Equipment
Forum Thread of the Day: “Charley Hoffman’s custom Scotty Cameron putter”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day showcases Charley Hoffman’s custom Scotty Cameron Putter. The putter, which Hoffman used recently at the QBE shootout, has quite a nostalgic feel to it, although it appears the majority of our members are not too enamored with the new flatstick.
Check out the full thread and all of the photos here.
Here is what some of our members have been saying about Hoffman’s putter, but make sure to check out the entire thread and have your say at the link below.
- Meanmachinemoe: “Hoping this is a preview of his 2019 line-up so I won’t be tempted. UGLY!”
- evansmar004: “The top is not good looking….but I love walking the Scotty dog”
- cxx: “You guys are funny. The only beauty in a putter is how many putts find the bottom of the cup.”
Entire Thread: “Charley Hoffman’s custom Scotty Cameron putter”
This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.
Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.
Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.
Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.
@Lamosteve began:
Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine
Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6
Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
- JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
- jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”
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shawn
Dec 14, 2018 at 7:24 pm
Neurotic gearhead deadheads need status clubs in their WITB arsenal of weapons to cover up their impotence on the golf course. Many don’t even play their clubs for fear of scratching them… and when new models come on the market they go into a buying frenzy. Sick.. sad.. stupid… sooooo obvious
James
Dec 14, 2018 at 4:10 pm
Besides the Futura, this guy is the biggest rip-off artist of all time. $89 Ping putters remade W/ sharper & cleaner edges and a $200 finish.
What a joke…knocking off one of the best selling putters of all time.
yeah, I’m officially a hater – NOW
NRJyzr
Dec 22, 2018 at 9:05 am
When it came to market, someone on another forum dredged up an old design suggesting the Futura was also a copy. Don’t remember the particulars, unfortunately.
HDTVMAN
Dec 14, 2018 at 12:45 pm
Be original! This is a Zebra knock-off, and so many putters (majority) are Ping Anser knock-offs. Just buy a Ping…why pay for the wannabe!
shawn
Dec 14, 2018 at 7:27 pm
Younger geardeads don’t know about RAM Zebras or PING Anser. They just slobber over SC because many tour golfers are paid to play them. Bunch of lemmings….
JustWellsy
Dec 14, 2018 at 11:47 am
So many haters, haha. I’m sure Scotty loves that.
Mark Baldree
Dec 14, 2018 at 11:05 am
Been waiting for a someone to remake the Zebra! Love it! I’d buy one in a heartbeat if available. One of the best designs ever, first adjustable putter.
Rusty
Dec 14, 2018 at 1:04 pm
I agree! I have about 10 old Zebras, but would love an updated version like this one.
MCoz
Dec 14, 2018 at 7:40 am
That why he is known as “Donny Xerox” (Donald Scott Cameron) to some of the old timers. I have several of the original Zebras. Gene Littler is the first guy to win big with it before T. Watson.
dan janyja
Dec 14, 2018 at 3:02 pm
Raymond Floyd played the Zebra also.
ogo
Dec 13, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Didn’t the RAM Zebra have black lines on top with a white sweet spot line…. while this Cameron copy has white lines with a GREEN center line??!!! Now that is a new and improved feature and worth every $$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$ for this incredible technological feat!!!!!
KEvinS
Dec 13, 2018 at 10:12 am
Regardless of whether SC did it himself, or more likely, Hoffman asked SC to do something along these lines, I love it. My old, original Zebra (shallower face) is still in great shape and, to be honest, was always a great performer on faster greens. The head was still light enough, yet face balanced, so that lightening-like downhillers were quite manageable. I ended up installing a thicker grip on it called a “Shark,” but then since I don’t really play greens 11-12 every day, gave it up for different, head-heavier models. I’d still maintain that for average PGA Tour greens, such a putter would be a very good choice for many touring pros.
Rusty
Dec 14, 2018 at 1:08 pm
All you have to do to make a Zebra heavier, is unscrew the sole plate, then undo the nut underneath and add a few washers. Then just tighten…
TC
Dec 13, 2018 at 7:33 am
I never liked Scotty Cameron putters or Scotty himself, but I will say this that he is a marketing genius.. Anyone that can get upwards of $9000 for a putter or $1000 for a headcover is a genius and he loves all these nuts that buy all his products. Scotty probably laughs all the way to the bank.
Bark Chuck
Dec 13, 2018 at 4:40 am
I raced to the nearest Nevada Bob’s Golf & Tennis after Tom Watson ripped Augusta’s greens with that gray Zebra!! What’s putter that was! How does Snotty Cameron get away with this? Just a consummate thief!!
shawn
Dec 13, 2018 at 1:16 am
SCOPY COPYRON…. good putters at relatively reasonable prices for gullible goffers.
Gun Violent
Dec 12, 2018 at 8:57 pm
So sad. I am done with Scotty. In fact, I had been done with him for a while, he should not be allowed to make money copying others.
https://tinyurl.com/yayf9nyx
Murv
Dec 12, 2018 at 10:55 pm
Ditto!
Brandon
Dec 12, 2018 at 8:19 pm
If I had a time machine I would go back and rip everyone else’s ideas off, mill the face, and laugh my way back to my mansion.
Tommy
Dec 12, 2018 at 8:09 pm
I used one of those for a decade (Ram Zebra), with great success. Another “original” Cameron design
Todd Barrow
Dec 12, 2018 at 7:19 pm
Copy Cameron. a complete con artist conjured up with the Titleist marketing machine. not bad though for a guy who used to work at Ray Cook in the customer service dept.
william
Dec 12, 2018 at 5:51 pm
How does a guy become so famous and rich from stealing all his ideas?
Brian McGranahan
Dec 12, 2018 at 3:39 pm
Lol. Tell Hoffman that Scotty found this at an estate sale for $1.
ogo
Dec 12, 2018 at 2:25 pm
Zinc die cast Scotty?… like the old Ram Zebra?!! 😮
ogo
Dec 12, 2018 at 7:10 pm
… and $349… with the Scotty logo. 😮 😮
A. Commoner
Dec 12, 2018 at 1:35 pm
With a big bunch of putters, I think of my Zebra as an ‘old reliable.’
joro
Dec 12, 2018 at 1:14 pm
So the great copier is at it again and the lovers of copycat Putters are probably drooling to get one. I bought a couple of leftie Zebras for 10 Bucks each I would gladly sell for a couple of Hundred each.
Tom
Dec 12, 2018 at 12:35 pm
Oh, a Scotty copy of a Ram Zebra…nuttin new.
Ian
Dec 12, 2018 at 12:41 pm
My Dad has a Zebra putter – that’s why this looked so familiar.
JP
Dec 12, 2018 at 5:28 pm
But put a Circle T on it and it’s a $39 putter that sells for $2,500+