Sorenstam Wins Again with ERC Fusion Driver, HX Tour Ball; Corning Victory is 61st Worldwide, 51st on LPGA Tour

Sorenstam Wins Again with ERC Fusion Driver, HX Tour Ball; Corning Victory is 61st Worldwide, 51st on LPGA Tour
Press Release

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004--Callaway Golf (NYSE:ELY) Staff Professional Annika Sorenstam continued to build on her illustrious LPGA Hall of Fame career on Sunday by adding the 2004 Corning Classic in New York to her long list of career triumphs. Sorenstam closed with a 4-under-par 68 that put her at 270, 18 under par and two shots clear of Vicki Goetze-Ackerman and Michelle Estill. For the 51st time on the LPGA Tour, and the 61st time of her pro career, Sorenstam won with a bag full of Callaway Golf products, including the revolutionary ERC(R) Fusion(R) Driver, Big Bertha(R) Strong 4-wood, HX(R) Tour Golf Ball, Steelhead(R) X-14(R) Irons, Callaway Golf Forged+ Wedge and an Odyssey(R) White Hot(R) 2-Ball Blade Putter.

It was a remarkable return to the Corning Country Club, a course Sorenstam hadn't played since arriving there as a second-year pro without a single LPGA win to her credit nine years ago. This time she didn't arrive at the course until late Wednesday and on Thursday morning -- without benefit of a practice round -- went out and fired an opening-round 65.

"I'm really happy with the way I played this week," said Sorenstam, who had promised she would play the Corning Classic this year after skipping last year for her historic appearance in the PGA Tour's Bank of America Colonial. "My swing was good and I felt very comfortable hitting driver, even on the really tight driving holes, because of the confidence I have with my ERC Fusion Driver. The fans here were great, very supportive. I'll be back."

Sorenstam had plenty of company from other players in the field who relied on Callaway Golf equipment at Corning. For the fifth time this year on the LPGA Tour, Callaway Golf won the overall counts in irons, woods and putters.

Across the globe, the same was true on the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), where Callaway Golf swept the club count in every category -- drivers, fairway woods, irons and putters -- for the eighth straight time this season.

In other notable performances by touring pros using Callaway Golf equipment over the Memorial Day weekend, three of the four participants in a 4-way playoff at the Nationwide Tour's SAS Carolina Classic in Raleigh, NC, were playing Callaway Golf drivers and golf balls, including the winner, who used the HX Tour Golf Ball and Great Big Bertha(R) II 415 Driver as well as a Big Bertha Strong 4-wood.

Tour results are through the week ending 05/30/04 and reflect data from the Nationwide, JGTO and LPGA tours. Source: Sports Marketing Survey, Ltd. and Darrell Survey Company. Callaway Golf Company makes and sells Big Bertha(R) Metal Woods and Irons, including ERC(R) Fusion(R) Drivers and Fairway Woods, Great Big Bertha(R) II Titanium Drivers and Fairway Woods, Great Big Bertha II 415 Titanium Drivers, Big Bertha Titanium Drivers and Big Bertha Stainless Steel Fairway Woods, Hawk Eye(R) VFT(R) Tungsten Injected(TM) Titanium Irons, Big Bertha Stainless Steel Irons, Steelhead(R) X-16(R) and Steelhead X-16 Pro Series Stainless Steel Irons, the Game Enjoyment System(TM) of GES(TM) Golf Clubs, Callaway Golf Forged+ Wedges and Callaway Golf Forged Wedges, and Callaway Golf Tour Blue(TM) Putters. Callaway Golf Company also makes and sells Odyssey(R) Putters, including White Hot(R), TriHot(R), DFX(R), Dual Force(R) and 2-Ball Putters. Callaway Golf Company makes and sells the Callaway Golf(R) HX(R) Tour Balls, HX Blue and HX Red Balls, Big Bertha(TM) Blue and Big Bertha Red Balls, and the Warbird(TM) Balls. Callaway Golf also owns and operates The Top-Flite Golf Company, a wholly owned subsidiary that includes the Top-Flite(R), Strata(R) and Ben Hogan(R) brands and Bettinardi Putters. For more information about Callaway Golf Company, please visit our websites at www.callawaygolf.com, www.topflite.com and www.odysseygolf.com.