Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2.5 Putter

Blade Putter

The Studio Style Newport 2.5 landed in 2001 as the slightly bigger sibling in Scotty Cameron's Studio Style line. Take a Newport 2, stretch the blade a touch longer from heel to toe, add a longer neck, and you get the 2.5. It's still very much a blade, but the extra length gives it a bit more presence at address than the standard Newport 2.

This one has full toe hang, which tells you exactly who Cameron built it for. The face wants to open on the way back and close through impact, so it rewards a stroke that swings on a noticeable arc. If you fight the putter to keep the face square through a straight-back-straight-through motion, you'll feel like you're working against it. Match your natural arc to it, and it flows.

There's no sightline on top. Just clean milled stainless steel and the toe-flow shape doing the aiming for you. That's a deliberate choice from an era when Cameron leaned hard into the idea that a good blade doesn't need a line painted on it. Twenty-plus years later, the Studio Style 2.5 still shows up in bags and on collector shelves for a reason.

Design

The 2.5 is milled from stainless steel with the plain, satin-ish finish that defined the Studio Style run. The main change from the Newport 2 is size. The blade is a little longer, the topline reads slightly wider behind the ball, and the neck is stretched to move the hands forward. That longer neck is where the full toe hang comes from, and it's the whole personality of the putter. Heel-toe weighting keeps it from feeling like a dead pipe, but make no mistake, this is a feel putter first. No alignment aid means your eye does the work, using the topline and the flange to frame the ball. The head is compact enough to tuck behind a coin-sized target line, which is what a lot of arc-stroke players want when they'd rather aim with the shape than a stripe.

Who It's For

• You putt with a clear arc and want a blade that swings with that motion instead of fighting it.
• You prefer aiming off the head shape and topline rather than a painted sightline.
• You like a compact blade but want a hair more length than a standard Newport 2 gives you.
• Feel matters more to you than forgiveness on off-center strikes.
• You appreciate early-2000s Cameron milling and would carry a Studio Style piece as much for the history as the performance.

Technology

About Scotty Cameron

Scotty Cameron putters are CNC milled from a single block of steel in Carlsbad, California. The attention to detail in weight distribution, sole geometry, and face milling creates a feel that's considered the benchmark in professional golf.

Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between the Newport 2 and the Newport 2.5?

The 2.5 is essentially a slightly larger Newport 2. The blade runs a bit longer from heel to toe and the neck is stretched, which reads as a touch more head behind the ball at address. Both are blades, but the 2.5 gives you a little more visual mass and, in this Studio Style form, full toe hang.

Is the Studio Style Newport 2.5 good for a straight putting stroke?

Not really. Full toe hang wants the face to open and close through the stroke, so it fits a player who swings on an arc. If your stroke is straight-back-straight-through, a putter with less toe hang or face-balanced weighting will feel more natural and stay square more easily.

Does the Newport 2.5 have an alignment line?

No. There's no sightline or dot on the topline. You aim using the shape of the head, the topline, and the flange. That's typical for the Studio Style blades of this era, which were built for players who trust their eye over a painted line.

What is the Studio Style Newport 2.5 made of?

Stainless steel, milled with the satin finish that ran across the 2001 Studio Style line. It's a solid one-piece feel putter with heel-toe weighting rather than an insert or a mallet-style build.

Is a 2001 Studio Style Newport 2.5 worth buying today?

If you're an arc putter who likes a blade, yes, it still rolls the ball fine and the milled stainless holds up. It also carries collector interest as an early Cameron Studio Style piece, so condition and originality affect price. Just make sure the toe hang matches your stroke before you commit.

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