Callaway’s 2010 drivers, irons, putters and balls have earned more PGA Tour wins than any manufacturer
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 19, 2010 – With another victory this week at Harbour Town, the Callaway FT Tour Driver earned its seventh win in nine weeks on the PGA Tour. The FT Tour is far and away the winningest driver on the PGA Tour this season, and the catalyst of an amazing start to the year for all of Callaway’s 2010 products.
Through 17 PGA Tour events and the year’s first Major, Callaway Drivers, Irons, Putters and Golf Balls have amassed more victories than any other equipment manufacturer. In addition to the unprecedented run of success currently underway in the Driver category, the Company’s Irons and Tour i Series Golf Balls have won five of the last ten tournaments contested. The Company’s brand of Odyssey putters have also won five of its eight 2010 PGA victories during this scorching stretch that began at Mayakoba. Impressively, this incredible start to the season has been earned by a staff of tour professionals that is considerably smaller in number than those competing for the other major equipment manufacturers.
Also at Hilton Head this weekend, Callaway Staff Professional Stuart Appleby had his best finish of the 2010 season, finishing tied for eighth at 8-under-par for the tournament. Appleby shot 69-67-73-67 at Harbour Town Golf Links. In Appleby’s bag was the Callaway FT Tour Driver, a Diablo Edge Tour 15-degree Fairway Wood, X-prototype Irons, the Tour i(z) Golf Ball and the Odyssey White Hot XG 330 Mallet Putter.
Callaway’s new FT Tour Driver features a 440 cc multi-material clubhead with a full-length hosel and a slightly open face angle to deliver the look at address preferred by highly skilled players. FT Tour’s design combines an ultra lightweight carbon composite body that delivers extraordinary accuracy and workability, with a titanium Hyperbolic clubface that yields incredible ball speeds and increased distance. Originally introduced on the professional tours in 2009 as FT-9 Tour Authentic, Callaway commercialized the product in 2010 as FT Tour. The driver arrived at retail in March and features a new product introduction retail price of $399.
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About Callaway Golf
Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) creates products and services designed to make every golfer a better golfer. Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and golf balls, and sells golf accessories, under the Callaway Golf®, Odyssey®, Top-Flite®, and Ben Hogan® brands in more than 110 countries worldwide. For more information please visit www.callawaygolf.com or http://shop.callawaygolf.com
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Callaway Golf
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