Callaway Staff Pros Montgomerie and Graham Charge to Victories on European Tour and Senior Tour
19.10.1999, 11:00
CARLSBAD, Calif. (PROTEXT) - Colin Montgomerie and DavidGraham, Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) Staff Professionals, both werevictorious over this past weekend. Montgomerie cruised to a PGAEuropean Tour record- tying sixth win of the season with his 3and 2 victory over Mark O'Meara at the Cisco World Match PlayChampionship at Wentworth, England. Graham fired a closing round65 for a four-stroke victory over Larry Mowry in the Raley's GoldRush at Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills, Calif. Montgomerie used 11 Callaway Golf clubs in this, his 23rdcareer PGA European Tour victory, including a Great Big Bertha(R)Hawk Eye(R) Titanium Driver, Big Bertha(R) Steelhead(TM) 3-woodand Big Bertha X-12(R) Irons. Playing excellent golf despite asevere toothache, Montgomerie opened up a 5-hole lead in theafternoon portion of the match and then closed-out his fellowcompetitor on the 34th hole. "It's been a wonderful ball-striking year for me," saidMontgomerie, who is virtually assured of winning a record-breaking seventh consecutive Volvo Order of Merit money title inEurope. "Driving, iron play -- right through the bag -- it's beenextremely gratifying." Graham used 13 Callaway Golf clubs in this, his fifth SeniorPGA Tour victory, including a Callaway Titanium Driver, CallawaySteelhead 4-wood and Callaway X-12 Irons and pitching wedges. Hebegan the tournament on Friday with a course record-tying 63 andclosed strongly, birdieing five of the first nine holes to chargeinto the lead. "I got off to a good start and just kept it going," saidGraham, who finished with a 17-under-par total of 199, atournament record for the 54-hole event. "I've got a lot ofconfidence in my iron play, and that's a function of how well I'mdriving the ball." In other positive news from the pro tours, the winner of theLas Vegas Invitational used a Callaway Titanium Driver and thetwo pros that tied for second place in the LPGA's AFLACTournament of Champions both used Callaway Steelhead fairwaywoods. In addition, the winner of the AFLAC Tournament ofChampions used an Odyssey(R) Dual Force(R) 330 putter, therunner-up in the Las Vegas Invitational used an Odyssey DF 330Mallet putter and one of the runner-up finishers at the AFLACTournament of Champions used an Odyssey TriForce(TM) 2 putter. 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 Company Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: LarryDorman, Mike Galeski or Jamie Taylor of Callaway Golf Company,760-931-1771 Company News On-Call:http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/124825.html or fax, 800-758-5804,ext. 124825 Web site: http://www.odysseygolf.com Web site:http://www.callawaygolf.com
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