Zebra AIT Putters – Key Takeaways
Four putters modeled after the 1976 original ZebraAI-designed face technology and high MOI headsCNC-milled stainless steel face insert reduces skid, promotes better rollThree mallets at $249.99; wide-body blade at $219.99Available now at ZebraGolf.comThe new Zebra AIT putters are another chapter in 2023’s “back-from-the-dead” golf story. If it were a sitcom, we’d call this year Welcome Back, Lazarus.
We’ve already shared the new MacGregor MT86 irons backstory with you. Well, Zebra is joining MacGregor and another long-lost classic brand – Ram – in this unexpected resurrection. And all three revivals come courtesy of the Nevada-based Golf Brands, Inc.
And like its MacGregor cousins, the new line of Zebra AIT putters is a from-the-ground-up creation. They are all designed by the same mind that gave us $ 5 billion worth of classic putters, irons and metalwoods.
Zebra AIT Putters: Hello Old Friend
Do you remember the original Zebra putter? Released in 1976, it was quite possibly the first face-balanced mallet putter that went mainstream. It was also the first putter to feature interchangeable sole weights, unheard of at the time. Within weeks of its introduction, Ray Floyd put one in his bag and proceeded to set the 72-hole scoring record at the 1976 Masters. A decade later, the Zebra was still in Floyd’s bag for his U.S. Open win at Shinnecock. And in 1994, Nick Price gamed one for his Open Championship victory.
The Zebra name came from the putter’s distinct black- and white-striped alignment aid. And the original remains an iconic favorite. For instance, Golf.com lists the Zebra in its Top 18 Most Famous Golf Clubs in History. And Golf Monthly named it one of six putter designs that changed the game, joining Calamity Jane, the Bulls Eye, the PING Anser, the MacGregor ZT Response and the Odyssey 2-Ball.
