Callaway Golf Equipment And Callaway Golf Merchandise Information

Callaway Golf was founded in 1982 by former Burlington Industries textile president Ely Callaway. Mr. Callaway sold his Temecula, CA-based winery and was enjoying a brief retirement before getting into the golf club making business.

Ely was playing plenty of golf and was always looking for new business opportunities when he spotted a wooden pitching wedge in a Palm Springs-area golf shop. The club was reminiscent of the hickory-shafted clubs he had used as a child, but this shaft was hollowed and filled with a steel core for consistency and strength. He purchased half of Hickory Stick USA and renamed it Callaway Hickory Stick USA.

Mr. Callaway hired successful billiard cue designer Richard C. Helmstetter to become chief club designer. Ely bought out his partners and shortened the company name to Callaway Golf. During this time, Helmstetter invented a large-volume (190cc) steel clubhead that was much different from other drivers on the market.

This new club was easier to hit and more forgiving, and Mr. Callaway named the club Big Bertha after the World War I German cannon, which was famous for its distance and accuracy. The new technology forever changed the golf equipment industry, and in 1992, Callaway Golf went public on the NYSE.

Callaway Golf Company of Carlsbad, CA is one of the world’s best known brands of premium golf equipment around today. The American company manufactures Callaway Golf woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf balls and licenses its name for apparel, footwear, timepieces and accessories. Callaway Golf also owns and manufactures products under the Odyssey putter brand and Top-Flite and Ben Hogan golf brands.

Callaway Golf Equipment And Merchandise

• Fusion FT-3 - A new revolution in driver science from Callaway Golf. We’ve shattered the design limitations and performance barriers of all-titanium drivers.

• X460 - Callaway Golf’s most forgiving all-titanium driver yet, featuring the new X-Sole design for consistent alignment and the CT/VFT Face for maximum distance.

• Fusion Wide Sole Irons - Forgiving, game-improvement iron with Fusion Technology and a wide sole design to help the club glide easily through the turf. Lower center of gravity helps get the ball airborne quickly.

• Fusion Irons - The next generation of tools to take apart any course. Fusion Technology with a clean, traditional look and unprecedented performance and playability.

• X-Tour - Designed for the more-accomplished golfer with blade-like looks and superior workability. Two-piece forged design incorporates traditional styling with patented Callaway Golf technologies.