Equipment: SeeMore putters

Steve Carroll

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What’s the secret behind the putter Zach Johnson and Russell Knox have wielded to big victories?

They are known for being the putter that propelled Zach Johnson to two Major titles but SeeMore have been around longer than you think.

Remember Payne Stewart’s 15-footer at the last to win the US Open back in 1999, a shot that crowned one of the greatest displays of clutch putting?

It was with a SeeMore putter that he clinched his second national title, only a few months before he tragically died in a plane crash.

The brand was relaunched in 2007 and has been on an upward curve – thanks partly to Johnson’s Masters victory that very year with a SeeMore FGP.

Johnson then won the Open Championship in a playoff at St Andrews in 2015 and Russell Knox also gave SeeMore more prestige when taking the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship in August.

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So what is it about the putter that’s got everyone talking?

It’s all about two words – RifleScope Technology.

Imagine a gun sight and lining up with your intended target. It’s a similar principle that guides SeeMore putters.

You line up the bottom portion of the shaft between two white lines – the aim being to cover a signature red dot on the heel of the top line.

When that is done, it indicates that you’ve lined up correctly and are in the position to make the best stroke and the best chance to put the ball in the hole.

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SeeMore recommend custom fitting for their putters and there are more than 800 certified instructors, fitters and salespeople worldwide.

We caught up with Melvyn Fern, who makes many of the SeeMore putters on sale in the UK, to find out more about the brand and how to utilise the RifleScope Technology…

About the author

Steve Carroll

A journalist for more than 25 years, Steve has been immersed in club golf for almost as long.

A former club captain, he has passed the Level 3 Rules of Golf exam with distinction having attended the R&A’s prestigious Tournament Administrators and Referees Seminar.

Steve has officiated at a host of high-profile tournaments, including Open Regional Qualifying, PGA Fourball Championship, English Men’s Senior Amateur, and the North of England Amateur Championship. In 2023, he made his international debut as part of the team that refereed England vs Switzerland U16 girls.

A part of NCG’s Top 100s panel, Steve has a particular love of links golf and is frantically trying to restore his single-figure handicap. He’d like to tell you he floats around 10. The reality is more like 13.

Steve plays at Sandburn Hall, in York, and is a country member at Close House in Newcastle. He has served on various club committees during his time in the game, and is the current Rules Secretary at Sandburn.

Having studied history at Newcastle University, he became a journalist having passed his NCTJ exams at Darlington College of Technology. He began his career working on weekly papers in Newcastle, before joining the York Press in 2001. After five years as a news reporter, he joined the sports desk – specialising in horse racing and snooker – and was Digital Sports Editor when he joined National Club Golfer in 2016.

What’s in Steve’s bag: TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver, 3-wood, and hybrids; Caley 01T irons 4-PW; TaylorMade Hi-Toe wedges, Odyssey 2Ball Microhinge putter.

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