Design Inspiration

The OZ.1 design process started over a pint with Adam Scott, where he offered two important pieces of feedback about the look he was seeking. Adam has a fondness for the back end of a certain high-performance German sports car, and that was where we started with the back of the putter design. On the front side of the putter, Adam asked L.A.B. Golf to reimagine one of the most famous mallet putters of all time. L.A.B. Golf interpreted the shape of the back of that sports car and the front of that mallet putter for the first prototype. There were things Adam liked a lot, but he also let L.A.B. know that they didn’t have to take his recommendations quite as literally as they did. He invited the L.A.B. engineers to get creative, and after many more prototypes and conversations, the OZ.1 was born.

Solid Body Construction

OZ.1 is L.A.B. Golf's first half-moon style mallet putter, and the solid-body construction of the putter – no large holes or fangs like their other mallet putters – felt incredible from the start. They spent a great deal of time fine tuning OZ.1 to make it the most “normal” mallet putter they have ever created in terms of sound and feel. That’s true with both OZ.1i and OZ.1. Most importantly, L.A.B. maintained the forgiveness their mallets are known for to make sure OZ.1i and OZ.1 measured up to their extremely popular DF3 and MEZZ.1 MAX putters in terms of stability. Like all L.A.B. putters, OZ.1i and OZ.1 are 100% Lie Angle Balanced. Thanks to Lie Angle Balance, both putters feel great and roll straight.