Toulon Golf’s latest Small Batch offering is inspired by Arnold Palmer’s iconic 8802-shape putter. It is bestowed the name “Latrobe” owing to the birthplace of the king — Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
The Small Batch Latrobe follows the Small Batch Dogwood, Montecito, Vista, Sea Island, and Santa Monica in Toulon Golf’s release of limited offerings.
In launching the putter, Toulon conceded the difficulty of designing and milling the iconic sleek flowing hosel design. The team went through several rounds of designing and prototyping to “get it just right” so the neck melts into the head.
In refining the design for modern use, Toulon points out that green speeds in 1964 were substantially slower — and the putter heads were substantially lighter. To better navigate today’s faster greens, Toulon and company increased the headweight to a modern 355 grams via a tungsten sole plate. For reference, the original 8802 was 310 grams.
Toulon Golf paid particular attention to crafting the flowing look of the putter from address with a particular focus on topline thickness and radius. In keeping with the original 8802 design, no alignment marks are present.
Toulon Golf Small Batch Latrobe specs
- Material: 904L stainless steel body
- Face Mill: Fine Double Fly Cut
- Finish: Frosted Brilliant Black PVD
- Grip: Toulon Pistol Black and Charcoal
- Head Weight: 355 grams
- Toe Hang: 70 degrees
- Loft: 3 degrees
- Lie: 70 degrees
- Shaft: Chrome Stepless Flare Tip Steel
- Headcover: Small Batch Leather
Pricing and availability
The Small Batch Latrobe is available for purchase today via the company’s website — ToulonGolf.com.
Supply is extremely limited. The price is $1,800.
