Results: Refinished Scotty Cameron Del Mar Two Putter

I’m really weird about putters.  Most of the new options look like spaceships and inspire zero confidence when I’m standing over my third putt on a green.  I prefer a more classic look, which is getting harder and harder to find.

I am a stickler for an insert, but not just any insert.  I love the copper inserts in the old Scotty Cameron Tei3 models from the late 90s and early 00s. I’ve hit a million Scotty Camerons, and none of them feel as good as the old Tei3s.  I have a Newport Two that is currently in the bag, and actually putt pretty well with it.  How I came to own it is a funny story.

Being that I’m always evaluating and reevaluating what’s in my bag, I have a couple of Tei3 models that I have my eye on and finally found one on Ebay.  The old Del Mar Two with the three sight lines might be my favorite model ever made.  These were the images on the listing:

Pretty rough, and the pictures were taken in a bathroom (see the TP holder in the third photo?).  I wasn’t sure how to take it.  They had it listed for $400 BIN.  There was no way I was going to pay that much.  Once I found it, I saved the listing, copied the pictures, and slept on it.  The first thing the next morning, I sent the pictures to my man Nathan at Putnam Putting.  He’s an absolute magician doing Scotty Cameron restorations.  I asked if this was salvageable, and he gave me two thumbs up.  His rate is right around $200 depending on grip/etc., which is actually really reasonable for the quality of the work.

I then sent a note to the seller with an offer, and a compelling note on why my offer was a good price.  They ignored me for a few days, then after noticing that no one was watching the putter (which I pointed out to them), they agreed to my price.  It showed up a few days later.  Out of the box:

Overall a good putter, but it needed some TLC.  I sent it up to Putnam Putting with the instructions that I wanted it restored to the original paint scheme, and I wanted an all-black soft grip. Done and done.

It took them a little longer than usual to get all the rust and gunk out of it, but once they did the painting and reconstruction were easy.  These were some teaser images that Nathan sent me once they were done with the head:

Needless to say I was drooling.  About a week later the fully restored putter showed up:

I literally couldn’t be happier.  It is EXACTLY what I was looking for, and can’t wait to get it in the bag.  It feels great, it looks great, and I’m sure it’ll help me sink a few more putts.  I’m really happy to give Nathan my business, and next time you need some work done on your putter, I’ll ask that you consider Putnam Putting.  They earned my business.