The 10 best golf clubs of all time

As someone who tests golf clubs for a living, I'm often asked about the best clubs ever made. It's a tough question, as personal preference, technological advancements, lived experience and emotion all play a huge role. However, after innumerable rounds and swings over the years, I've narrowed it down to my top ten, picking two contenders in each of the putter, wedge, iron, fairway wood and driver categories. So, let’s get stuck in...

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Putters

My first choice is the Ping Anser. Designed by Karsten Solheim in 1966, this putter is arguably the most copied golf club of all time. It pioneered perimeter weighting, a design feature that revolutionised putter stability. With more than 500 tour wins, including 19 men's Major Championships, its legacy is undeniable. The list of professionals who have wielded an Anser to victory is too long to mention!

My other choice would have to be the original Odyssey Two-Ball. It was a radical, yet in hindsight, remarkably obvious design, with those two large white discs that instantly improved most people’s alignment. Its White Hot insert provided an incredibly soft feel and it remains in heavy use on tour today in its various new guises. It truly changed how many golfers approached alignment on the greens - a genuine classic.

Wedges

Bob Vokey consistently produces top-tier wedges, and while each generation has its merits, the Titleist Vokey SM4 was my favourite. It offered incredibly soft feel, and while the shaping of Vokey wedges changes subtly from year to year, the SM4 hit a sweetspot for me in terms of the address profile.