Santa Fe

The Santa Fe belongs to the Teryllium Two release of 1996, part of Scotty Cameron's Newport line, and it carries a distinction worth noting up front: the maker's page lists it as made prior to Scotty's affiliation with Titleist. That places it in the era of independent, small-batch work before the Cameron name became a Titleist fixture.

The head is a Newport head with a sightline, verified with a radius topline and softened edges, and it balances the same way the rest of the Newport family does, heel-toe balancing, with a soft heel and toe that create a sleek, clean appearance at address. Where the Santa Fe separates itself is the face. The maker's page lists a 12-metal alloy teryllium inlay, backed by an injected elastomer membrane meant to dampen vibration, an insert construction distinct from a plain milled face. The maker's page also lists a slightly offset neck with more toe flow than the standard Newport, described elsewhere on the same page as a plumbing neck, alongside 1/4 toe hang.

The maker's page ties this putter's design lineage to the Classic 1, and lists tour usage as the Classic 1.5, with a notable win at the 1997 Masters. As with much of this early Cameron material, these are the maker's own claims rather than independently verified figures, so the connections between Santa Fe, Classic 1, and Classic 1.5 are worth treating as the maker's account of its own history rather than settled record.