Putter Covers: Blade or Mallet, and Which to Buy

Your putter touches the ball more than every other club in the bag combined, and most golfers protect it with whatever came free with it.

A putter cover does one practical job, keeping the face and paint off your irons in transit, and one social one: it's the club that comes out on every green, in front of everyone. Ours come in blade and mallet shapes at £44.99, embroidered rather than printed, with soft linings that don't scratch the face they're guarding.

Blade or mallet: get the shape right

This is the only decision that can go wrong, and it takes ten seconds. A blade putter is the thin, traditional shape; its cover opens along the long edge like a sleeve. A mallet is the big-headed shape (think half-moons and squares); its cover is wider and deeper to swallow the head. Check which one is in the bag before you order. If you're buying a gift and can't check, mallets have been the bestselling putter shape for years, but a quick photo request beats a guess.

What makes a putter cover worth £44.99

The closure. Ours close with a magnetic flap, which is the difference between a cover that goes back on after every green and one that ends up in the bag pocket by the fourth hole.

The lining. A soft inner sits against the face and paintwork. The cover exists to prevent scratches; a rough lining that causes them defeats the whole object.

Embroidery. Stitched artwork keeps its colour through a season of being pulled on and off 40 times a round. Printed covers fade exactly where your hand grabs them.

The putter covers to buy in 2026

All £44.99, in the same artwork families as our driver covers, gloves and towels.

1. Smoke Show Blade Headcover. The chimp from our signature range, guarding a blade.

2. The Joker Blade Headcover. For the golfer whose short game is a gamble either way.

3. The Good Life Blade Headcover. The calmest design in the range, which still isn't calm.

4. Casino Royale Mallet Headcover. Card-table artwork sized for the big heads.

5. The Joker Mallet Headcover. Same joker, more putter.

6. Smoke Show White Mallet Headcover. The white edition for bags that lean bright.

Complete the bag

Every putter cover here has a matching driver cover, and most have a glove, towel and marker in the same family. The full range comparison, driver covers included, is in our best golf headcovers guide, and the case for covering clubs at all is in why golf headcovers matter.

Putter cover FAQs

Do you need a putter cover?

If you care about the putter, yes. Faces and toplines pick up dings from irons in transit, and milled faces in particular mark easily. A £44.99 cover protecting a £300 putter is cheap insurance that also happens to look good.

Will a blade cover fit a mallet putter?

No, and it's the most common mistake with putter covers. The shapes are cut differently: blades take a long thin sleeve, mallets need width and depth. Check the head shape first, every time.

How do you keep a putter cover in good condition?

Spot-clean the outer, let it dry away from radiators, and keep it on the club rather than loose in the bag where clips and tees chew it. The full routine is in how to care for golf headcovers.

Do tour players use putter covers?

Almost all of them, on and off the course; caddies replace them the moment the putt is struck. The pros treat face protection as non-negotiable, which is a decent hint for the rest of us.

Blade or mallet, the golf headcovers collection has both shapes in stock, in artwork the rest of your club hasn't seen.