Equipment
Scotty Cameron releases Newport 3, new Futura mallets for 2017
Scotty Cameron is best known for his blade-style putters, but in recent years the putter maker has seen an uptick in the popularity of mallet style putters like his GoLo and Futura X – both on the PGA Tour and with golfers everywhere.
For 2017, he’s releasing a new take on one of his most iconic designs called the Newport 3, as well as seven new Futura mallet putters that he says offer golfers “high-tech with high quality.”
Newport 3
The Newport 3 is the latest addition to Scott Cameron’s Select putter line. It’s heel-shafted, mid-mallet that’s inspired by the company’s Newport head shape and uses a flow neck with a three-quarter offset to create “maximum toe flow.”
“Fans of our classic, heel-shafted mallets like the Del Mar 3.5 and the GoLo 3 will love the melt-into-the-ground, flowing lines of the Newport 3,” Cameron says. “When you look at the entire Select family, the Newport 3 is the perfect, curvy small mallet that just fits in conceptually between the Newport 2 Notchback and the mallets.”
Despite its old-school roots, the putter offers new-school tech with a multi-material design that makes the putter more stable and forgiving. The putter face is made with a lightweight 6061 aircraft-grade aluminum inlay, which is fused to a 303 stainless steel body to make the putter more forgiving.
“We’ve extended the methodology of our proven multi-material technology to include the aircraft grade aluminum inlay, which allows me to design more of the weight into the sculpted back flange, as well as get the sweet feel the inlay produces. The result is an extension to the Select family that pulls together the entire line.”
Like other Select putters, the Newport 3 also uses two removable, customizable stainless steel toe and heel sole weights, a stepless steel shaft and a Red Matador Mid-size grip. The Newport 3 will be in stores March 17 and sell for $379.
2017 Futura Family
With its seven new Futura putters, Scotty Cameron sought to combine the best characteristics of the company’s GoLo and Futura X putters. The result was several new putter head styles – from mid-mallets to larger, high-MOI mallets – that feature multi-material constructions.
Unlike the new Newport 3, the 2017 Futura putters use Scotty Cameron’s wrap-around face-sole construction, which allows the putter heads to be made larger and more stable, while improving the consistency of sound and feel.
“This new Futura line blends my ideas about high-performance putter designs with my longstanding ideals that high-tech should always be high-quality,” Cameron says. “What we’ve pioneered with our multi-material technology allows me to design properly-weighted larger putter heads for more stable setups to give mallet players more confidence over putts.”
Names, Prices and Photos
The Futura models are labeled by number (5, 6, 7). Higher numbers indicate a larger putter head, and the numbers are paired with a one- or two-letter abbreviation of their general design:
- CB stands for “cavity back”
- MB stands for “muscle back”
- W stands for “wing”
- S stands for “straight shaft”
- M stands for “MOI”
The putters come with two removable, customizable stainless steel sole weights, stepless steel shafts and Black Matador Mid-size grips.
See photos of each 2017 Futura putter below. They’ll be in stores March 17 and will sell for $379 each with the exception of the Futura 6M Dual Balance ($399), which uses a 50-gram heavier head that’s counterbalanced with a 50-gram grip weight – as well as a longer, larger grip — to offer golfers more stability.
Futura 7M
Futura 6M
Futura 5W
Futura 5S
Futura 5CB
Futura 5MB
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Equipment
Rickie Fowler’s new putter: Standard-length Odyssey Jailbird 380 in custom orange
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…The Jailbird craze hasn’t really slowed down in 2024, either. According to Odyssey rep Joe Toulon, there are about 18-20 Jailbird putter users on the PGA TOUR.
Most recently, Akshay Bhatia won the 2024 Valero Texas Open using a broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter and Webb Simpson is switching into a replica of that putter at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Now, Fowler, who essentially started the whole Jailbird craze, is making a significant change to his putter setup.
Fowler, who has had a couple weeks off since the 2024 RBC Heritage, started experimenting with a new, custom-orange Jailbird 380 head that’s equipped with a standard 35-inch putter build, rather than his previous 38-inch counter-balanced setup.
According to Fowler, while he still likes the look and forgiveness of his Jailbird putter head, he’s looking to re-incorporate more feel into his hands during the putting stroke.
