Scotty Cameron bookends the Phantom line with 2 new mallet cases

As more players gravitate to mallet putters, the category has changed.

While many options are still coming in, new options are coming out, hitting the blade-like stakes and pushing the MOI up.

Scotty Cameron’s latest additions to its Phantom line of mallets — the new Phantom 3.2 and Phantom 12 putters — cover both ends of the spectrum.

“The mid-mallet section is really popular on Tour, and the 3.2 was designed to incorporate Cameron’s unique shape of the past,” said Austie Rollinson’s Senior Director of Putter R&D, Scotty Cameron.

Meanwhile, Phantom 12 solves what Rollinson described as a hole in Scotty Cameron’s lineup so far.

“We miss the center-of-gravity mallet in our line,” he told GOLF. “We found that the deep center of gravity changes the way people are able to stroke the ball. It makes them feel more stable when they swing.”

Both new shapes should look familiar to gearheads. The Phantom 3 shape debuted on the PGA Tour last July at the 3M Open and was in Ryan Gerard’s bag as he secured his Masters invitation at the end of last season in Mauritius. Ludvig Aberg also recently added Phantom 3.2 after months of testing.

The Phantom 12 debuted on Tour in February and Lydia Ko shot a 60 in her first round using it. Rollinson said the reason for introducing the new forms at the end of the season was to gather confirmation from the Tour.

Continue reading below for more on the Scotty Cameron Phantom 3.2 and 12, including my take on the release.

What’s really new with the Scotty Cameron Phantom 3.2 and 12 – and why you should care

Integration of projects

The 2025 Studio Style blade and center line of the mallet did not incorporate the new GoLo shape. The round mallet shape is still very popular on Tour, with Gary Woodland and Bud Cauley winning this season with center-shafted GoLo 7 putters, and Rickie Fowler using the same putter all season.

But GoLo is a rare example of the Tour’s use and success not translating into sales for Cameron, Rollinson said.

“We wanted to bring something new, but we didn’t want to do another GoLo because of the way the market reacted to it,” said Rollinson. “So I started saying, ‘Why don’t I try to combine GoLo with other features of the Phantom?’”

Many other memorable Scotty Cameron putters actually inspired the final design. The overall footprint is similar to the GoLo 6, while the face profile was taken from the Red X, Cameron’s mid-mallet concept in the mid-2000s. The holes that can help frame the golf ball at address are borrowed from the Kombi, the mallet design that Adam Scott used to win the 2013 Masters. They also moved a lot in between to increase forgiveness.

Finally, the top T alignment feature has been copied from the current Phantom 9, allowing the putter to feature three full-length sight lines. Alignment has been a key element of the Phantom 3 design as a way to bring front-to-back alignment themes from across the Phantom line to the middle of the mallet.

Currently, the shape will only be offered with a “.2” plumber’s neck, but that was intentional with the focus on giving blade players a mallet option.

“It fits a lot of players because it gets your hands up in a neutral way,” said Rollinson. “I think the geometry of that piping neck doesn’t obscure the field of view like single bends, double bends and jet necks do. For players who grew up using blades, it’s easy to transition to this.”

Like the rest of the Phantom 2026 lineup, the Phantom 3.2 sports a Soft Studio Carbon Steel faceplate with a chain-link milling pattern for perfect tuning sound and feel.

Filling the high MOI gap

The new Phantom 12 is specifically designed to meet the growing trend of high-MOI, deep-CG putters. It has both the deepest and lowest CG in the range created by the increased use of aluminum in the middle of the putter with a steel ring around the outside and back.

In addition to more stability, Scotty Cameron’s research shows that players respond to deeper CG putters by hitting the ball higher and producing a better forward roll.

That pushes the MOI to about 5,000 g/cm²but Rollinson was quick to point out that they did not make a working agreement to get there.

“Anything over 5,000 [MOI]he’s just bragging. You’re making compromises to get that number,” Rollinson said. “When you look at the actual data, performance is much higher. You have to be careful not to rush the inertia number because if you rush that number, you just start pulling the CG backwards.

The Phantom 12 also does not use the Studio Carbon Steel face insert like other Scotty Cameron in-line putters, except the Phantom 11R OC. Instead, the aluminum from the center of the putter reaches the face and is milled in a chain-link pattern.

The use of lightweight aluminum allows the CG to stay deep and low on the putter, while maintaining the milled feel that Cameron is known for.

“Marketers will say, ‘Let’s get together,'” Rollinson said. “But you sacrifice the functionality of this to do that. I prefer each to do its best. I think it’s okay that it looks a little different.”

Aesthetically, the 12 also looks different from the rest of the Phantom line with a different gray space, the word Phantom engraved inside the aluminum and a single large cherry bomb on the heel. That was a deliberate choice to align the release of the stores more with the putters that came out on Tour.

A new version of Phantom

The Phantom 3.2 will be offered in both right- and left-handed options, while the Phantom 12 will be right-handed only.

Phantom 3.2

What’s going on: A compact mid-mallet with a rounded profile, pipe neck and several alignment aids.

Whose: Blade players who want a mallet that hits as slowly as a blade and features multiple alignment aids.

Phantom 12

What’s going on: Scotty Cameron’s highest MOI and lowest CG putter in the Phantom lineup with a milled aluminum face. The Phantom 12 features a single curved shaft for face-fit performance.

Whose: Players who want perfect stability while maintaining the familiar milled feel.

My take: Book the Phantom list

The putter market is changing and Scotty Cameron is leading the way. Scotty Cameron’s mallet line is now more important than ever.

On tour, after the incredible success of the TaylorMade Spider, many players are opting for high MOI mallets, while any remaining blade grippers want something that feels more conventional.

There is still room for Cameron’s Phantom 5, 7 and 9 models (see Cameron Young, Justin Thomas and Russell Henley), but now Cameron has options for players at the ends of the spectrum within their Phantom lineup.

It’s really interesting to look at the Phantom 3.2 and wonder what the need is when the Fastback and Squareback models temporarily replace the mallet in Cameron’s current lineup. But with the Phantom 3, you now have options for players who want parallel alignment aids, not just perpendicular, like Fastback and Squareback.

And with the Phantom 12, Scotty Cameron not only has a clean-looking MOI mallet, but it also gives players the option of choosing a slightly stiffer feel. Although the aluminum thickness and chain-link milling reduce vibration somewhat, it is not to the level of the SCS installation.

Scotty Cameron already has one of the most popular mallet fairways on Tour and in the shops. Now they have options to satisfy everyone.

Price, Specifications and Availability

Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom 3.2 Custom Putter

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Scotty Cameron 2026 Phantom 12 Custom Putter

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Scotty Cameron’s new Phantom 3.2 and Phantom 12 putters are available for pre-order now June 16. The Phantom 3.2 RH will hit retail outlets on June 25while the Phantom 3.2 LH and Phantom 12 (RH-only) will be in stores July 23.

Both putters will cost $499.

Like the rest of the Phantom lineup, the 3.2 and 12 will come in a stock 3.5˚, 70˚ angle and length options will be available from 33″, 34″ or 35″ with a full gray Scotty Cameron grip.

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