Putter Length Chart: What Length Putter for Your Height

The quick answer: most putters are sold at 33, 34 or 35 inches. A typical chart puts a golfer of 5’10″ to 6’0″ at a 34″ putter, 5’7″ to 5’9″ at 33½″, and 6’1″ to 6’4″ at 34½ to 35″. Then check: eyes over the ball, arms hanging naturally.

Putter Length Chart by Height

This is the height chart PGA TOUR Superstore publishes in its putter length guide. We couldn’t find a height chart for putters from any club maker, so treat this one as a retailer’s starting point:

Use it to pick the putter to try first, then check it with the setup test below. Two golfers of the same height can need different lengths: arm length, how much you bend from the hips and how far you stand from the ball all change it. That is why the setup check matters more than the chart.

It matters more than most golfers think. PING’s president said in 2018 that “Our research indicates eight out of 10 golfers are playing the wrong-length putters and losing strokes as a result.”

Standard Putter Lengths: 33, 34 and 35 Inches

“Putter lengths typically range from 33 to 35 inches, with 35 inches often listed as the standard length by manufacturers.” In centimetres, 33, 34 and 35 inches are 83.8, 86.4 and 88.9 cm. If you bought a putter off the shelf without trying lengths, it is worth checking which one you have: the setup test below takes two minutes.

Putter length is measured differently from your other clubs. The USGA’s Equipment Rules: “For putters, the measurement of length is taken from the top of the grip along the axis of the shaft or a straight line extension of it to the sole of the club.” Every other club is measured with the sole against a 60° plane; see how in our golf club length by height guide.

Some putters remove the guesswork: PING’s Sigma 2 putters, launched in 2018, had an adjustable shaft that “allows players to alter the length of the Sigma 2 putter quickly and easily from 32″ to 36″”. GOLF.com added: “A full rotation of the tool lengthens or shortens the shaft by ¼””.

How to Find Your Putter Length (the Setup Test)

1. Take your putting stance. “Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly flexed, and bent naturally at the hips.”
2. Let your arms hang straight down from your shoulders, and bring your hands together where they fall naturally.
3. Check your eyes. With a ball on the floor, your eyes should be over the ball or just inside it. Drop a second ball from the bridge of your nose: it should land on, or just inside, the first one.
4. Measure. “With the putter flat on the ground, measure the distance from the ground up to the end of the grip.” That number is your length.
5. Test it. Roll a few putts with that length and a half-inch either side before you buy or cut.

Signs your putter is the wrong length

• Too long: you choke down on the grip, your elbows bend out, or you stand up tall with your eyes inside the ball line.
• Too short: you hunch over, your back aches on the practice green, or your eyes sit outside the ball.
• Either: the toe or heel of the putter sits off the ground at address, so the face aims differently than you think.

Changing Your Putter’s Length

A club builder can cut a putter down or extend it. Shortening it makes the head feel lighter: as our swing weight chart notes, a club ½″ shorter loses about 3 to 5 swingweight points, so a builder may add head weight to keep the feel. Extending a putter works the other way and makes the head feel heavier. Either way, roll putts at the new length before you commit.

Long Putters and the Anchoring Rule

Putters are exempt from the 48-inch maximum. The Equipment Rules cap every club at 48 inches “for all clubs other than putters”, and the 46-inch local rule some elite events use also excludes putters. The rules set no maximum length for putters, so a broomstick or belly putter is legal.

What is not allowed is anchoring it. Rule 10.1b says “In making a stroke, the player must not anchor the club, either: Directly, by holding the club or a gripping hand against any part of the body (except that the player may hold the club or a gripping hand against a hand or forearm), or Indirectly, through use of an “anchor point,” by holding a forearm against any part of the body to use a gripping hand as a stable point around which the other hand may swing the club.” A long putter held away from the body, or a forearm-style putter braced against the lead forearm, is fine; resting the grip against your chest or belly is not.

Frequently asked questions

What length putter should I use for my height?

A typical chart puts golfers of 5’10″ to 6’0″ at 34 inches, 5’7″ to 5’9″ at 33½, 5’3″ to 5’6″ at 33, and 6’1″ to 6’4″ at 34½ to 35. Confirm it with your setup: eyes over the ball, arms hanging naturally.

What is the height range for a 34-inch putter?

On the PGA TOUR Superstore height chart, a 34-inch putter fits golfers from 5’10″ to 6’0″. Below that the chart steps down to 33½ inches, and above it up to 34½ to 35. Check it with your setup before you buy.

Is a 34 or 35 inch putter better?

Neither is better in general. 35 inches is the length most often listed as standard, but many golfers set up better with 34 or even 33. Pick the length that puts your eyes over the ball without choking down.

What is the standard putter length?

Most putters are sold at 33, 34 or 35 inches, and 35 inches is the length makers most often list as standard.

How do I know if my putter is too long?

You choke down on the grip, your elbows bend out, or your eyes end up inside the ball line. A putter that is too long also tends to sit with the toe up at address.

Are long putters legal?

Yes. Putters are exempt from the 48-inch limit on club length. What Rule 10.1b bans is anchoring: holding the club or a gripping hand against the body, or using a forearm as an anchor point, during the stroke.

Can you cut a putter down?

Yes. A club builder can shorten it and refit the grip. Expect it to feel lighter: about 3 to 5 swingweight points per half inch removed, which head weight can put back.

Sources: putter length by height and setup steps from PGA TOUR Superstore’s putter length guide (checked November 2, 2026); PING’s finding and the Sigma 2 adjustable range as reported by GOLF.com (October 15, 2018); club length limits from the R&A and USGA’s 2014 notice and 2021 Model Local Rule G-10 release; anchoring from Rule 10.1b.

Related reading

• Golf Club Length Chart — Standard length for every club, by height, with a free calculator.
• Driver Shaft Length — Standard driver length by brand and by height, and the 48″ rule.
• Golf Club Length by Height — The full height and wrist-to-floor fitting walkthrough.
• Golf Grip Size Chart — Grip size by hand and glove size.
• Swing Weight Chart — How length and head weight change the feel of a club.
• How to Fit Golf Clubs at Home — Measure yourself and check your clubs without a fitting.
• Golf Club Fitting Chart — Every chart we publish, in one place.