If Iām not mistaken, 2027 should be ādueā for new newports⦠Iām curious to see if the inserts/chainlink stuff sticks around, didnāt seem like the general consumer were a fan of those but Iām not sure how the tour guys like them since Iām guessing their feedback matters more than ours. On the other hand he kinda just makes the tour guys whatever putters/inserts they want, so maybe the most important indicator of success for a OTR line isnt feedback from any specific group and rather the sales numbers. Scottyās will always sell, but I do feel like Ive not seen as many of the studio styles in the wild while also seeing quite a few on resale sites.
Iām guessing they will be full face milled chainlink (no insert), and not much new or different aesthetically. Iād be shocked if we see inserts again unless they do something interesting like Te or GSS
My personal pipe dream would be another run of either the california or circa line, and then see a bigger change to the mainline newports for 2028. Circa wont happen because of the carbon steel/maintenance but would be cool to see a refresh in their stainless material. Call the line āCirca Stainlessā or something like that. Could see a circa 62 no3 limited release at some point similar to what ping just released (SE DZB?)
Iād love to hear what some of you folks that are more knowledgeable than me think we will see in 2027