Cleveland relaunched its budget Ping-shape-tribute putter line in 2016 as the Huntington Beach Collection, named for the beach city where Cleveland Golf's North American HQ sits, replacing the older Classic Collection. It kept the same head-shape philosophy -- #1 a traditional rounded plumber's-neck blade, #4 a squarer-edged plumber's-neck blade, #6 a rounded mid-mallet with a double-bend hosel -- but moved to softer 304 stainless steel (Cleveland's own testing claimed it's 54% softer than the 17-4 stainless used previously) and a coarse, diamond-pattern precision-milled face cut four times deeper than the prior Classic Collection HB Inserts face. It launched at $100 with three stock lengths and a choice of Lamkin pistol or oversized WinnPro X grip, and Cleveland kept expanding it with additional head shapes through 2016-2017.
PGA Tour's equipment report and Golf Digest both covered the launch and expansion as notable value-line news, and the line was frequently cited by reviewers (Golf Range Association, mygolfway) as a legitimate step up from the Classic Collection it replaced -- solid trade recognition, no collector premium or tour-star attachment.
Fits a budget-conscious golfer who wants a classic Anser-style blade or simple mid-mallet look at a $100 price point; a player wanting genuinely high-MOI forgiveness should look at a modern mallet like Cleveland's later Huntington Beach SOFT Premier or a dedicated GI putter instead.
Launched September 2016 at $100, directly replacing Cleveland's Classic Collection and competing with Odyssey's budget White Hot lines and Ping's own then-current Sigma putters; Cleveland moved the concept forward again with the Huntington Beach SOFT and SOFT Premier lines starting around 2019-2020.
The #6 mid-mallet with its double-bend hosel offers more forgiveness via perimeter weighting than the #1/#4 plumber's-neck blades, which rely on classic blade-style feel; the softer 304 stainless face helps mis-hit feel across all three shapes but doesn't change the underlying head-shape forgiveness gap.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Used Huntington Beach Collection putters commonly sell for $30-$60 on eBay in 2026, consistent with its original budget positioning and high production volume.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
Cleveland relaunched its budget Ping-shape-tribute putter line in 2016 as the Huntington Beach Collection, named for the beach city where Cleveland Golf's North American HQ sits, replacing the older Classic Collection. It kept the same head-shape philosophy -- #1 a traditional rounded plumber's-neck blade, #4 a squarer-edged plumber's-neck blade, #6 a rounded mid-mallet with a double-bend hosel -- but moved to softer 304 stainless steel (Cleveland's own testing claimed it's 54% softer than the 17-4 stainless used previously) and a coarse, diamond-pattern precision-milled face cut four times deeper than the prior Classic Collection HB Inserts face. It launched at $100 with three stock lengths and a choice of Lamkin pistol or oversized WinnPro X grip, and Cleveland kept expanding it with additional head shapes through 2016-2017.
PGA Tour's equipment report and Golf Digest both covered the launch and expansion as notable value-line news, and the line was frequently cited by reviewers (Golf Range Association, mygolfway) as a legitimate step up from the Classic Collection it replaced -- solid trade recognition, no collector premium or tour-star attachment.
Fits a budget-conscious golfer who wants a classic Anser-style blade or simple mid-mallet look at a $100 price point; a player wanting genuinely high-MOI forgiveness should look at a modern mallet like Cleveland's later Huntington Beach SOFT Premier or a dedicated GI putter instead.
Launched September 2016 at $100, directly replacing Cleveland's Classic Collection and competing with Odyssey's budget White Hot lines and Ping's own then-current Sigma putters; Cleveland moved the concept forward again with the Huntington Beach SOFT and SOFT Premier lines starting around 2019-2020.
The #6 mid-mallet with its double-bend hosel offers more forgiveness via perimeter weighting than the #1/#4 plumber's-neck blades, which rely on classic blade-style feel; the softer 304 stainless face helps mis-hit feel across all three shapes but doesn't change the underlying head-shape forgiveness gap.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Used Huntington Beach Collection putters commonly sell for $30-$60 on eBay in 2026, consistent with its original budget positioning and high production volume.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
