Callaway Golf Extends Endorsement Deal with Olin Browne.CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Callaway Golf Company Callaway Golf Company is an American golf company based in Carlsbad, California. They manufacture woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf balls and license its name for apparel, footwear, timepieces and accessories. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ELY) today announced that it has re-signed PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". player Olin Browne Olin Douglas Browne (born May 22 1959) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Browne was born in Washington, DC. He graduated from The Holderness School in 1977. He then went on to Occidental College in 1981. He turned professional in 1984. to a multi-year contract. Browne, 46, who in 1992 was the first PGA Tour player to sign on as Callaway Golf Staff Professional, will endorse Callaway Golf woods, irons and golf balls, carry a Callaway Golf logoed bag and wear the Company's logo on his hat. Browne will continue to play the new science of distance with accuracy in the Big Bertha(R) Fusion(R) FT-3(TM) Driver and has added a Callaway Golf X 3-wood to his bag. His irons will remain the X-Tour(TM) Irons (3-9), he will play Forged+ Wedges and he, like many of his fellow Callaway Golf staffers, has switched to the improved HX.Tour Golf Ball for 2006. "My contract was up last year and I had a banner year," said Browne, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour. "My first call was to Callaway to tell them I didn't want to go anywhere. It was a quiet deal because Callaway has been with me for a long time. It's a source of real pride for me to continue with the Company. "I think with George Fellows on board as CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. we are going to go places that no one else ever imagined possible. Callaway Golf has always been on the cutting edge and made the best product available. There's an inner circle of golf knowledge and innovation there that you don't find anywhere else. I'm enthusiastic to continue with the relationship, and I want to stay with Callaway the rest of my career." During his career year in 2005, Browne captured the Deutsche Bank Championship The Deutsche Bank Championship is a PGA Tour golf tournament that occurs every year on Labor Day weekend. The tournament began in 2003 and is held at the Tournament Players Club of Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. in early September and finished second at the Valero Texas Open The Valero Texas Open is an official tournament on the PGA Tour. It dates back to 1922 when it was first called the Texas Open. It is played at The Resort Course at La Cantera Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas. three weeks later. Prior to that he also had his best-ever showing in a U.S. Open, owning a share of the lead after the first two rounds at Pinehurst Country Club and starting the final round tied for second, just three shots off the lead. His $2.1 million in earnings last year represented nearly one-third of his career winnings. Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf 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(R), Top-Flite(R), Odyssey(R) and Ben Hogan(R) brands. For more information visit www.callawaygolf.com. |
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