Catalina

The 1995 Catalina succeeded the Classic X, a variation of the Newport head built longer from heel to toe and set up without a hosel, running a double-bend shaft into that no-hosel design. Scotty Cameron's own page lists a single, thicker sightline and describes the toe hang as less toe flow, more face balance, calling the sound and feel strikingly different from Newport. The maker's site also details the changes made from the Classic X at launch: loft moved from the traditional 3 degrees to 4 to get the ball rolling truer and on a straighter line, a proprietary Micro Step shaft built exclusively for Titleist to maximize sound, feel, and flex, a triangle shaft band in gold, black, and white, and a first Cameron and Titleist headcover pairing with Titleist on top, an American flag on one side, and gold lines bordering the Scotty Cameron name on the other.

Third-party maker pages round out the picture: a classic blade shape with rounded bumpers, a soft toe curve, and a minimalist topline, a fully milled face with no insert, loft listed at 4 degrees and lie at 71 degrees, head weight around 330g, and finishes running from gun blue or black oxide originally to later chromatic bronze or silver mist refinishes. golfheritage.org reports a production run from 1995 to 2001 and states the putter was renamed the Catalina 2 after tweaks in 1998, though that is that publication's account rather than a maker-confirmed date.

Opinion on the Catalina splits along an odd line. scottycameronputters.co.uk calls it a testament to early design mastery, and theclubhouse.blog names it a favorite for looks, praising the silky feel, smooth flow, and classic aesthetics that come up repeatedly in Community notes. golfheritage.org, by contrast, groups the Catalina with the Del Mar, Coronado, and Laguna as the models drawing the least interest from collectors. That's a real split, not a contradiction to smooth over: the Catalina seems to be well liked as a putter and comparatively overlooked as a collectible, and those are two different questions.