Playoff Victory for Annika Sorenstam Caps Three-Win

Weekend for Odyssey / TriForce Family of Putters Earns EighthVictory of the Year CARLSBAD, Calif. (ots-PRNewswire) - Annika Sorenstam used herOdyssey(R) Dual Force(R) Rossie(R) 2 Putter to roll in a 7-footbirdie putt on the third hole of a sudden death playoff for avictory at the Michelob Light Classic. Sorenstam, who has now wonthe event three consecutive years, birdied two of the last threeholes to force the playoff. Odyssey Golf, a division of CallawayGolf Company (NYSE: ELY), also tallied two other tour victoriesover the weekend. "I've worked hard on my game all year," said Sorenstam, 28. "Istarted putting the ball better this week. I'm glad to see Icould put four good rounds together." Sorenstam parred the 18th hole twice to start the playoff,then hit her approach to seven feet on the third playoff hole.Her opponent missed her birdie putt, and Sorenstam took advantageof the opening to claim the 17th victory of her LPGA Tour careerand her fourth win in the last six years at St. Louis. Elsewhere, the winner of the Greater Milwaukee Open earned thesecond PGA Tour title of his rookie season with his OdysseyTriForce 2 Putter. The winner set a tournament record with his20-under-par total while becoming the first rookie in PGA Tourhistory to top the $1,000,000 earnings mark. That victory marksthe eighth tour victory this year for the new TriForce family ofpremium putters. Odyssey Golf was also victorious on the PGA European Tour. Thewinner of the Standard Life Loch Lomond used a prototype OdysseyPutter to win his third event of the European Tour season. Carlsbad-based Odyssey Golf Inc., a division of Callaway GolfCompany, produces the Dual Force Putter line, Dual Force Wedgeline, and the new TriForce(TM) putter line. For more information,please contact Odyssey Golf Inc., 2285 Rutherford Road, Carlsbad,CA 92008-8815, or visit our World Wide Web site atwww.odysseygolf.com. ots Original Text Service: Odyssey GolfInternet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: James L. Bosworth,Jr. of Odyssey Golf, 760-931-1771 Web site:http://www.odysseygolf.com

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