Everyone knows Scotty Cameron, and everyone knows just how successful the brand of putters has been on the worldwide stage for decades. While Scotty Cameron and company continue to evolve the brand by releasing both refined as well as new designs, one thing they have always been exceptional at is seizing the moment to re-imagine a successful design and bring it into the present.
That is much of the case with the new Scotty Cameron Champions Choice release which is dropping on August 6, 2021. Well, with the exception that this time they are taking arguably their most iconic, and to this day sought after, designs ever and giving it a makeover.
What is Champions Choice you are likely asking? In simplest terms, it is the return of the legendary Button Back.
Champions Choice
The Button Back has won a plethora of tournaments since its release and it has been back in the public’s eye since winning back-to-back U.S. Open Championships. With that spark, alongside the never-ending quest to improve designs which Scotty Cameron does perhaps better than anyone else, it makes sense that the man himself saw and seized the opportunity to re-imagine and re-introduce a classic. As it pertains the inspiration and direction for this release, Scotty had this to say:
“We’ve had a very good run over the past 25 years with Tour victories, and major championships in particular. After the incredible response we received from the Teryllium T22 Limited Release and with back-to-back U.S. Open wins (2017 and 2018) with a Button Back, I had the idea for Champions Choice as a way to bring back the Button Back, but in a new, modern way. As we were designing and manufacturing the Special Select line, upgrading and refining our blade and mid-mallet shapes, the Champions Choice project endured. Now I’m finally ready to showcase it and offer three very special new designs based on everything we’ve done to refine the Special Select line, but with the Teryllium inlay and the Button Back look. I love this design, as Champions Choice celebrates the Tour victories players have racked up over the years using our putters, while also offering dedicated golfers the same level of playable performance.”
Getting more into the designs, the Champions Choice release will consist of three different putter shapes, the Newport Button Back, Newport 2 Button Back, and Flowback 5.5 Button Back designs. As mentioned in the quote above, each model is based around the refinements which the company did with its most recent Special Select release.
All three putters have 303 Stainless Steel bodies (the 5.5 does use an aluminum sole plate) which are finished in their patented silver mist look and will all feature flange site lines. The showstopper of the design is of course the Teryllium copper insert which is well renowned for its softer overall feel compared to fully milled models. Though the insert is set in the body using the same classic elastomer surrounding it and button head screws in the cavity, Scotty did seize the opportunity to also place what they are calling a “high tech” modern dampening material between the insert and putter head to try and improve the feedback.
As should be expected, each model also has uniquely created graphics and engraving alongside a specially designed headcover just for the Champions Choice motif. The putters are finished in a red, white, and blue color scheme and will come standard with a grey Scotty Cameron Pistolini grip.
The Scotty Cameron Champions Choice putters will be available through select Titleist authorized golf shops on August 6, 2021. Additionally, each model will come with a $600.00 price tag. Be sure to keep an eye on THP and jump into the conversation, as we hope to have much more on the Champions Choice release soon.
I believe it’s mostly pointed at the back to back US Open wins on 17-18 and that it was the “champions choice” design of putter to put in play.
Don’t hate America, Jeremy.
Which got benched, and needs to make a comeback.
They’ve always been that way, especially Cameron. See My Girl and any other similar release. It’s the beauty of options though.
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It looks really similar to the milling pattern on my Studio Style. Talk about a throwback (this is before Scotty decided to only put GSS on Circle T’s, and charge 3x the retail price).
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I love the look of the original button-back. Scotty used to make elegant putters and the button back was one of his best. From the brown leather grip to the subtle copper in the buttons, it was just different.
Maybe I’m being harsh but the T22 left me feeling the same way. I mean seriously for $600 can we get a custom grip with the series?
I know these will sell out immediately but $600 seems like a hefty price for something that’s going to come with a standard grip and I assume a Velcro headcover.
Someone should be fired and/or put on a firing squad line if those putters come with velcro head covers.
Don’t know if I like ‘em enough to drop 6 hondo on one… but I like ‘em.
Then again, I thought I was nuts spending 4 bills on my Special Select Squareback 2…
I really hope I’m wrong but I’d be shocked if they didn’t.
I like how you didn’t lead with "whoops" hahaha
Did you really go 33 inches or do they run heavy?
Scotty doesn’t do anything other than Velcro….
…and based on the fact that his covers are instantly bought and resold for profit tells me no one is smart enough to care.
It’s a 35 inch putter.
Interesting… Standard for Scotty is 10-15-20 for 35-34-33.
Always making it weird.
weird is my specialty..
I don’t know. Maybe the heads are lighter over all. I couldn’t say. Or they messed up on this one. I didn’t change anything or have any special requests.
It’s a head-scratcher. Heck, one of my Scotty velcro covers lost its "cling" in less than one season. Ugh.
Yeah, I don’t think they mind that reality.
I also don’t know how good AM&E magnets are, but they should definitely catch up with the times.
The face looks great. Even pretty down with the rwb stripes. But I wish there was more and bigger text on the sole….
Hope they release more button-backs with simpler names and color paletes.
It’s ridiculous what people will pay just for that name.
What a joke.
It’s spiraling in an impossible way, to be sure.
Back 10 years ago, you could buy a 2-3 year old used Scotty for 125 dollars. Those same putters today are selling for 400.
makes me kinda not like Scottys even more..
PS – I own two that I love. Both purchased below retail.
Beanie babies or scotty putters?
……Touché!
I don’t take issue with Scotty, but the aftermarket collective have lost their damn minds that’s for sure.
NM just saw someone post that these are hard to get and are going to be very limited so I guess that explains it
And that’s exactly how they get those kind of prices for them. They’ve done an incredible job making their product into a status symbol for golfers, then they create limited quantities to drive demand and people are willing to pay the ridiculous prices for them because they feel special when they have something that few others have. A $4000 Scotty doesn’t putt any better than the $150 Ping Anser it was modeled after.
Feels like a strange choice to me. Why not stay consistent. 20g off? why?
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Do you remember where you saw that? I’m planning on removing the paint from mine and would love to see how it looks before hand lol