Bettinardi BB49 Putter

Mallet Putter

The Bettinardi BB49 is a face-balanced mallet from the 2025 BB Series, the line Bettinardi builds for players who want a milled putter without stepping into the premium Queen B or DASS price range. It's cut from a solid block of carbon steel at the company's shop in Tinley Park, Illinois, and the mallet shape here is aimed squarely at golfers who fight a pull or a push and want the head to resist twisting.

What you get is a putter that wants to move straight back and straight through. The face-balanced weighting means the face stays pointing at the sky when you balance the shaft on your finger, which tells you the toe won't hang down and rotate through impact the way it does on a blade. If your putting stroke has very little arc, this head matches it.

The BB49 also carries an alignment aid, so setting the ball on line isn't guesswork. This is a forgiving, stability-first mallet, and it doesn't pretend to be a shot-shaping tool for feel players who like to release the putter. It's built for consistency, and it's honest about that.

Design

The mallet body does the heavy lifting on forgiveness. By pushing weight out toward the perimeter and heel-toe extremes, Bettinardi raises the head's resistance to twisting on off-center hits, so a putt struck slightly toward the toe rolls out closer to your intended speed than it would on a compact blade. The face-balanced setup pairs with that stability to keep the stroke simple and repeatable. Alignment is handled with a built-in aid to frame the ball and give your eyes a clear reference at address. Bettinardi mills these heads in-house rather than casting them, and that single-block construction is a big part of why the brand's putters feel firm and consistent across the face. The result is a mallet that stays quiet through the stroke and gives you a dependable read on line and pace.

Who It's For

• You have a straight-back, straight-through stroke with minimal arc and want a head that matches it.
• Pulls and pushes are your miss, and you want perimeter weighting to calm the face down through impact.
• Lining up putts is a weak spot and an alignment aid would speed up your setup.
• You want a milled, American-made putter but don't need to spend Queen B or DASS money to get one.
• Off-center strikes cost you too many two-putts, and you want the extra stability of a mallet.

Technology

About Bettinardi

Bettinardi is one of the few brands that still mills every putter in their own facility. Their signature honeycomb face milling and one-piece construction create exceptional feel and consistency.

Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Bettinardi BB49 face-balanced or toe-hang?

It's face-balanced. Rest the shaft across your finger and the face points straight up, which means the toe won't drop and rotate through the stroke. That makes it a good fit for a straight-back, straight-through motion and a poor match if you have a strong arc and like to release the putter.

What kind of stroke suits the BB49?

A stroke with little to no arc. Because the head is face-balanced and built as a stable mallet, it rewards players who move the putter straight back and straight through. If your natural stroke swings noticeably inside on the backswing, a toe-hang blade or mid-mallet will feel more natural.

Does the BB49 have an alignment aid?

Yes. It has a built-in alignment aid to frame the ball and give your eyes a clear line at address, which helps if aiming the face consistently is a weakness in your setup.

Where are Bettinardi putters made?

Bettinardi mills its putters in-house in Tinley Park, Illinois. The BB49 is cut from a solid block of steel rather than cast, which is a big reason the brand's putters feel firm and consistent across the face.

How does the BB Series compare to Bettinardi's higher-end lines?

The BB Series is Bettinardi's more accessible milled line. You get the same in-house milling and build quality without the premium of the Queen B or the soft carbon DASS models. The tradeoff is fewer exotic materials and finishes, not a drop in the core milling that defines the brand.

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