CARLSBAD, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company
(NYSE: ELY) today announced that Mike Galeski, Senior Vice President of Sports
Marketing, has expanded his responsibilities to include the direction of the
Company's ongoing "Grow the Game" program.
Mr. Galeski will continue to head up the operations of Callaway Golf's Pro
Tour Department, which he has run for the past eight years. In his expanded
role, he will coordinate a team of top people focusing upon ways to encourage
growth in the game. He succeeds Chuck Yash, who resigned to pursue other
interests.
Stated Ron Drapeau, President and CEO, "As industry leaders, we believe we
have a responsibility to find creative ways to introduce more people to golf
and to retain those already playing this wonderful game, and I can't think of
a person better suited to this effort than Mike Galeski. Starting with his
literal grass roots experience working in his dad's pro shop as a kid and
subsequently devoting his entire adult life to promoting the game, Mike
understands the needs of golfers from all skill levels. That lifetime of
experience coupled with his love of golf make him ideal for this added
responsibility."
Mr. Galeski joined Callaway Golf Company in September 1993. Prior to
that, he was Tournament Director of the Nabisco Dinah Shore golf tournament
for seven years. A native of Watertown, Connecticut, Mr. Galeski was a
teaching professional at Lake Almanor Country Club in Lake Almanor,
California, and an assistant golf professional at Watertown Golf Club in
Watertown, Connecticut. He graduated from St. Michael's College in 1977.
Callaway Golf Company makes and sells Big Bertha(R) Metal Woods and Irons,
including Big Bertha ERC(R) 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 and CB1 Blue golf balls. For more information about Callaway Golf
Company, please visit our Web sites at http://www.callawaygolf.com and
http://www.odysseygolf.com.
SOURCE Callaway Golf Company
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