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Callaway Golf Staff Pros Annika Sorenstam, Henrik Stenson Use Fusion FT-3 Driver, HX Tour Golf Ball in Dramatic Wins.


CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Annika Sorenstam and Henrik Stenson Henrik Stenson (born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish golfer.

Stenson was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1999 and the following year topped the money rankings on the second tier golf tour in Europe, the Challenge Tour.
 have much in common: both are Swedes, both are members of the Callaway Golf (NYSE NYSE

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:ELY) Professional Staff and both won tournaments this past weekend while using the power and accuracy of the Fusion(R) FT-3(TM) Driver and exceptional performance of the HX(R) Tour Golf Ball.

Sorenstam, 36, closed with a 62 to tie the LPGA LPGA
abbr.
Ladies Professional Golf Association
 record for low final-round by a tournament winner in capturing at the State Farm Classic at The Rail Golf Club in Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. As reported in the 2000 U.S. Census, the city was home to 111,454 people. The land on which Springfield is today was first settled in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a . The 10-under-par round propelled Sorenstam from five shots back to a two-stroke victory, her second straight and fourth of the year. She finished at 19-under-par 269, two shots clear of Cristie Kerr.

Stenson, whose 15-under-par total of 273 landed him in a three-way playoff, struck his 5-iron second shot to four feet on the par-five playoff hole and made the putt for eagle to capture the BMW International Open The BMW International Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1989 and has always been played at several different golf courses in and around Munich, which is BMW's home city.  over Retief Goosen and Padraig Harrington at Golfclub Munchen Nord-Eichenried in Germany. With his second win of the year, Stenson moved up to No. 11 in the Official World Golf Rankings The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. They were introduced in 1986 and are endorsed by the four Major Championships and the six professional tours which make up the International Federation of PGA Tours, namely .

In addition to their Fusion FT-3 Drivers and HX Tour Golf Balls, both players relied on Callaway Golf equipment throughout their bags. Stenson also used a Big Bertha(R) 3+ and 5+ Fairway Woods, X-18(R) Pro Series Irons, and an Odyssey(R) White Hot(R) #5 Putter, while Sorenstam played with a split set of X-18 Irons and new Forged Prototype irons, an X Tour 4+ and Big Bertha 7-wood, Callaway Golf Forged+ Wedges (48 and 54 degrees) and an Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Blade Putter. She also wore Callaway Golf Footwear with the patented Big Bertha Spike.

"To come from five behind and to win by two, it's pretty amazing," said Sorenstam, who birdied four of the first five holes and six of the last eight, ending the day with a 20-foot putt for her 10th birdie. "It's something I'm going to remember for quite some time."

"I've started to play better in the US recently and this week I felt I was driving the ball much better," said Stenson, a rookie for Europe in the upcoming Ryder Cup. "It was great to be in contention, and it was great practice for what's coming up. I can't wait!"

Tour results are through the week ending 09/03/06 and reflect data from the European PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used.

(2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA.
, and LPGA Tours. Sources: Darrell Survey and Sports Marketing Survey, Ltd. Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf creates products and services designed to make every golfer a better golfer. 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.  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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