And, by many accounts from tour players and our amateur testing brigade, they've come up with their best flatstick yet. The Nubbins putter. Named for the tiny, protruding nubs on the club's face, Taylor Made's Nubbins putter has an insert, textured face designed to provide control and feel along with reduced skid and a truer roll. It was Jay Woodward, an amateur golfer and recreational inventor, who came to the plant with his hand-made concept, claiming that the little nubs on the face improved the roll of the ball. Evaluated by Dick Rugge, Taylor Made director of research and advanced technology, and several members of its tour staff, the company eventually bought the concept and thus developed its 1999 lineup.
Nubbins putters feature neoprene and suede head covers and crossline-style putter grips.
One solid endorsement for the Nubbins came from Taylor Made tour pro and 1998 PGA Tour player of the year Mark O'Meara who, trying the new putter in competition for the first time last fall, won the Skins Game. Titleist Talk about success on tour. The Scotty Cameron by Titleist lineup of putters, named after the company's No. 1 putter designer, made it to the winner's circle in eight of the first 14 events on the PGA Tour this season. Of course, four of those victories came from David Duval. The others were posted by Jeff Sluman, Rocco Mediate, Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh.