In 1986, at the age of 24, Scotty began working for the Ray Cook Company. He designed the “Blue Goose” model which was the first mass-produced milled gun-blued putter. In 1991, he decided that the time was right to start his own company. His goal was simply to produce the finest putters in the world. He had saved enough money to get started without a loan or a financial backer. With the help of an acquaintance, within a few months, he had 12 PGA professionals who were consistently using one of his handmade models. Soon after, Scotty started making production models for the consumer market. The first order was placed by John Fry, one of the owners of Fry’s Warehouse of Golf. Fry’s had sold numerous Ray Cook putters, including the “Blue Goose” model. As Scotty described it, John Fry gave him a “pity order” of 700 putters. While Scotty was gearing up to fulfill his first order, Mizuno expressed an interest in having him design a line of putters for them. The Fry order almost killed the deal because Mizuno did not want any Scotty Cameron putters produced without the Mizuno name, but Scotty showed his loyalty to John Fry by filling the initial order. This putter is numbered on the face #637.