Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom putters bring their best feel to mallets

January 20, 2026

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Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom putters bring their best feel to mallets

Mallets have come to rule professional golf, so Scotty Cameron is taking its newest tech from its Studio Style line and giving it to mallet players.

The new Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom lineup features the company’s popular 5 and 7 shapes as well as a new 9R shape, each with new Studio Carbon Steel inserts and a chain-link mill pattern.

“The popularity of mallets continues to grow, both on tour and with dedicated golfers everywhere,” Austie Rollinson, Scotty Cameron’s senior director of putter R&D, said in a release. “With so many different players looking to take advantage of mallet designs, we need to provide multiple options that all perform — while looking and feeling every bit as good. There’s no one ‘right’ way to putt, and the new Phantom line is a great example of that.”

The new line features refined shaping and multiple hosel configurations for each model, including the low-torque Onset Center configuration, available on the Phantom 5 for the first time.

Keep reading below for more on Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom putters, including my take on the new line.

Browse the Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom line here.

What’s actually new with Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom Putters — and why you should care

The Button Back, rebuilt for mallets

Studio Carbon Steel (SCS) is a huge breakthrough for Scotty Cameron; the metal, which has a greater dampening capacity than Teryllium, gives the putters a soft feel. The chain-link mill pattern reduces contact points with the ball, further softening the feel and retaining feedback.

It was only natural for the new face to come to the mallets, which have become increasingly popular on the PGA Tour. The milling pattern was teased on last year’s Phantom Black limited release, but adding the insert wasn’t as easy as carving out a hole in the face.

The new SCS, chain-link milled insert of the Phantom lineup.

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Removing that face material actually weakened the structure of the mallet, especially on the winged designs of the 5 and 7. That produced a lot of unwanted vibrations, which killed the feel.

The solution was a redesigned internal cavity with a back wall and stiffening ribs, along with visible screws securing the insert, creating the famous “Button Back” look used in some of Cameron’s previous Teryllium designs. This addition also made sure the insert sits flush with the face. This made for a functional, yet sentimental, design as this is the first time “Button Back” screws were used in a retail launch.

“I think there’s a lot of nostalgia as I’m working with Scotty on these,” Rollinson told GOLF. “What he’s done in the past — we tried to bring some of those elements forward, so they look like a Scotty Cameron putter, and Button Back is one of those, especially on this, because he loves having the industrial look of the screws holding that insert in.”

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Shaped by Tour feedback

All of the new Phantom putters have taller face heights and higher crown radius to both accommodate the inserts and also improve visuals at address. The heel and toe heights remain the same, but the center is higher, which can help players avoid hitting up on the ball.

The mallets also have a new, flatter sole with more surface area to sit square on the green better, regardless of the player’s hand position. The sole was crafted in part from feedback by Justin Thomas.

The new 9R shape is something that has gained much traction on the PGA Tour, with players requesting the 9 head shape, but with rounder coutours and edges. Cameron Young used a Phantom 9.5R to win the Wyndham Championship last summer.

“We started seeing more players ask for the rounded versions than the squared-off version,” Rollinson said. “This one just lent itself really nicely to be round in shape.”

New hosels

Across the Phantom lineup, there are four different hosel options, including the low-torque Onset Center on the Phantom 5. The hosel configuration was originally introduced in November on the Fastback OC and Phantom 11R OC.

The Phantom 5 OC features an onset roughly in between the existing OC models and also has the same black stepless shaft and oversized grip.

While the Phantom 5 and 9 models have the same mid-bend shafts as the previous line, the new Phantom 7 has a new double-bend shaft for the first time in a Phantom release.

The look of the double-bend gives players a face-balanced performance while offering a setup look similar to that of a plumber’s neck.

The 5.5 and 7.5 also have a new Jet neck, which is longer but with a less aggressive forward lean to be more subtle at address.

Lastly, all the new Phantom lineup putters feature single sightlines compared to the dots and arrows on the previous generation.

“There are a lot of players who like lines, and there are a lot of players who like the dots,” Rollinson said. “We’re just changing it up, because everyone likes something a little different.”

The Scotty Cameron Phantom 2026 lineup

The new Phantom lineup has three shapes: 5, 7 and 9R.

Phantom 5

What is it: A compact wing-back mallet with the most hosel configurations in the lineup.

Hosel configurations: Single-bend (5), Plumber’s (5.2), Jet (5.5), Onset Center (5 OC)

Who it’s for: Those who want mallet stability in a more compact shape, like a former blade user.

Phantom 7

What is it: A larger wing-back mallet with alignment rails.

Hosel configurations: Double-bend (7), Plumber’s (7.2), Jet (7.5)

Who it’s for: Golfers who want maximum alignment features or the option of a double bend.

Phantom 9R

All configurations of the 2026 Phantom 9.

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What is it: The same basic shape of the previous Phantom 9 head, but with rounded off corners and contours for a softer look. The Phantom 9 is the only putter in the lineup with a full-length sight line.

Hosel configurations: Single-bend (9R), Plumber’s (9.2R)

Who it’s for: Players who want a more rounded mallet option.

My take: the best Scotty Cameron feel tech comes to mallets

I said last year that Studio Style was the first Cameron retail release I was truly excited about because of the face tech. Now that face tech is coming to mallets.

While I’m not a mallet user — unless you count the Fastback OC as a mallet — if I were, I would be just as excited about this release. I love the soft feel of the SCS insert and putting it in the mallet lineup was likely always the plan.

There are a couple of other things about this release that really hit home. Take the first-ever retail release of the Button Back design for Scotty Cameron. As a kid, I remember wanting Anthony Kim’s Newport 2 Button Back and, later, Brooks Koepka’s. That design is like an Easter egg in this Phantom lineup, but it’s no less cool.

The other thing is awareness about the alignment options. The previous phantom lines had lots of dots, arrows and different markings to help the player. Some people love those; others not so much. This is something Titleist does well with its balls, always making sure the next release is better but also a little different to satisfy every player’s needs. Players like Scottie Scheffler don’t play an older model Pro V1 because they don’t think the latest model is better, but rather the older model suits exactly what they want.

With this new Phantom line, Cameron is giving players who want sightlines what they want now, but I wouldn’t be shocked if we see the more alternative alignment aids return down the road.

Overall, the new Phantom line brings Cameron’s best feel to their mallets and with the rising popularity of mallets, that can only be a good thing.