Scotty Cameron · Putter · 2024
Phantom 5
CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You putt with a straighter stroke and want a compact, premium milled mallet with a blade-like feel, the soft dual-milled face and clean alignment.
You putt with an arc (look to the 5.2/5.5), you want maximum forgiveness (look to the 9/11), or you want a value price.
Pros
- A compact mallet with appeal to blade and mallet players
- A dual-milled face - soft, premium feel with consistent roll
- A more modern, clean shape with milled sight dots
- Two customisable heel-toe weights for tuning balance
Cons
- Near-face-balanced (minimum toe flow) - built for a straighter stroke
- Less MOI than the larger Phantom mallets
- A premium milled price
By dimension
Forgiveness
Strong for a compact mallet - a near-face-balanced compact mallet refined to optimise MOI, with a multi-material body made more rigid for added stability. Forgiving for its size, if below the larger high-MOI Phantoms.
Distance
A standout - the dual-milled 303 stainless face gives a consistent roll and dependable pace, with consistency from the milled face. Among the better putters for distance control.
Workability
A near-face-balanced mallet - a mid-single-bend shaft for minimum toe flow and a full shaft of offset, suiting a straighter stroke (the 5.2 and 5.5 add toe flow). Very limited arc-fit - built for a straighter stroke.
Feel
Soft, with blade-like feel - the compact mallet keeps a blade-like feel with the soft, premium dual-milled face, the dual-milled face combining deep-milled softness with mid-milled feedback. Among the very best putter feels - a premium milled face.
Sound
A premium, muted note - the dual-milled face gives a soft, premium impact, the dual-milling and vibration damping delivering a better sound. Among the better putter sounds - a clean, muted milled note.
Looks at address
Premium and clean - the compact mallet has an updated, more modern shape with a straighter wing angle and elegantly milled sight dots accented with translucent smoke paintfill, a clean, premium milled look. Among the best-looking compact mallets.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.