Best Alternatives to the Titleist Super Select Newport 2

The Newport 2's biggest knock is forgiveness, and the Spider ZT answers it directly with a 5,000+ MOI head that resists twisting on off-center strikes. It finished second in MyGolfSpy's 2025 Most Wanted zero-torque test and posted the best long-putt PuttView Handicap of all 17 models, making lag putting feel almost automatic — and Brian Harman won the Valero Texas Open with one his first week in the bag. It's $50 cheaper than the Cameron and adds a True Path alignment aid milled to the width of a golf ball. The trade-off: the muted Pure Roll feel and below-average short-putt performance won't match the Newport 2's crisp blade feedback.

If you love the Newport 2's shape and feel but not its lack of alignment help, the PLD Milled Anser is the closest substitute on the board — the original Karsten Solheim Anser, milled over four hours from a solid block of 303 stainless. It won a Golf Digest Hot List gold medal, and Plugged In Golf called the feel 'buttery' yet responsive, with GolfWRX members repeatedly arguing it 'outshines the Cameron milled putters.' Crucially, the 2024 gunmetal version adds the white topline alignment line the Newport 2 lacks, and it ships with a premium graphite shaft. Priced identically at $450, it's the feel-and-value alternative for blade purists — though it's still a blade, so forgiveness stays limited.

The Newport 2 is the priciest standard blade in golf; the Scottsdale Anser delivers the same iconic Anser silhouette for $269.99 — roughly $180 less. Its one-piece Pebax insert is what Golf Monthly called one of the softest faces it has ever tested, and the lightweight insert let PING push MOI up to 11% higher than its own PLD Milled Anser, so you actually gain a little forgiveness. MyGolfSpy ranked it the #2 blade from mid-range, where most scoring putts live, and a SuperStroke grip comes stock. The catch is long-range distance control, which trails higher-MOI options.

Reviewers ding the Newport 2 as an evolution, not a revolution — no face insert, no modern speed tech. The Ai-One Milled Seven T answers with a 100% CNC-milled 303 stainless body and an AI-designed titanium insert that Odyssey says finishes putts 10% closer to the hole and improves lag putting up to 20%, plus interchangeable 5-20g sole weights for real fitting adjustability. National Club Golfer called its navy PVD finish 'absolutely stunning,' and the fang shape adds mallet-grade alignment and forgiveness a blade can't match. At $349.99 it's $100 less than the Cameron, with a firm, milled feel for players who find inserts too soft.

The Newport 2's toe hang makes it a poor match for straight/SBST strokes, and it does nothing to correct face manipulation. The DF3's Lie Angle Balance technology removes torque entirely — the face has zero tendency to open or close, which Breaking Eighty called 'the closest thing to a cheat code in putting,' and it works with any stroke shape, arc or straight. Multiple reviewers reported dropping 4-6 strokes a round and near-automatic short putts. It's the same $449 as the Cameron (custom builds run $559+), the soft aluminum feel and unconventional look divide opinion, and a proper fitting is non-negotiable — but for golfers whose misses come from the stroke, not the strike, nothing here is more transformative.

The Newport 2 gives you nothing but a topline to aim with; the Ai-ONE Square 2 Square Jailbird gives you the best alignment system in the category — Versa navy-and-white stripes plus a three-dot sightline that earned a perfect 5/5 from Golf Monthly for how easily it lines up. It pairs that with Odyssey's AI face insert for speed consistency on mishits and a zero-torque center shaft that keeps the face square, ideal for straight strokes. At $300 it undercuts premium zero-torque rivals like the LAB DF3 by $150, making it the value entry point for forgiveness and alignment. The bold, blocky look is polarizing and the built-in forward press takes a round or two to adjust to.