Estancia Club

Rating: 0 points
Pros: It's a Cameron
Cons: No clue beyond that

I bid and won an auction on this putter a few weeks ago, assuming it was at least a Special Event TeI3 putter. The insert is definitely not TeI3 (unless it's plated and buffed) and it appears it actually may be Sterling Silver. The engraving on the bottom reads "Made Exclusively for the Estancia Club 1999 Men's Invitational". From word of mouth, the Estancia Club is fairly high-end, which would make the case for a high-end (silver inserted) putter to be produced by Scotty on their behalf. Production numbers are anyone's guess... but the Estancia Club currently has a 325 member limit, so I'm sure the number is less than that. Given that Special Event putters are hard to come by in the first place (see the Las Vegas TPC Interclub, Desert Mountain, or Glenwild Golf Club & Spa putters)... the possibility of the insert being Sterling may just be an added bonus.

The only major reservation I have about calling this Sterling Silver is the elastomer ring around the insert. All known Sterling Silver limited edition putters were produced without the ring. Additionally, I haven't been able to get a good feel for the putter as it has been cut down to 33" and re-gripped, so I'm not comfortable saying it feels any softer or firmer than a TeI3. The only route to go at this point is to send the putter in for a COA. I'm hoping the studio will come back with the material and quantity produced, but that may be a tall order for such a limited piece. I'm also interested to learn if there was a headcover produced in combination with this putter (gut feeling and history on SE putters suggests this is the case).

So for now, this is a zero point putter... but it's got a lot of potential.