CARLSBAD, Calif., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) led
all manufacturers in golf ball usage on the Senior PGA Tour last week, marking
the second time this season that the Rule 35(R) ball has been the outright
leader in usage at a Senior PGA Tour event. A total of 37 golfers played Rule
35 golf balls at the FleetBoston Classic, compared to 35 for the nearest
competitor. Callaway Golf also won the ball usage count at the Royal
Caribbean Classic in February, and shared the lead in ball usage with Titleist
at the MasterCard Championship in January.
At the FleetBoston Classic, 36 golfers teed it up with the Rule 35
Firmfeel(TM) (red logo) ball, while one golfer chose the Rule 35 Softfeel(TM)
(blue logo) ball. Callaway Golf Staff Professional Bruce Fleisher finished
second at the event using the Rule 35 Firmfeel ball, leading a group of four
golfers to post top-10 finishes using balls made by Callaway Golf. Fleisher
is ranked in the top five in several statistical categories using the
Rule 35 Firmfeel ball, including driving accuracy, greens in regulation,
scoring average and money won.
Callaway Golf is second in golf ball usage on the Senior PGA Tour this
season, accounting for 39.7 percent of balls in play on the tour through
June 24. Across the world's five major professional tours combined this year,
Callaway Golf ranks second in ball usage and is second in overall wins with
19. Rule 35 balls have been used to win more than $25 million on the five
major tours combined this year.
The Rule 35 ball is also enjoying an outstanding season on the LPGA Tour,
where Callaway Golf is the leader in golf ball wins with 10. Callaway Golf
Staff Professional Annika Sorenstam has won five events using the
Rule 35 Softfeel model, and her 2001 accomplishments include an unprecedented
round of 59 in an LPGA Tour event. Sorenstam leads the tour in driving
accuracy and greens in regulation using the Rule 35 ball, and has improved
from 48th to 23rd in driving distance this year.
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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