The Scotty Cameron Story

Few would have predicted such success for the boy growing up in the Southern California town of Fountain Valley. But his father, Don did.

“My father was a golf nut,” Cameron explains. “He liked to fiddle with woods and putters. He was a real craftsman, and I started hanging out with him in our garage when I was five years old. Eventually I started helping out, and my father always used to say, ‘Do it right, or don’t do it at all.’ And if I used the wrong tools to do the wrong job just to get by, he would make me leave until I wanted to do it right. The thing is, I loved working with him, and I loved working with putters,” Cameron adds. “It was what we did together, both tinkering and playing. And it lasted for about eight years, until my father died at the age of forty-six. One of the last things he said to me was ‘Stick with the game of golf. I think you have a future.”

Scotty Cameron also saw his future in golf, and he kept up with his club making. “I liked that putters inspired the most craftsmanship of any club and were the ones golfers used the most,” he says.

During his teenage years, Cameron created many different types of putters on his father’s milling machine, passing them on to friends to try out and report back on. He worked in a golf shop for a while after college, and in 1986 he joined the Ray Cook Co., which made and sold putters. For the next several years he worked for several golf companies, designing putters and learning other aspects of the business. In 1991, he started his own company, buying used equipment with money he had saved. When a friend offered to represent him full-time on the PGA Tour, he began getting his putters into the hands of pros.

“My goal from the start was to make the finest putters anywhere. Ones that looked and played better then anything,” Cameron Recalls. “And my big break came a couple years after opening, when Bernhard Langer won the Masters with one of my putters. A major makes names, and it definitely put me on the map. I suddenly went from being this wannabe to being a putter maker, and it was a lot easier getting my products into players’ hands.”

But it wasn’t only players who became interested in Scotty’s work. At the time Titleist was looking for a way to expand its business and especially in the putter market. And the CEO of Titleist Uihlein was looking for someone creative and who understood a putter inside and out. And at the time the man for the job was Scotty Cameron. After a couple meetings they agreed to a deal that allowed Scotty to remain somewhat independent but also make a name for the Titleist brand. By all accounts the deal has worked well for both of them.

A Snapshot of Scotty’s Career:

Companies

1990 Garage
1991 Ray Cook
1991 Maxfli
1992 Cleveland Classics
1992 Founder’s Golf
1992 Mizuno
1993 Founded: Cameron Golf International
1994 Titleist (Scotty Cameron)

Products

1995-1996
First line of Scotty Cameron by Titleist putters released (now referred to as Classics). All models took their names from locations in California: Newport, Catalina, Coronado, Del Mar, La Costa, Laguna,and Napa. Santa Fe and Sonoma models are added in 1996.

1997
Teryllium series is introduced. These putters feature an alloy face insert. Three models are initially released: Newport, Newport 2 and Santa Fe.

1998
Classics – Product line is revised and released with a new Oil Can finish.
Teryllium – Del Mar 2 and “Long Neck” versions of the Newport and Newport 2 are released.

1999
Teryllium II – Second generation is launched. Polymer cushion is added behind face insert to soften feel.
Pro Platinum series is introduced. These putters feature a non-glare finish and are available in four models: Newport mid-slant, Del Mar 3, Laguna 2, and Sonoma 2 mid-slant.

2000
Oil Can Classics – Series is discontinued.
Mil-Spec Newport putter is released. This putter features different length, weight, and lie angle options to allow for custom fitting.

2001
Studio Design series is introduced. These putters feature a classic blade-style design, and are the first Cameron/Titleist putters missing the now-familiar “California” names. The model names are 1, 1.5, 2 and 3.
Bulls Eye – Scotty releases his interpretation of this classic design. Two models are offered (flange and non-flange) in a “pro platinum” finish.

2002
Teryllium II – Series is discontinued.

Studio Stainless series is introduced. These putters are milled from 303 stainless steel and available in four models: Newport, Newport 2, Newport 2.5 and Newport Beach.

Armani edition. These putters are milled from 303 stainless aluminium and available in four models: Newport, Newport 2, Newport 3 and Newport Brazil.

2003
Pro Platinum – Series is discontinued.
Futura model is introduced. This putter is a radically different des

ign than anything Scotty had produced in the past. The Futura is offered in standard and mid (44” long) models.

2004
Red X series is introduced. These mallet-style putters feature a high-grade stainless steel face insert which is intended to enhance feel.

2005
Studio Stainless – Series is discontinued.

Studio Style series is introduced. These putters incorporate the insert technology of the Red X into the appearance of the Studio Stainless. This series features four models: Newport, Newport 1.5, Newport 2, Newport 2.5.
Futura – Upgrade to the original model’s appearance, and the addition of two Futura-inspired mallet putters. This line is renamed Futura Phantom.

2006
Circa ’62 series is introduced. These putters feature a classic desig

n similar to that of the Studio Design series and are named in the same numeric fashion (1,2,3 & 5). The ’62 references the year Scotty was born.
Red X – Mid (43”) and Long (48”) models are added.
Detour model is introduced. Similar to the Futura concept, the Detour features a very unconventional design.
Napa Valley limited edition is released. 2006 pieces (1,800 RH & 206 LH).

2007
Circa ’62 – Model line is update with a new “Charcoal Mist” fini

sh. The number 5 model was replaced with the 6.

Red X – Two new models are introduced. These models do not feature the face insert of the originals.
Detour – The radical design of the original Detour is adapted for use in two “conventional” putter models: Newport and Newport 2.5.
Teryllium Ten (T10) limited edition is released. 2007 pieces in Newport 2, 2007 pieces in Newport 2.5.
Catalina Classic limited edition is released. 2007 pieces.

2008
Studio Select – Series is introduced -Update to the studio style, it has a higher toe to prevent pulling putts to the left and factory adjustable weights on the bottom, near the heel and the toe; a solid stainless face and the tour “cherry bombs” on the back and on the head cover; available in the Newport, Newport 1.5, Newport 2 and Newport 2.5 models

PGA Victories

1993 The Masters – Bernard Langer-thought to be made by Scotty but made by Bettinardi for Mizuno
1996 US Open – Steve Jones
1997 The Masters – Tiger Woods
1998 PGA Championship – Vijay Singh
1999 PGA Championship – Tiger Woods
2000 US Open – Tiger Woods
2000 British Open – Tiger Woods
2000 PGA Championship – Tiger Woods
2001 The Masters – Tiger Woods
2001 British Open – David Duval
2001 PGA Championship – David Toms
2002 The Masters – Tiger Woods
2002 US Open – Tiger Woods
2003 The Masters – Mike Weir
2003 British Open – Ben Curtis
2004 The Masters – Phil Mickelson
2005 The Masters – Tiger Woods
2005 British Open – Tiger Woods
2006 US Open – Geoff Ogilvy
2006 British Open – Tiger Woods
2006 PGA Championship – Tiger Woods
2007 PGA Championship – Tiger Woods
2008 The Masters – Trevor Immelman