Studio Stainless Newport Beach 1.5

The Studio Stainless Newport Beach 1.5, released in 2004, takes the Newport shape and pairs it with the Beach construction, a floating face design that Cameron's own page describes as combining the proven performance of the Newport design with the unique sound of the floating face, or Beach. The mechanism behind that sound is a slit cut into the face of the putter, stopping just short of the topline. The maker's page notes that traditionally, the slit was cut into the flange of the putter but as the cut is moved closer to the face Scotty can manipulate the sound pitch changing the feel of the putter, and it credits the floating face with giving the Newport Beach 1.5 its distinctive sound.

This release carries the 1.5 refinement over the base Newport shape: slightly wider from front to back with a thinner topline and more radiused weight bumps leading down the back flange, per the maker's page, which also lists the head as milled from 303 stainless steel with a soft beaded mist finish and a single sight-line. Specs on record put it at 35 inches, 71 degrees of lie, 4 degrees of loft, and 1/4 toe hang. The maker's page ties the graphics to an older design language, noting that 1950's industrial design inspired the graphics and red color scheme on the headcover and shaft band, and traces the Newport shape itself back further, stating the Newport has been a Tour favorite since it was first introduced in 1994 as the Classic 1.5 when Scotty had his own company.

Community opinion on this particular release has been favorable on the sound and feel question the design set out to answer, with scottycameron.com itself stating that this combination creates the perfect blend of sound and feel, a view echoed in broader praise for the model's blend of sound and feel as a proven enhancement. Within the Newport Beach 1.5 line specifically, this Studio Stainless version stands as the maker's stated attempt to graft the Beach's acoustic signature onto a shape with a long Tour pedigree, rather than a wholesale departure from it.