Rife’s new Island Series of putters is due for retail delivery in April. The series features five putters, including the Aruba heel-shafted blade that Ian Poulter used in winning the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in February.

Arguably most visually striking from the new collection is the Deep Blue, which has been designed with a focus on pushing the weight of the putter head as far back as possible. With a face insert made of very light 6061 aluminium – which is roughly a third of the weight of steel – and with hollowed-out side rails, the thickest masses of steel in the putter are in the rear corners of the putter head. Rife promises this putter to be extremely stable at the point of contact with the ball as a result.