Newport 2.5 Plus

The Newport 2.5 Plus carries a single release on record, the Super Select edition, which puts the line's present arc rather than a history of generations. The 'Plus' in the name points to the design intent the maker's page describes: an MOI-enhancing shape with weight distributed in the perimeter for higher moment of inertia, built through multi-material construction combining complementary materials. Where a standard Newport 2.5 leans on classic blade geometry, the Plus designation signals a forgiveness-minded variant of that same silhouette.

Golf Monthly's coverage, which featured this Super Select release in its 2023 Editor's Choice awards, described it as a premium blade putter and pointed to specific construction choices behind that MOI claim, citing I beams in the hosel and back pocket and deeper 'bombs' behind the face, which the publication said make the face flatter and more consistent. That's editorial reporting rather than a maker or house claim, but it's the most detailed account on record of how the Plus geometry is meant to work. The same review also weighed in on feel, noting the face is not as soft as a plastic insert, with gentle acoustics on short putts turning louder with more feedback on longer ones.

On the spec side, the maker's page lists 303 stainless steel construction with 3/4 shaft offset, a textured Pistolini Plus grip, and stock lengths of 33, 34, and 35 inches, with half-inch increments available and a 70 degree lie verified. Custom Shop options extend into specialty grips, headcovers, stamps, paintfill, shaft bands, and sight lines, per the maker's page, alongside custom loft and lie adjustment ranges.

With one release recorded, the Newport 2.5 Plus reads less as a lineage with turns and returns than as a single, well-documented entry point into Cameron's higher-MOI take on the Newport blade, one that's already drawn outside recognition in the same year it appears on our books.