THE BULLS EYE PUTTER

1940s

This became one of the most recognisable putters of the 20th century and was used by a number of Major winners, including Bob Charles, Johnny Miller Tom Kite and Corey Pavin.

But the putter dates from the 1940s, when John Reuter, a teaching professional from Phoenix, Arizona, came up with the concept of designing a putter that “swung like the pendulum of a clock”. Reuter’s first models, the ‘Sweet Strokers’, were adapted and given a new name: ‘Bulls Eye’.