CARLSBAD, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company's
(NYSE: ELY) new titanium drivers -- the ERC(TM) II Forged Titanium Driver and
the Hawk Eye(R) VFT(TM) -- and both the "Rule 35(R)" Firmfeel(TM) (red logo)
and Softfeel(TM) (blue logo) were used by champions worldwide this past
weekend.
In the United States, Annika Sorenstam led the way, making history at the
Standard Register Ping by becoming the first woman ever to shoot a round of
59 on the LPGA Tour. Sorenstam, 30, who shot the record-breaking score during
Friday's second round, went on to win by two strokes over Se Ri Pak for her
second victory in as many weeks. Using 11 Callaway Golf(R) clubs and the
"Rule 35" Softfeel ball, Sorenstam broke four LPGA Tour records and tied two
others. In her bag: the "Rule 35" Softfeel ball, the VFT Pro Series Titanium
Driver, Steelhead Plus(TM) 4- and 7-wood, Steelhead(R) X-14(R) Irons and an
Odyssey(R) Dual Force(R) Rossie(R) 2 Putter. Sorenstam has now shot a
combined 50 under par in her last two events.
In Japan, Callaway Golf Staff Player Eiji Mizoguchi gave the new ERC II
Driver its second pro victory in two weeks in his win at the Dydo Drinco
Shizuoka Open. Mizoguchi used the winning combination of the ERC II Driver
and the "Rule 35" Firmfeel ball to win in a playoff. In all, he carried
14 Callaway Golf clubs, including the Steelhead Plus 3- and 5-wood,
X-14 Irons and an Odyssey White Hot(R) 7 Putter. Callaway Golf Staff
Professional Dean Wilson tied for third in the tournament, carrying both the
ERC II and Hawk Eye VFT Titanium Drivers, along with the Steelhead Plus
4-wood, X-14 Pro Series Irons, and the Odyssey White Hot 5 Putter. Tohru
Taniguchi, also a Callaway Golf Staff Professional, tied for 10th using the
Hawk Eye VFT Pro Series Driver, Steelhead 4- and 5-woods, X-12(R) Irons and an
Odyssey White Hot 5 Putter. Wilson and Taniguchi both used the "Rule 35"
Firmfeel ball.
Rounding out the weekend for Callaway Golf was another strong performance
on the Senior PGA Tour by Jim Colbert, who won the SBC Senior Classic last
week. This week, Colbert tied for fifth at the Siebel Classic in Silicon
Valley using the Hawk Eye VFT Driver, Steelhead Plus 3- and 5-woods,
X-14 Irons, an Odyssey White Hot 7 Putter and the "Rule 35" Firmfeel ball.
The winner of the Monterey Open on the Buy.com Tour used Steelhead Plus 3- and
5-woods and an Odyssey Dual Force 334 Putter.
Callaway Golf Company makes and sells Big Bertha(R) Metal Woods and Irons,
including Big Bertha ERC(TM) II Forged Titanium Drivers, Big Bertha Hawk
Eye(R) VFT(TM) and Big Bertha Hawk Eye VFT Pro Series Titanium Drivers and
Fairway Woods, Big Bertha Steelhead Plus(TM) Stainless Steel Drivers and
Fairway Woods, Hawk Eye Tungsten Injected(TM) Titanium Irons, Steelhead(TM)
X-14(R) and Steelhead X-14 Pro Series Stainless Steel Irons. Callaway Golf
Company also makes and sells Odyssey(R) Putters, including White Hot(R),
TriHot(TM), and Dual Force(R) Putters. Callaway Golf Company makes and sells
the Callaway Golf(R) "Rule 35(R)" Firmfeel(TM) and Softfeel(TM) golf balls,
and the CB1(TM) Red golf ball. For more information about Callaway Golf
Company, please visit our Web sites at http://www.callawaygolf.com,
http://www.callawaygolfball.com and http://www.odysseygolf.com.
SOURCE Callaway Golf Company
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CONTACT:
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