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 Newport begins in 1993, with what 2ndswing.com's page describes as inspired by the Classic 1 model, one of the first putters produced by Cameron Golf International in late '92. Mrtopesgolf.com calls it a classic blade-style head with hand-stamped initials on the sole and a premium bronze finish. By 1995 the Classics Newport arrived hand ground, hand shaped, and hand polished from solid carbon steel, in one piece milling, at 35 inches, 4 degrees loft, and 71 degrees lie, per scottycameron.com. The Community around this early run is split: golfreview.com's writer calls a used Newport a very different animal from a Ping lookalike, while a putterzone.com reviewer says it's all hype, and that Japanese brand putters offer better feel and alignment.
The Teryllium era opens in 1996 with the Santa Fe, described on scottycameron.com as a Newport head with a sightline made prior to Scotty's affiliation with Titleist, and continues through the 1997 Teryllium Newport, built with a teryllium inlay, plumbing neck, and the same 35 inch length, 4 degree loft, and 71 degree lie as its predecessor. Scottycameron.com's own line calls Teryllium an alloy of 12 metals backed by an elastomer membrane that produces the softest feel in the Cameron line, and a first-generation 1997 Masters version is tied by drivingrangeheroes.com to Tiger's maiden Major win. Community opinion on this run praises the smooth feel and beautiful look at address, and the nostalgia, while flagging a headweight too light compared to modern putters and rust as an ongoing maintenance concern. The 1998 Oil Can Classics and 2000 Mil Spec kept the same 4 degree loft and 71 degree lie, the latter offered in four lengths, 33 through 36 inches, and golfheritage.org calls the Mil Spec an exception among pro platinum models in popularity.
The 2002 Studio Stainless Newport moved the line to milled 303 stainless steel with a soft beaded mist finish and a single sight line, still at 35 inches, 4 degrees, 71 degrees. Golfreview.com's reviewer wrote I think that Titleist and S.C. have a real winner with this putter, though the same review flagged limited quantities and the risk of losing the included pivot tool. The 2005 Studio Style Newport paired a scotch-brite face finish and soft beaded mist finish with a red Studio Design grip and half-inch custom lengths; readingthebreak.com called it the new feel benchmark for blades, while also noting it as the most expensive standard blade in golf at $499 according to Community critique. The 2008 Studio Select Newport, built in precision milled 303 stainless per Scotty Cameron's own materials, kept the classic Anser-like appearance golfmonthly.com describes, though Community notes call out a cold, unforgiving feel next to the Squareback and no marked improvement over the prior gamer.
The line continued through the 2012 Select Newport, with its three red dot theme and wraparound face inlays, and the 2017 Cameron Crown Newport, a 303 stainless build at 33 inches, 3.5 degrees loft and 70 degrees lie. The 2019 Teryllium T22 returned to a Teryllium insert in a 303 stainless head with a tactical matte black finish, and Community opinion calls it one of the greatest Scotty Cameron putters ever made. The 2020 Special Select Newport brought Tour-inspired cherry rings to the three red dot theme in a 303 stainless head, with 2ndswing.com noting the face as completely milled, insert-free; 2ndswing.com's own review says the 2020 Special Select series delivers in every way we've come to expect from Cameron putters, while Community critique points to a firmer, louder feel than insert models. The arc runs forward through the 2022 Special Select and Special Select Jet Set, the 2023 Super Select, described by carlsgolfland.com with a Textured Pistolini Plus grip, and into 2025 with the Studio Style Newport and Studio Style Newport Plus, the latter's scottycameron.com description citing a multi-material construction for stability and higher MOI, with pluggedingolf.com's testing calling the Plus slightly more stable but not substantially different from its smaller counterparts.
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Releases
Releases of this line from the Putter Talk record. Similarly named models are separate putters with their own pages.
What the Community says
“after I’d used the Squareback, the Newport seemed cold and unforgiving.”
“The new feel benchmark for blades. If you want the softest-feeling Cameron and price is no object, this is the one.”