Classics Newport
Putter Talk's cited, Community-built account of this putter. Facts are sourced, photos are contributed, opinions are the Community's.
The Record
Written from the sources it cites · machine-drafted for the Community to correctThe 1995 Classics Newport is the blade that carries the plumbing neck and the radius topline that would define the Newport shape going forward. Scotty Cameron's page lists the construction as hand ground, hand shaped, and hand polished, with a solid carbon steel face and one piece milling. Verified specs put it at 35 inches, 4° of loft, and 71° of lie, with the maker's page listing the toe hang at 1/4 and citing the Classic 1 as its inspiration.
Sourcing on the year itself is not clean. mrtopesgolf.com places it in 1995, while shottalk.com lists the year as 1996, and shottalk.com's own spec line elsewhere still ties this putter to the 1995 date used here. shottalk.com also puts head weight at 330 grams and MSRP at $160, and describes the example it handled as not restored, with, in its words, many years of lumps and bumps, a GunBlue finish, and the original grip, headcover, and shaft.
Reviewers are aligned even where the sourcing isn't. mrtopesgolf.com calls it a putter that has been used to win countless tournaments, and it remains one of the most beloved in the putting world, and describes the head as a classic blade-style putter with a slightly larger head than its predecessor. golfreview.com's take is blunter: Great Putter. Feel and looks have everything to do with a great club. This has both! shottalk.com, weighing a well-worn example, still calls it a very nice gamer or resto candidate, the same split the Record's general notes on this release make: praised as a good gamer or restoration project, with feel and looks both drawing consistent praise.
captured 1995
House-verified: cited to sources on record, checked before the green.
Photos · from the Community
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The Newport line
Releases of this line from the Putter Talk record. Similarly named models are separate putters with their own pages.
What the Community says
“It has been used to win countless tournaments, and it remains one of the most beloved in the putting world.”
“Great Putter. Feel and looks have everything to do with a great club. This has both!”