Pro Platinum Mid Sur

The 2002 Pro Platinum Mid Sur belongs to Scotty Cameron's belly putter category, and the maker's page is direct about that classification, calling it "commonly referred to as a belly putter." It shares its shaping with the Newport family, but everything about it is scaled up to suit the longer format: a 375 gram head that is, per the maker, "longer and thicker than the Newport," carried on a slightly larger midsize plumbing neck.

The length is the defining number here. At 42 inches, the Mid Sur required more than a standard shaft, and the maker's page notes it uses "the specially designed Micro-Step shaft," built stiffer with a larger diameter bore to support the added length. Loft sits at 4 degrees with 71 degrees of lie, and alignment is handled by a single sightline milled into the flange. The maker's page also lists two round grips as fitted to the putter.

The Pro Platinum finish is the other half of the identity. The maker describes it as imparting "crisp feedback for precise feel," which places this Mid Sur within the Pro Platinum finish family alongside its Newport-shaped stablemates, even as its belly length and reinforced shaft set it apart from the standard-length models in that same finish line.