Studio Stainless Newport 2

The 2003 Studio Stainless Newport 2 carries Scotty Cameron's core Newport 2 formula in milled 303 stainless steel, with a soft beaded mist finish and a single sightline for alignment. The maker's page lists a flat front neck set in line with the topline, a 4° loft, 71° lie, and lengths of 33", 34", and 35". The face is listed as 303 stainless, and the maker describes the shape as wider from front to back with more radiused weight bumps leading down from the back flange, giving it a softer look than its siblings, with a quarter toe hang. Scotty Cameron traces its origin to Tour use, first made from German Stainless Steel before this Studio Stainless version.

Reviewers split on this one. best-putter.com called it the more affordable Scotty Cameron in one write-up and, elsewhere, rather unimpressive, framing it as the budget option that didn't quite deliver. golfreview.com took the opposite view, calling it a nice putter, and also noted trailing edge relief and a head weight of 330 grams, figures that come from that outlet rather than the maker. putterzone.com reported that Tiger Woods used the design for eleven years of uninterrupted tour play, though that attribution sits with the publication, not a verified record.

Set against the rest of the Newport 2 line, this Studio Stainless release reads as the accessible entry point: same silhouette and neck geometry the line is known for, without the multi-material inlay work that later Select-era Newport 2s would build around. Whether that trade-off reads as value or as compromise seems to depend entirely on which review you're holding.