He told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Championship that the 38-inch counterbalanced setup “served its purpose” by helping him to neutralize his hands during the stroke, but now it’s time to try the standard-length putter with a standard-size SuperStroke Pistol Tour grip to help with his feel and speed control.
Although Fowler was also spotted testing standard-length mallets from L.A.B. Golf and Axis1 on Tuesday, he confirmed that the custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 is the putter he’ll use this week at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.
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Whats in the Bag
Akshay Bhatia WITB 2024 (May)
- Akshay Bhatia what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. Bhatia is deciding between drivers. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max LS (9 degrees @7.2, 2 grams lead tape heel, 4 grams toe)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X (44 7/8 inches, tipped 1 inch)
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees @13.9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X (43 inches, tipped 1.5)
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW Prototype (19 degrees @17.8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (21 degrees) Buy here, Callaway Apex TCB Raw (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S @49, 54-10S, 60-08C @61)
Shafts: KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Split
Grips: Iomic
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
More photos of Akshay Bhatia’s WITB in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Emiliano Grillo WITB 2024 (May)
- Emiliano Grillo what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
5-wood: Cobra LTDx Prototype (18.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Callaway MD3 Milled (46-08S), Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S, 54-10S, 60-08T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Emiliano Grillo’s clubs here.
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Rob
Jun 6, 2017 at 11:19 pm
So are the X7M and 7M the same putter with different graphics, paint scheme and grip? X7M is 2016 and 7M is 2017?
Robert
Apr 24, 2017 at 3:41 pm
I like the new line. I’m glad Scotty’s is offering more choice than just toe weighted putters. I have an old Newport 2 that’s been banished to my closet…lol. I use to leave a lot of putts short with it. Quality still seems to be there.
David Montgomery
Jan 27, 2017 at 2:19 pm
So I guess the Newport 3 is the old Del Mar?
Takehiko Takaoka
Jan 26, 2017 at 1:12 am
No new idea
TeeBone
Jan 25, 2017 at 2:30 pm
I’ve always been blown away that he’s never released the putter that Tiger uses. You know, a Newport 2 with a sight dot and no line. Popular player. Well-known putter. Go figure.
Mad-Mex
Jan 24, 2017 at 7:25 pm
Wow,,,,,,,,,, wonder who is running Scotty Cameron putters? FILA? If they were to bring back the simple Newport/2 all stainless steel no inserts, 340-350 grams, it would be an incredible seller
Cwolfs
Jan 25, 2017 at 6:31 pm
Gotta pay $4k for those from the studio store.
Michael
Jan 24, 2017 at 4:51 pm
Buzz,your girlfriend…woof!
Jb
Jan 24, 2017 at 3:02 pm
Look cheap and mass produced to me. Local and handcrafted stuff is taking over the market everywhere. These putters are like the natural lite of beer.
Cornwall1888
Jan 24, 2017 at 2:44 pm
How many putters do we need, this is the mallet line, then the blade line will come out, they’ll end up with about 15
timbleking
Jan 24, 2017 at 2:24 pm
Isn’t that Newport 3 actually a pure Del Mar?
Barry
Jan 24, 2017 at 11:58 am
Marketing genius yes, visionary putter designer no.
JR
Jan 25, 2017 at 1:59 pm
Not sure if profiting from the gullibility of handicap golfers qualifies as genius but, if it does, then Cameron is the Einstein of his field.
chinchbugs
Jan 24, 2017 at 11:49 am
When does he plan to release the good looking putters?
Dat
Jan 24, 2017 at 10:28 am
#ReleaseRory’s2016Putter
Brian
Jan 24, 2017 at 1:44 pm
He uses a callaway putter now and his old putter is already out it just has an ugly sight line
Dj
Jan 24, 2017 at 10:17 am
Between these and new Odysseys, I have no hope for the future of putters at retail. So awful
S Hitter
Jan 24, 2017 at 11:46 am
What about EVNROLL
Seb
Jan 24, 2017 at 8:16 am
Would have purchased a 5S but once again, no luck for te lefties!
Looks like I’ll be changing milled putters since Scotty Cameron doesn’t offer much left handed…
Rich
Jan 24, 2017 at 7:38 am
Love the Newport 3. Don’t mind the look of the Futura 5S too.