{"id":56584,"date":"2026-08-26T17:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/56584\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:53:13","slug":"scotty-camerons-most-wanted-putter-is-finally-here-meet-the-9-5r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/56584\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotty Cameron&#8217;s Most Wanted Putter Is Finally Here: Meet the 9.5R"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the saying goes, &#8220;The squeaky wheel gets the grease,&#8221; and in the case of Scotty Cameron fans, they have been rather forward in their desire to see the very popular on-tour Phantom 9.5R come to retail. Especially with players like Cameron Young using the putter with great success in 2025 and into 2026 with wins at The Players and Cadillac Championship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"chakra-image css-1ma461w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cameron_young_2026_cadillac_putter_titleist_Getty_Images_2274367511_0f174c48b4.jpg\" alt=\"Bearded golfer in a light blue shirt walks on the course with a putter and ball.\" style=\"border-radius:16px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Not to mention Jackson Koivun, earning his first PGA Tour victory just weeks after switching into one himself.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"chakra-image css-1ma461w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Getty_Images_2287763415_edf6fff45d.jpg\" alt=\"Man in a cap and polo shirt holding a trophy against a clear blue sky.\" style=\"border-radius:16px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Well, the day has finally arrived\u2014at least for the announcement\u2014that the Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5R is coming to retail, and those who want it can put their money where their demand is.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"chakra-image css-1ma461w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Scotty_Cameron_95_R_back_289c5f275b.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of a modern silver golf putter head with sharp angles on a dark surface.\" style=\"border-radius:16px\"\/><br \/>Phantom Line Refresher<\/p>\n<p>The Scotty Cameron Phantom mallet line is all about forgiveness and alignment\u2014and with angular geometric shapes and longer flange lines, the Phantom putters provide more options to help golfers get properly aligned with the target, with the 9.5R being the latest addition. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"chakra-image css-1ma461w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026_Scotty_Cameron_Phantom_Title_bdfef6601b.jpg\" alt=\"2026 Scotty Cameron Phantom Title.jpg\" style=\"border-radius:16px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe popularity of mallets continues to grow, both on tour and with dedicated golfers everywhere. With so many different players looking to take advantage of mallet designs, we need to provide multiple options that all perform \u2014 while looking and feeling every bit as good. There\u2019s no one \u2018right\u2019 way to putt, and the new Phantom line is a great example of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Austie Rollinson, Scotty Cameron&#8217;s Sr. Director of Putter R&amp;D.<\/p>\n<p>Studio Style Tech Refresher<\/p>\n<p>Chain-Link face milling &#8211; This Chain-Link face milling pattern is the result of extensive testing with tour players to dial in sound and feel. The reason being, there is a direct link between what a player experiences at impact and the distance the ball travels\u2014a relationship that is crucial for distance control. It also helps with the initial ball roll.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"chakra-image css-1ma461w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phantom_95_R_face_68973311ac.jpg\" alt=\"Silver golf putter head showing textured face and three red circular weights.\" style=\"border-radius:16px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Another major element of the insert is, that unlike the previously released Studio Style, the insert in the new line is made from a soft carbon steel\u2014the same type of steel used in Scotty Cameron\u2019s early handmade and art of putting models from the late 90s. It&#8217;s this steel, plus the Chain-Link pattern that comes together to make the new putters some of the softest feeling Scotties ever produced.<\/p>\n<p>The 9.5R Story<\/p>\n<p>After the tour launch of the Phantom 9R which included double bend and plumbers neck options, it wasn\u2019t long before players were looking the head shape with more toe hang, this is where the 9.5R came in. The first player to put it in play Cameron Young. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s always wanted to feel flow in the putter. We\u2019ve started in face-balanced mallets for him and we\u2019ve kind of worked our way down to a point where he\u2019s felt comfortable enough to feel the toe flow the way he wants it and get the release of the putter that he wants.<\/p>\n<p> &#8211; Brad Cloke, Scotty Cameron Tour Rep<\/p>\n<p>After multiple wins, a lot of others took notice, including Justin Thomas (plus retail golfers), but it was Jackson Koivun who saw the quickest result. <\/p>\n<p>Koivun used a 9R in college, but Scotty Cameron Rep Drew Page did extensive testing with him the week before the 3M to determine he would likely benefit from a putter with more toe hang. The 9.5R went into play and help lead Jackson to his first win.<\/p>\n<p>Now come September, regular golfers can finally experience the same winning formula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the saying goes, &#8220;The squeaky wheel gets the grease,&#8221; and in the case of Scotty Cameron fans,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3031],"tags":[3135],"class_list":["post-56584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scotty-cameron","tag-scotty-cameron"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}