| Date | Title | | | 12/17/12 | Callaway Golf's New X Hot Irons Bring the Heat| X Hot and X Hot Pro Irons Deliver Blistering Distance Optimized for Complete Performance
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced its X Hot™ and X Hot™ Pro Irons. Long-renowned for its best-selling and accurate irons, Callaway's award-winning Research and Development department set out to deliver measurable distance gains with these two new, aggressive irons. Available to golfers on January 25, 2013, the X Hot and X Hot Pro Irons have... |
|  | | 11/16/12 | Callaway Golf Company and Annika Sorenstam Agree to Four-Year Partnership Extension|
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company and LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam have agreed to extend their long-running partnership through 2016.
The LPGA Hall-of-Famer and 10-time major winner has been with Callaway Golf her entire professional career. She will continue to play Callaway equipment, wear its headwear and sport the company logo on her left sleeve. Annika will also continue to appear in Callaway advertising campaigns and at customer appreciation e... |
| | | 11/13/12 | Callaway Golf Introduces the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver| The Lowest CG of Any Adjustable Driver Delivers Fast Ball Speed and Reduces Spin For Maximum Distance
CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today introduced the RAZR Fit Xtreme™ Driver, the longest fully adjustable driver the Company has ever measured. Available to golfers on January 18, 2013, the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver debuts new technologies to advance overall performance and promote distance gains over its predecessor, the a... |
| | | 10/25/12 | Callaway Golf Company Announces Third Quarter And Year-To-Date 2012 Results; Provides Update On Cost-Reduction Initiatives; And Provides Revised Full Year Guidance| - Third Quarter net sales of $148 million and pro forma loss per share of $0.50 are consistent with the Company's expectations. GAAP loss per share of $1.33.
- Estimated gross annualized savings from cost-reduction initiatives increased to $60 million from prior estimate of $52 million.
- Estimated pre-tax charges associated with these initiatives increased by $15 million of additional charges, primarily non-cash, for a total of $55 million.
- Callaway estimates full year 2012 revenues ... |
| | | 10/25/12 | Callaway Golf Declares Quarterly Dividends|
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend is payable on December 17, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2012.
The Company also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.875 per share on its 7.50% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on December 17, 2012 to shareho... |
| | | 10/18/12 | Callaway Golf Company To Broadcast Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results|
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) announced today that it will release its third quarter 2012 financial results on Thursday afternoon, October 25, 2012. The Company will subsequently hold a conference call with financial analysts and investors to review the results and discuss the Company's business at 2:00 p.m. PDT that same day. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed at www.callawaygolf.com. To listen to the c... |
| | | 08/30/12 | Callaway Announces Retail Availability of the X Utility Prototype Irons| Tour Proven and Open Championship Winning Clubs to be Made Available At Select U.S. Retailers on Dec. 1st
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) announced today that the X Utility Prototype irons, available only to Tour professionals up to this point, will be released commercially in the United States and available at select retailers as of December 1st. The announcement was made at the Company's national sales meeting, taking place this week nort... |
| | | 08/29/12 | Odyssey Introduces Premium Line Of ProType Black Putters| 1025 Carbon Steel Milled Putters Offer Stealth Look, Unmatched Feel in Tour-Proven Models
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today introduced the new Odyssey® ProType Black™ line of milled, carbon steel putters at the Company's national sales meeting, taking place north of San Diego. Crafted for the best players in the world by Odyssey's award-winning design team, the ProType Black line features heads with a black PVD finish, black powder coat ... |
| | | 08/24/12 | Callaway Golf Company Announces Exchange Transactions In Connection With Convertible Preferred Stock And Private Placement Of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019|
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced that the Company entered into separate, privately-negotiated exchange agreements under which it will issue $63,227,000 in aggregate principal amount of new 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019, and 5,866,821 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in exchange for 982,361 shares of the Company's outstanding 7.50% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Sto... |
| | | 07/26/12 | Callaway Golf Company Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2012 Results; Provides Additional Full Year Guidance| - 2012 second quarter and first half increases in sales and earnings consistent with preliminary estimates announced earlier this month
- On target with $52 million in annualized cost reductions announced earlier this month
- Callaway estimates full year revenues of $835 - $865 million; reiterates estimated full year pro forma loss per share of $0.55 - $0.75.
