Scotty Cameron · Putter · 2020
Special Select Newport
CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You putt with an arc and want a classic Anser-style blade with a premium one-piece milled feel, tungsten weighting and a timeless look.
You putt with a straight stroke, you want high-MOI forgiveness, or you want a value price.
Pros
- A classic Anser-style blade with a plumbed neck for an arc stroke
- One-piece milled 303 steel - improved feel and feedback
- Heavier tungsten heel-toe weights for stability on slight misses
- A timeless look with a thinned, flattened top line
Cons
- Blade forgiveness - well below a high-MOI mallet
- Toe hang - built for an arc stroke, not a straight one
- A premium milled price
By dimension
Forgiveness
Blade-level - a classic Anser-style blade, with heavier tungsten heel-toe weights that should feel more stable on slight misses, a blade (not high-MOI) profile. Modest forgiveness - a player's blade, the tungsten weights helping only slight misses.
Distance
Solid - the one-piece milled 303 steel face gives a consistent roll and pace, the milled face delivering repeatability. A dependable pace for a milled blade.
Workability
An arc-friendly blade - the Newport's plumbed neck with toe hang is better suited to an arc stroke, a toe-flow neck for arc players. Good arc-fit - a toe-hang blade for an arced stroke.
Feel
Soft and solid - getting back to one-piece milled construction improves the feel and feedback, with great feel, a solid milled 303 steel head. Among the very best putter feels - a premium one-piece milled face.
Sound
A muted note - the one-piece milled steel face gives a soft, clean impact, a solid milled acoustic. A clean, muted milled note.
Looks at address
Classic and clean - the conventional Anser-style blade with square shoulders and a thinned, flattened top line, a timeless solid-milled look. Among the best-looking blades.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.