F L-Neck are right-handed only.
Stock putters are available at 35″ length, 70˚ lie angle and 3˚ loft. All right-handed putters are available in 34″ length, and the Spider Tour and Spider Tour X Small Slant are available in 33″ length.
The standard shaft is the KBS CT Putter 120 Stepless black, and the stock grip option is the SuperStroke Pistol 1.0. Spider Tour Counterbalance comes with a 13.75″ SuperStroke 2.0 XL grip.
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