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) today announced its second quarter and first h... |
| | | 07/25/12 | Callaway Golf Declares Quarterly Dividends|
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend is payable on September 17, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 20, 2012.
The Company also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.875 per share on its 7.50% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on September 17, 20... |
| | | 07/23/12 | Ernie Els Relies on Odyssey Putter in Open Championship Victory| "The Big Easy" Birdies Final Hole En Route to a One-Shot Major Victory
Hot Streak Continues for Odyssey Putters
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Odyssey®, the #1 Putter in Golf®, announced today that Staff Professional Ernie Els used an Odyssey White Hot XG #1 belly putter during his dramatic Open Championship victory at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in Lancashire, England on Sunday.
The win marked the fourth major championship victory of Els' professional car... |
| | | 07/23/12 | Ernie Els Rides Callaway RAZR Fit Driver And HEX Black Tour Golf Ball To 2012 Open Championship Victory| "The Big Easy" Uses Full Bag of Callaway Equipment To Claim Major Championship Over an Elite Field
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced that Staff Professional Ernie Els used a full bag of Callaway equipment, including the RAZR Fit Driver and the HEX Black Tour Golf Ball, to win the 2012 Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes this weekend. Els' win marks the third major championship victory for the Callaway RAZR Fit driver ... |
| | | 07/19/12 | Callaway Golf Company To Broadcast Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results|
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) announced today that it will release its second quarter 2012 financial results on Thursday afternoon, July 26, 2012. The Company will subsequently hold a conference call with financial analysts and investors to review the results and discuss the Company's business at 2:00 p.m. PDT that same day. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed at www.callawaygolf.com. To ... |
| | | 07/11/12 | Callaway Golf Company Announces Cost-Reduction Initiatives; Provides Preliminary
Second Quarter/First Half 2012 Results; And Provides
Revised Full Year Guidance| -- Cost-Reduction Initiatives to yield an estimated $52 million in gross annualized savings
-- 12% reduction in global work force across all levels of the organization
-- Estimated pre-tax charges of $40 million over next 12 months associated with these initiatives, over half of which are expected to be non-cash charges
-- Consistent with Company's recent financial guidance, $0.10 per share increase in pro forma first half earnings compared to 2011
-- Revised full year 2012 guidance ... |
| | | 06/18/12 | Callaway Golf Appoints Harry Arnett Senior Vice President Of Marketing| Proven Golf Industry Executive Assumes Leadership of Callaway's Global Marketing Strategy
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the appointment of Harry Arnett as Senior Vice President, Marketing. In this role, Arnett assumes leadership of the Company's global marketing, communications and go-to-market functions. The announcement was made by Chip Brewer, President and CEO, Callaway Golf.
"Harry has demonstrated an impressive a... |
| | | 05/24/12 | Callaway Golf's RAZR Fit Driver Delivers Impressive Performance Gains| Real Results Project and Pro Tour Stats Demonstrate Award-Winning Club's Power
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company's (NYSE: ELY) RAZR Fit™ Driver arrived on the scene this year in thunderous fashion by capturing Golf Digest's 2012 Editor's Choice Award and then powering Phil Mickelson to victory over an elite field at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Since then, the Company's flagship product for 2012 has been proving to everyday golfers as well as... |
| | | 05/17/12 | Callaway Announces upro mx+ Golf GPS Device| Device Features Actual Aerial Imagery for the Most Realistic View of the Hole upro mx+ is Golf-Ready with 25,000 Pre-loaded Courses and No Annual Fees
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced that its new upro mx+™ golf GPS device will be available in stores starting May 30th. The upro mx+ is the only golf GPS on the market that offers ProMode®, offering golfers actual aerial imagery and video flyovers of each hole for the most realist... |
| | | 05/01/12 | Callaway Golf Balls Win Four Gold Medals On 2012 Golf Digest "Hot List"| HEX Black Tour, HEX Chrome, HX Diablo Tour and HX Diablo Are Gold Standard
HEX Chrome Dominates Competitive Field; Named "Category Leader" in Performance and Innovation
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Buoyed by its new Tour-level offering, the HEX Black Tour™ golf ball, and the breakthrough technology of the HEX Chrome™ golf ball, Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) earned four Gold Medals in Golf Digest's 2012 Golf Ball "Hot List", which appears in the magazine's May issue. ... |
| | | 04/26/12 | Callaway Golf Company Announces First Quarter 2012 Results; Provides Revised Guidance | | | 04/25/12 | Callaway Golf Signs Reigning U.S. Amateur Champion Kelly Kraft| CARLSBAD, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the signing of U.S. Amateur Champion Kelly Kraft to a multi-year contract to play and endorse Callaway Golf® equipment. Terms of the contract will not be disclosed, but Kraft will endorse Callaway Golf woods, irons, wedges, and golf balls and also use an Odyssey putter. He will also wear Callaway footwear, carry a Callaway Golf logoed bag and wear the Company's logo on his hat. After winn... |
| | | 04/25/12 | Callaway Golf Declares Quarterly Dividends| CARLSBAD, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 18, 2012.
