Scotty Cameron

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Scotty Cameron (1962—) is an American golf club maker primarily known for creating putters.

Scotty was born in Glendale, California in 1962. He began designing clubs using a table-top mill in his mother-in-law's garage in Orange County, California. After working for many golf club companies, Scotty and his wife Kathy started Cameron Golf International and in 1993, one of their putters was used to win The Masters.

During The PLAYERS Championship in 1994 well known teaching pro Peter Kostis approached Scotty and mentioned that Titleist was interested in his company to design putters. The next day Scotty received a call from Wally Uihlein, CEO of Acushnet Company, and they agreed to meet. After several meetings, it was clear they shared the same vision and a business relationship was formed. In November of 1994, Cameron Golf International and Acushnet Company became partners. [1]

[edit] Collecting Scotty Cameron Putters

Collecting Scotty Cameron putters is big business. From "Off The Rack" putters, to one of a kind Prototypes, thousands of collectors have shelled out up to $35,000 for one of Scotty's putters. Websites such as The Cameron Collector offer advice on collecting Scotty Cameron Putters, as well as discussion of the history of Scotty's works.

In September of 2006 the Scotty Cameron Putter Museum was opened at Hamamatsu Seaside Golf Club in Japan

[edit] Major Victories

Scotty Cameron putters have been used to win more modern golf tournaments than any other putter manufacturer. Since 1993 more than 500 worldwide tournaments and nearly 50% of the 4 Golf Majors have been won with a Scotty Cameron putter. Even though Cameron putters are a Titleist club, many PGA pros forgo the sponsorship money they'd make to use a different putter in order to have a Scotty Cameron putter in their bag.

Majors won with a Scotty Cameron putter.