Toulon Design Chicago Putter

Blade Putter

The Chicago is Toulon Design's answer to a question a lot of good putters ask: what if a blade had a little more substance behind it? Toulon, the milled putter arm of the Odyssey family, built the 2022 Chicago as a wide-body blade, so you get the clean look of a classic head at address with more mass than a traditional Anser-style putter carries. It is milled from stainless steel and finished the way you'd expect from a brand that charges a premium and knows it has to earn it.

The spec that matters most here is the mid toe hang. This head is built for the golfer whose stroke arcs, opens on the way back, closes through impact. Not a huge swing of the face, just a natural rotation. If that describes your stroke, the Chicago will feel like it releases on its own. If you take the putter straight back and straight through, this is the wrong tool, and no amount of finish quality changes that.

One more thing worth saying up front. There is no alignment aid on this putter. No line, no dots doing the aiming for you. Toulon is betting you can aim off the topline and the shape of the head itself, which is honestly how a lot of skilled players prefer it. It keeps the view at address quiet. It also means the Chicago asks something of you.

Design

Toulon's signature is the face, and the Chicago carries the brand's deep diamond mill pattern, a crosshatch cut into the hitting area that softens the sound at impact and helps the ball start rolling sooner. Compared to an insert putter, the feedback is more direct. You know exactly where on the face you struck it, which is the whole point of paying for a fully milled head. The wide-body blade shape does real work too. Pushing mass away from the face and out toward the perimeter gives the Chicago more stability on off-center hits than its traditional profile suggests. It still looks like a blade. It just doesn't punish you quite like one.

Who It's For

• Players with a slight to moderate arc in their stroke, since the mid toe hang matches a face that naturally opens and closes.
• Golfers who aim well without a sightline and prefer a clean, unmarked topline at address.
• Blade loyalists who want a bit more forgiveness than a classic heel-toe weighted head offers, without moving to a mallet.
• Anyone who values milled feel and feedback enough to pay Toulon prices for it.

Technology

About Toulon Design

Toulon Design brings a distinctive approach to putter design, focusing on quality materials, precision manufacturing, and performance-driven engineering.

Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

What does mid toe hang mean on the Toulon Chicago?

Balance the shaft on your finger and the toe of the Chicago points down at roughly a 45 degree angle. That's mid toe hang, and it means the head is weighted to rotate during the stroke. It fits golfers whose putter face opens going back and closes through the ball. Face-balanced putters, by contrast, suit straight-back-straight-through strokes.

Is the 2022 Toulon Chicago good for a straight stroke?

Not really. The mid toe hang wants to release, so a golfer who keeps the face square throughout the stroke will tend to fight it and miss left. If your stroke has little to no arc, look at a face-balanced mallet instead. The Chicago rewards arc, and that's by design.

Does the Toulon Chicago have an alignment line?

No. The 2022 Chicago has no alignment aid at all. You aim it with the topline and the head shape, the way traditional blades have always been aimed. Plenty of golfers putt better this way because there's nothing on the head to argue with their eyes. If you rely on a sightline or a T-line style aid, this putter will feel bare.

How is the Chicago different from a standard Odyssey blade?

Toulon is Odyssey's milled line, so the Chicago has a machined steel face with the deep diamond mill pattern instead of a White Hot style insert. Feel is firmer and more direct, feedback is clearer, and the price is meaningfully higher. The Chicago is also a wide-body blade, so it carries more mass and stability than most standard Odyssey blades.

Is the Toulon Chicago worth the money?

If you have an arcing stroke, aim well without a line, and care about milled feel, yes, it holds its own against Scotty Cameron and other premium milled blades. If you need alignment help or putt straight back and straight through, you'd be paying for craftsmanship that fights your stroke. The head is excellent. It just isn't for everyone, and it doesn't try to be.

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