The Company also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.875 per share on its 7.50% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2012 to shareholders o... |
| | | 04/19/12 | Callaway Golf Company To Broadcast First Quarter 2012 Financial Results| CARLSBAD, Calif., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) announced today that it will release its first quarter 2012 financial results on Thursday afternoon, April 26, 2012. The Company will subsequently hold a conference call with financial analysts and investors to review the results and discuss the Company's business at 2:00 p.m. PDT that same day. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed at www.callawaygolf.com. To listen to ... |
| | | 04/13/12 | Callaway Golf and Acushnet Reach Patent Settlement| CARLSBAD, Calif. and FAIRHAVEN, Mass., April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Callaway Golf Company and Acushnet Company jointly announced today that they have reached a settlement of all pending litigation and disputes, including disputes beyond the golf ball suits between the parties. No money changed hands, but under the terms of the agreement, each company will have specified rights to make ball and club products under patents owned by the other. Details of the settlement are confidential.... |
| | | 04/12/12 | Adjustable Flip Face Putters Debut From Odyssey| Innovative, Rotatable System Allows Golfers to Quickly Change the Putter's Face Insert
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the April 13, 2012 retail availability of the new Odyssey® Flip Face(TM) line of adjustable putters. The Flip Face Putter features an innovative, patented system that allows golfers to change the face insert of the putter quickly and easily to fine-tune feel and performance. With the introduction of ... |
| | | 04/11/12 | Callaway Golf Introduces Mass Personalization & Customization Options for Its RAZR Fit Driver| New udesign by Callaway Platform Offers Golfers an Unprecedented Ability to Design Their Own Driver
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today introduced its new udesign™ by Callaway personalization and customization platform. udesign by Callaway, an online interactive customization tool, gives golfers purchasing a RAZR Fit® Driver the unprecedented ability to design their own version of the Company's hot new club that is already in the hands of... |
| | | 04/04/12 | Callaway Golf Company Sells Top-Flite to Dick's Sporting Goods|
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) today announced the sale of the Top-Flite brand to Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. The announcement was made by Chip Brewer, President and CEO, Callaway Golf.
"The decision to sell Top-Flite reflects the Company's renewed focus and commitment to driving the proficiency of our core businesses, specifically the success of Callaway and Odyssey products," said Brewer. "Our strong working relationship with Dick's ... |
| | | 03/20/12 | Odyssey Debuts New Metal-X Putters| Putter Line Features Newest Insert Technology With Dual-layered, Textured Insert
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the April 13 retail availability of the new Odyssey® Metal-X™ line of insert putters, representing the latest in the brand's storied history of game-changing innovations surrounding the most important club in the bag. With a lightweight aluminum face in front of a urethane backer layer, Metal-X putters... |
| | | 02/27/12 | Callaway Golf Company Appoints Chip Brewer as New CEO|
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Chip Brewer as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective March 5, 2012. Tony Thornley, who has served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer since June 2011, will resign from his interim positions on March 5, 2012, but will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. It is expected that Mr. Brewer will be appointed to th... |
| | | 02/23/12 | Callaway Golf Introduces New Forged Wedges| Roger Cleveland Designs Feature New Finishes and Tour-Proven CC Groove
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) announced the retail availability of its new Callaway Forged Wedges. The latest creation from Callaway's Chief Designer, Roger Cleveland, the Callaway Forged Wedges debut two new finish options—Copper and Trivalent Dark Chrome—and feature the Company's Tour CC Grooves. Widely regarded to have the highest-spinning grooves in golf, Callaway w... |
| | | 02/16/12 | Callaway Golf Announces Availability of RAZR X HL Irons and Hybrids| Super Game Improvement Clubs Deliver Confidence, Forgiveness and Playability
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the retail availability of the new RAZR X® HL Irons and Hybrids, engineered to package maximum distance with uncompromising forgiveness for golfers looking to bring their game to the next level.
