PING PLD Milled Anser Putter
A four-hour precision-milled blade in 303 stainless steel that revives the most iconic putter shape in golf — Golf Digest Hot List gold medal winner praised for buttery-soft feel, tour-proven feedback, and craftsmanship that rivals Scotty Cameron at a lower price.
The consensus
The PING PLD Milled Anser is a premium blade putter machined from a single block of forged 303 stainless steel over four hours of precision CNC milling — a manufacturing process that produces some of the tightest tolerances in the putter industry. It earned Golf Digest Hot List gold medal status with top-5 performance ratings for both low- and high-handicap testers, and it's the same platform trusted by PGA Tour players including Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, and Bubba Watson. Across 14 sources spanning expert reviews, forum discussions, and retail feedback, the PLD Milled Anser earns consistent praise as one of the finest-feeling blade putters available today.
Where sources agree most emphatically: feel. The Deep AMP milling pattern produces impact that reviewers describe as buttery soft yet responsive, with a crisp 'tock' that changes character based on strike quality — giving golfers precise auditory feedback for both distance and face contact. The 2024 update added a gunmetal PVD finish and white alignment line that Today's Golfer called a 'major difference when lining up putts,' addressing the most common criticism of the original matte black model. At $450, it trades blows directly with the Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2, with GolfWRX forum members and retail reviewers frequently citing the PING as the better value for feel and included features.
Where the consensus fractures: forgiveness and innovation. This is a traditional blade putter with no face insert, no adjustable weighting, and lower MOI than any mallet at any price. Plugged In Golf was direct that 'large mishits will end up short,' and Golf Digest noted the putter 'isn't giving much help with stability.' High handicappers and golfers who struggle with consistent face contact will almost certainly putt better with a mallet. And for existing PLD Anser owners, the 2024 update is cosmetic — same head, same weighting, same face technology. The PLD Milled Anser is for golfers who prioritize feel, feedback, and the timeless Anser shape above all else, and for that audience, few putters compete.
A four-hour precision-milled blade in 303 stainless steel that revives the most iconic putter shape in golf — Golf Digest Hot List gold medal winner praised for buttery-soft feel, tour-proven feedback, and craftsmanship that rivals Scotty Cameron at a lower price.