It’s that time once again, Toulon Golf’s next Small Batch release is here, and this one will likely tug at the heart strings of any golfer. The Latrobe is back for Toulon, and while it may seem crazy, it sure looks as if they have managed to take the most classic shape of them all to an even more refined level.
Toulon Golf “Latrobe” Small Batch Putter
Last month Toulon Golf gave a tip of the cap to the Big Cat with its Santa Monica Small Batch release, this month though, it is all about The King. The Latrobe is a nod to both the legendary 8802 as well as its most famous user, who forever loved his Latrobe Country Club.
As should be expected, there are some modernizations taking place with the Latrobe to bring that 8802 shape into a more playable option, well, as playable as a blade like this gets. In the original, the nickel sized face height and heel-side sweet spot were well known, as was the 310 gram head-weight.
However, that was 1964, and things have changed since then when it comes to agronomy as well as what golfers are acclimated to in terms of weight. So, the trick this time was finding a way to increase that weight, while keeping the historic shaping.
Toulon Golf, through many iterations, finally found the sweet spot of 355 grams, made possible using a sole plate which is milled out of tungsten. Since the material is twice the weight of steel, the shape could remain the same while not only increasing the weight but also fine tuning the CG placement.
Visually, you’ll find no hard edges, as based on the pictures we have seen everything has been melted/softened to create a softer visual that flows at setup. As you would expect, there is no alignment aid here, nor is it needed for such a gem. The 904L Stainless Steel with its higher nickel and copper content also fits the nostalgia here, and the “Brilliant Black PVD” finish as well as “Fine Double Fly Cut” face milling brings it all together.
The Details
Toulon Golf is using the tagline, “This is Latrobe – artistic, modern yet nostalgic, and truly fit for a King”, and I couldn’t think of a better way to put it. As always, there will be seventy-five of these Small Batch putters released, and they will be priced at the same $1,800 which the rest of the lineup has. The Small Batch Latrobe will officially drop on 2/9/24.
For more information, check out their website at www.toulongolf.com.
