GOLF PUTTER

A golf putter wherein the club head includes an arcuate rear surface and a top surface having a recess therein. The arcuate rear surface has a radius of curvature slightly less than the radius of curvature of a golf putting cup. The recess in the top surface is generally in the shape of a semi-circle having a radius of curvature which is slightly greater than the radius of curvature of a golf ball. The semi-circular recess includes a bottom formed by an insert and opens into the rear arcuate surface whereby the club head may be inserted into a putting cup to scoop balls into the semi-circular recess for retrieving balls without stooping. A vertical plane bisecting the semi-circular recess and arcuate rear surface passes through the sweet spot on the front face of putter head, whereby the recess and rear surface facilitate aligning the putter head with the putting cup. The semi-circular recess includes substantially vertical side walls which the player can employ visually to assume substantially the same position relative the putter head each time the ball is addressed for putting and thereby supplement the kinesthetic training of the putting muscles.