Phantom X (2021)

The 2021 Phantom X sits within Scotty Cameron's mid-mallet family, described by tgw.com as compact mallets or mid-mallets with sharp, alignment-promoting angles. The publication traces the line's lineage back to the Futura as a predecessor, and notes that this year's version carries a single alignment line to mark the sweet spot, a change from the three alignment dots tgw.com attributes to the 2019 models.

On construction, tgw.com describes a multi-material build with a solid aircraft aluminum milled face and 303 stainless steel used for perimeter weighting, which the outlet says distributes weight where you need it. The maker's own page describes the Phantom X putters as evolved with input from Tour players, and states that each new multi-material Phantom X putter has a solid precision milled 303 stainless steel face and body expertly fused with a 6061 aircraft grade aluminum sole for perimeter weighting that produces unmatched stability and forgiveness. Where tgw.com credits the aluminum to the face and the steel to the perimeter weighting, the maker's page reverses the assignment, crediting the steel to the face and body and the aluminum to the sole. Shape-wise, tgw.com calls it a mid-mallet, compact and high-tech, with soft lines and sculpted contours flowing from topline into the ground.

On feel, tgw.com reports the putter as solid at impact with a satisfying click and responsive feedback. Rick, writing for tgw.com, offered the more personal read: these putters feel and sound great and only get better over time, adding that the putter sets up square behind the ball and lets a golfer aim without worrying about the putter opening or closing.