Teryllium 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 1997 Newport Teryllium is the putter that put the TeI3 stamp into the golf lexicon. It carries a Teryllium insert, described by scottycameron.com as an alloy of 12 metals backed by an elastomer membrane, set into a Newport head with a plumbing neck, a radius topline with softened edges, and specs of 35 inches, 71 degrees of lie, and 4 degrees of loft. The maker's page lists a 1/4 toe hang and stamps the sole TeI3, and lists notable use by Tiger Woods to win the 1997 Masters, a line 2ndswing.com and golfalot.com both repeat.
Where the record gets crowded is in the details collectors chase. Drivingrangeheroes.com describes a first generation with inserts lacking the white elastomer ring and a TeI3 logo stamped on the sole, and notes that a later change in milling houses led to the introduction of the white elastomer ring around the insert. Golf.com attributes the 32 holes drilled into the back cavity to a design meaning, 32 years, 32 holes, tying the count to Cameron's age when he made the putter, while drivingrangeheroes.com simply counts 32 dots on the back with four screws holding the insert in place. The two outlets also differ on the screw count during production, golf.com describing five screws used during milling with one in each corner and one in the middle, and drivingrangeheroes.com describing the same five-screw detail as a prototype feature. Authentication details are scattered through the editorial record too: a magnet should stick to a real TeI3 per drivingrangeheroes.com, and the center screw hole was filled with GE Tub and Tile Silicone caulk, a detail golf.com and drivingrangeheroes.com both mention independently.
Community opinion on the putter itself is warmer than the maintenance chatter around it. Reviewers praise the smooth feel and the look at address, drivingrangeheroes.com calling it so smooth and perfect with a look behind the ball that is just beautiful, and scottycameron.com claiming it produces the softest feel in the Cameron line. Golfalot.com adds that the alloy made the putters instantly recognisable and still highly sought-after and highly-priced to this day. Against that sits Community criticism that the headweight runs light compared to modern putters, that the alloy is prone to rust, and that upkeep is bothersome, a tension between nostalgia and maintenance that runs through every account of this release.
captured 1997
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
“But the feel is so smooth and perfect. The look behind the ball is just beautiful.”
“Teryllium, an alloy of 12 metals backed by an elastomer membrane, produces the softest feel in the Cameron line.”