CARLSBAD, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) and
the "Rule 35(R)" ball claimed another tour victory yesterday, as the winner of
the NFL Golf Classic on the Senior PGA Tour used a "Rule 35" Firmfeel(TM) (red
logo) ball to win a two-hole playoff. "Rule 35" balls have now been used to
win 18 events across the world's five major professional tours combined in
2001, giving Callaway Golf the second-largest number of victories among golf
ball manufacturers this season.
The winner of the NFL Golf Classic was the picture of power and precision
using the "Rule 35" Firmfeel ball. He led the field in driving distance
average at 301.7 yards and was fifth in greens hit in regulation at
74.1 percent. He was one of 28 golfers at the NFL Golf Classic to use the
"Rule 35" Firmfeel ball, including six of the top 13 finishers at the event.
For the season, Callaway Golf is second in ball usage on the Senior PGA Tour
at 39.1 percent, while the "Rule 35" ball is second in senior victories with
six.
Callaway Golf(R) equipment also was used in victories on the PGA and LPGA
tours this weekend. The FedEx St. Jude Classic was won by a player using an
Odyssey(R) TriForce(R) 2 Putter. The winner shot a stunning 61 in his first
round, needing just 24 putts in the process. His wire-to-wire victory marked
the 30th win for Odyssey Golf -- a brand of Callaway Golf -- on the world's
five major professional tours combined this year.
Meanwhile, the LPGA champion at the Wegmans Rochester International used a
Big Bertha(R) Steelhead Plus(TM) 2-wood for the 20th victory of her LPGA Tour
career. She was one of five top-10 finishers at the event to use a driver
made by Callaway Golf. Three of them, including Callaway Golf Staff
Professional Emilee Klein, used Big Bertha Hawk Eye(R) VFT(TM) Titanium
Drivers. Callaway Golf lead the usage numbers in drivers, fairway woods,
irons and putters at the event, and was second in golf ball usage.
Strong usage numbers continued for the Big Bertha ERC(R) II Forged
Titanium Driver on the PGA European Tour. A total of 41 golfers used the ERC
II at the English Open, including the event's fourth-place finisher. Of the
41 golfers using ERC II Drivers, only six were Callaway Golf Staff
Professionals -- meaning 35 golfers used the ERC II Driver without any
financial incentive. Callaway Golf is the leading driver brand in play on the
PGA European Tour this year, through June 10.
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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CONTACT:
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