Classic 1

The Classic 1 sits at the root of Scotty Cameron's putter making, all of it from 1993. The line's own base release carried a milled carbon steel head finished in black oxide, built to 34.5 inches with 3 degrees of loft and 72 degrees of lie. The maker's page notes that the Classic 1 was produced until Cameron partnered with Titleist in late 1994, at which point it was renamed the Newport model, a detail that places this entire line inside a single, brief window before the Titleist years began.

That same year, the line split into distinct commercial and commemorative identities. The Masters Choice Classic 1 came in stainless steel with a 34 inch length, 3 degrees of loft, 72 degrees of lie, and a graphite shaft made by G. Loomis, a notably different build from the carbon steel base release even as the core geometry held. The Classic 1 Augusta Winner, meanwhile, carried the Augusta logo and the words Augusta Winner on the sole, was milled from soft carbon steel and finished in a rich gun blue, and according to the maker's page saw 930 putters made in total, with 20 of those produced in stainless steel and numbered on the sole for distinction.

On scottycameron.com, the maker states plainly that the Classic 1 carried real quality: "There was no mistaking the quality and craftsmanship of a Cameron putter." Community opinion on the 1993 Classic 1 echoes that, with reviewers praising the quality and craftsmanship, the exceptional feel, and a consistency credited to the machining, though this is opinion rather than something the maker or the Record has independently confirmed.

Three releases, all dated 1993, tell the story of a single model spreading in three directions at once: a standard carbon steel putter, a stainless Masters Choice variant built for tour use, and a Augusta Winner commemorating a specific tournament result. All three predate the Titleist partnership, and per the maker's own account, all three exist in a line that would not carry the Classic 1 name much longer.