PLD Limited Anser Patent 55

The PLD Limited Anser Patent 55 is a continuation piece rather than a new design: thegolfwire.com describes it as following on from a version introduced the prior year that marked the 55th anniversary of the Anser patent being granted. The name carries that anniversary forward, and according to that same outlet, the head traces back to a design first sketched by Karsten Solheim on a 78-rpm record sleeve, with a debut year of 1966 attached to the line's history.

On the 2022 release itself, thegolfwire.com lists a 100% milled construction, an Aluminum/Bronze Alloy face, a Natural Finish, and the sole cut with what the outlet calls the iconic floating face, or sound slot. Release mechanics were part of the story too: thegolfwire.com reported the putter dropping July 18 at 2pm ET, with four versions made available across the year, each selling out in under three minutes through pingpld.com. Pluggedingolf.com's account lines up with that scarcity, noting the bronze and stainless steel versions had already sold out and that different finishes were offered at different times of the year.

Both outlets frame this release inside Ping's broader claims for the Anser name, with thegolfwire.com citing more than 700 tour wins and 19 majors associated with the line. None of that is putter-specific to this Patent 55 run, and no maker-published or verified figures are on file here, so the record for this release rests on what those two publications reported around its drop.