Callaway Golf Staff Professional Annika Sorenstam Claims Second Victory of 1999 LPGA Tour Season

CARLSBAD, Calif. (PROTEXT) - Closing with birdies on four ofthe final seven holes yesterday, Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) StaffProfessional Annika Sorenstam clinched her second LPGA Tour winof the year. Sorenstam, 28, used a combination of long drives,pinpoint iron shots and clutch putting to post a final-round 66and win the New Albany Golf Classic by three strokes. Sorenstam, 28, used 10 Callaway Golf(R) clubs in her victory,including a Callaway Golf Titanium Driver, Big Bertha(R)Steelhead(TM) 3-wood and 7-wood and Big Bertha(R) X-12(R) Irons.The event's runner-up used a Great Big Bertha(R) Hawk Eye(R) 3-wood and Big Bertha X-12 Irons. Callaway Golf Staff ProfessionalEmilee Klein finished third using 11 Callaway Golf clubs,including a Great Big Bertha Hawk Eye Titanium Driver and 3-wood,Big Bertha Steelhead 5-wood and Big Bertha X-12 Irons. Accordingto the Darrell Survey Company, Callaway Golf was No. 1 indrivers, fairway woods and irons in play at the New Albany GolfClassic. "I was driving it really well, which gave me a lot of shortirons to the greens," said Sorenstam, who now has 16 career LPGATour victories and is one point shy of qualifying for the LPGAHall of Fame. "Because I was driving the ball long and in thefairways, I was able to be aggressive and hit a lot of ironsshots really close to the hole." Callaway Golf's newest product introduction -- the Hawk EyeTungsten Injected Titanium Irons -- is also making news on tour.The irons have already been put in play on each of the four majorU.S. professional tours in the two weeks they have been availableto tour professionals. At last week's Senior PGA Tour VantageChampionship, three Callaway Golf Staff Professionals using HawkEye Irons finished in the event's top 10. Bruce Fleisher put aset in play and shot three rounds in the 60s to finish second andregain the lead on the senior money list. Jim Dent used his newHawk Eye Irons to shoot an opening-round 63, his lowest round ofthe year, and finish tied for 10th with Jim Colbert, who posted afinal-round 64 with his new Hawk Eye Irons. According to theDarrell Survey Company, Callaway Golf was No. 1 in drivers,fairway woods and irons in play at the Vantage Championship. For more information about Callaway Golf Company, please visitour website at www.callawaygolf.com. For more information about Odyssey Golf, please visit ourwebsite at www.odysseygolf.com. If you would like to receive Callaway Golf's press releasesvia e-mail in the future, please send your request to:newslist@callawaygolf.com. ots Original Text Service: CallawayGolf Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Larry Dorman,Mike Galeski, or Jamie Taylor of Callaway Golf, 760-931-1771Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/124825.htmlor fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 124825 Web site:http://www.odysseygolf.com Web site: http://www.callawaygolf.com

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