Huntington Beach 1

The Huntington Beach 1 is the entry point into Cleveland Golf's HB Putter Collection, and by Golf Monthly's description it stays closest to tradition among the three heads in the line: a classic plumber's neck blade putter, with a line across the head of the putter from front to back for alignment. Where the other two heads in the collection push toward sharper, chiseled angles or a mid-mallet shape, the HB 1 reads as the straightforward blade of the group.

Golf Monthly's reporting puts the head in 304 Stainless Steel with a Precision Milled Face, finished with a coarse, diamond-shaped milling pattern the outlet describes as four times deeper than the previous generation Cleveland Golf Classic Collection HB putters. That same reporting credits the deeper milling with reducing smash factor by 4 per cent compared to those Classic Collection putters, a change aimed at feel and roll rather than raw ball speed off the face. Grips are Lamkin, with an oversized WinnPro X option listed as available.

Golf Monthly reported the HB 1 arriving mid September at £89 GBP. None of these figures carry beyond that outlet's own account, so a buyer weighing them against other sources should treat them as one publication's word on the release rather than a manufacturer confirmation.