Club and Putter

The 40 or so men and women tour professionals on the Callaway Golf staff come from the world’s premier professional golf tours, including the PGA Tour, European PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.

They are elite players with extremely high standards. Who are they, and which Callaway clubs do they play?

A few are spotlighted below, followed by a complete listing of Callaway Golf tour professionals.

Phil Mickelson

Callaway Golf tour pro Phil Mickelson is currently the No. 2 ranked player in the world, having amassed 34 PGA Tour wins, including three majors. Here’s something you may not know about Phil: golf is the only thing he does left-handed. The pro known as “Lefty” began the game as a left-hander so he could mirror his dad’s right-handed swing during practice.

“I’ve been using this Diablo fairway wood,” Phil said recently about the new Big Bertha Diablo Series. “This is the best fairway wood I’ve ever hit.”

In Phil’s Bag:
FT-9 Driver Big Bertha Diablo Fairway Woods Tour Authentic X-Prototype Irons 5-9 X-Forged Irons 3-4 White Hot XG #9 Putter
Ernie Els

Callaway Golf tour pro Ernie Els competes globally and has won 48 worldwide titles, including three majors. Nicknamed “The Big Easy” for his long, fluid golf swing, the 6′3″ Els was a consummate athlete in his youth, excelling in rugby, tennis, cricket and other sports.

Like Phil Mickelson, when it comes to Callaway drivers, The Big Easy swings the FT-9 Driver. Ernie also favors Tour Authentic X-Prototype Irons.

In Ernie’s Bag:
FT-9 Driver X Fairway Woods Tour Authentic X-Prototype Irons 3-9 Tour Milled 1 Putter
Annika Sorenstam

To say that Callaway Golf tour pro Annika Sorenstam is the greatest female golfer of all time is no stretch. Annika, now retired from tour competition, collected 72 LPGA Tour wins (including 10 majors) in her Hall-of-Fame career. She is also the only woman to fire a 59 in a tour event.

Known for her precision play, Annika has played Callaway irons throughout her career. She currently plays two models: Tour Authentic X-Prototype Irons and X-18 Irons.

In Annika’s Bag:
FT-5 Driver X Fairway Woods Tour Authentic X-Prototype Irons 7-9 X-18 Irons 4-6 White Hot XG 2-Ball Putter
Graeme McDowell

Callaway Golf tour pro Graeme McDowell is an up-and-coming player on the European PGA Tour who has won four times and was a member of the 2008 European Ryder Cup team. The Irishman played collegiate golf at the University of Alabama, where he was ranked No. 1 in the United States and won an amazing six of 12 college tournaments.

In Graeme’s Bag:
Fusion FT-3 Driver X Fairway Woods 15 X-Forged Irons 3-9 White Hot 7 Putter
Gary Player

Callaway Golf tour pro Gary Player is a living golf legend. Still active on the Champions Tour, the man nicknamed “The Black Knight” has won 163 tournaments worldwide and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Gary also won nine majors in his illustrious career and is one of only a few players to achieve the career Grand Slam, winning the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship by the age of 29.

In Gary’s Bag:
FT-5 Driver Steelhead III Fairway Wood 4+ Steelhead Plus Fairway Wood Heavenwood Hybrids X Hybrids X-Tour Irons 6-9 Tri Hot 3 Putter
Complete List of Callaway Tour Pros

PGA Tour
Stuart Appleby
Cameron Beckman
Notah Begay III
Olin Browne
Ernie Els
J.J. Henry
Fredrik Jacobson
Danny Lee
Rocco Mediate
Phil Mickelson
James Oh
Nicholas Thompson

LPGA Tour
Sandra Gal
Vicky Hurst
Leta Lindley
Morgan Pressel
Momoko Ueda

European PGA Tour
Thomas Bjorn
Michael Campbell
Nick Dougherty
Niclas Fasth
Alastair Forsyth
Stephen Gallacher
Anton Haig
Thongchai Jaidee
Michael Lorenzo-Vera
Graeme McDowell
Alexander Noren
Alvaro Quiros
Robert Rock
Marcel Siem
Oliver Wilson

Nationwide Tour
Bubba Dickerson
Nick Flanagan

Champions Tour
Mark McNulty
Gary Player
Eduardo Romero

Golf Icons
David Leadbetter
Johnny Miller
Arnold Palmer
Annika Sorenstam
Justin Timberlake

Used by golf greats like Annika Sorenstam, Arnold Palmer and Steve Ballesteros, Callaway golf clubs combine the rare blend of fun, fearlessness and forgiveness in the game. How is this possible? Well, every golf club made by Callaway has a forgiving nature even in the hands of novice, and, hence, allowing for fearlessness in every shot as well as injecting fun into every game of golf. Now, if that isn’t sufficient motivation to purchase the highly popular Big Bertha, then we don’t what is.

Product Range

As can be expected from a company that caters to amateur and pro golfers alike, the variety of products available is sufficient to outfit them from head to toe, plus a few other things besides. Thus, your favorite Callaway golf clubs are complemented by golf apparel, balls, GPS and other accessories like watches, stand and car bags, gloves and headgear, to name a few.

However, the star of the show remains to be the golf clubs. Under this category, you can choose from drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters, complete sets for the young golfer, Tour Authentic and a Lefty’s Corner. These golf clubs are a testament to Callaway’s commitment to cater to every golfer, from the novice to the master, from the young set to the older set, from the right-handed to the lefties.

Arguably, the star amongst all the available Callaway clubs is the Big Bertha. It is considered to be the most stable and the most forgiving golf club in the line, with constant innovations that have served it well through the years since its introduction as a revolutionary golf club in 1991.

Product Features

The golf clubs of Callaway all follow a distinct philosophy of combining golf artistry with the latest in technology and in knowledge. Specifically, you can expect your golf club to contain one or more of the following technologies:

o Hyperbolic face technology to produce a bigger effective hitting area
o VFT technology to maximize ball speed through adjustments in face thickness
o S2H2 and modified Tru-Bore technology improves the feel and control of the golf club
o Extreme notch weighing for greater stability and forgiveness
o 360-degree undercut channel that enlarges the hitting area and stabilizes the golf club

You may not understand the technology behind the innovation but you can definitely experience the difference with Callaway clubs. After all, Callaway stands behind its golf clubs, in more ways than one.

Product Innovations

Of course, Callaway will not be a leader in the golf industry was it not for the innovations adopted and the technologies discovered. In addition to the above mentioned innovations in the golf clubs, there is also the use of modern materials like carbon composite and tunite alloy as well as HEX dynamics and dual core technology for the golf balls.

With constant innovation in golf technology, it is no surprise then that professional and amateur golfers across the world continue to be converted to the fun, forgiving and fearless appeal that are Callaway golf clubs. Indeed, what more can anybody ask for in a game?