The super game-improvement RAZR X HL Irons feature a cast stainless steel design with a wide, confidence-ins... |
| | | 02/14/12 | Odyssey Debuts New ProType Line of Premium Milled Putters| Line Includes Six Tour-Proven Models Made from 1025 Carbon Steel
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the February 17 retail availability of the new Odyssey® ProType™ Tour Series line of milled, carbon steel putters. Born from unique head shapes crafted for the best players in the world, the ProType line was developed by Odyssey's ProWorks team after feedback from hundreds of Tour professionals. The result is a colle... |
| | | 02/13/12 | Mickelson Rides Callaway's New RAZR Fit Driver and HEX Black Tour Golf Ball to Victory at Pebble Beach| Lefty Credits New Callaway Driver and Ball as Keys to His 40th Career PGA TOUR Victory
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Relying on his new Callaway driver and golf ball, Phil Mickelson shot a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 on Sunday to win the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, earning his 40th career PGA title. En route to a 17-under-par finish and a two-stroke victory, Mickelson used prototype versions of Callaway's new RAZR Fit™ Driver, which will be av... |
| | | 02/02/12 | Callaway Golf Introduces the All-New HEX Black Tour| Greater Spin Separation for Optimized Performance from Tee to Green
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the March 2nd worldwide availability of the all-new HEX Black Tour™ golf ball. The product of a multi-year Research & Development enterprise, Callaway's HEX Black Tour features a host of new and proprietary technologies that differentiate this ultra-premium golf ball from every round, white, dimpled, 1.620-ounce ball in the ga... |
| | | 01/25/12 | Callaway Golf Presents 2012 New Product Lineup| Award-Winning Collection of Woods, Irons, Golf Balls and Odyssey Putters Debuts at 2012 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today presented its 2012 new product lineup at the annual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla. Grabbing the bulk of the industry's attention is the new RAZR Fit™ Driver, the first fully-adjustable driver from Callaway and the embodiment of several proprietary and performance-en... |
| | | 01/25/12 | Callaway Golf Company Announces 2011 Results| - 2011 full year net sales of $887 million, compared to $968 million last year
- 2011 pro forma net loss of ($30) million/GAAP loss of ($172) million - in line with previous guidance
- 2011 full year pro forma loss per share of ($0.63)/GAAP loss per share of ($2.82)
- Completion of $50 million of expense reduction initiatives; reinvestment in brand and demand creation initiatives underway
- Company's 2012 products receive most medals in Golf Digest's equipment review; Razr Fit driver... |
| | | 01/23/12 | Callaway Golf Declares Quarterly Dividends|
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 17, 2012.
The Company also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.875 per share on its 7.50% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2012 to... |
| | | 01/18/12 | Callaway Golf Company to Broadcast Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2011 Financial Results|
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 financial results on Wednesday morning, January 25, 2012. The Company will subsequently hold a conference call from the Annual PGA Show in Orlando, Florida with financial analysts and investors to review the results and discuss the Company's business at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time that same day. The call will be broadc... |
| | | 01/03/12 | Callaway Golf's 2012 Product Line Tops Golf Digest's "Hot List"| Callaway Earns More 2012 Medals than Any Other Club Manufacturer in Comprehensive Review
RAZR Fit Driver Named Editor's Choice; Odyssey's New Metal-X Line Dominates Putter Categories
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company's (NYSE: ELY) soon-to-be-released 2012 products received an outstanding vote of approval from Golf Digest's annual "Hot List" issue, arriving on newsstands this week. The Hot List is a comprehensive golf equipment eva... |
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