Odyssey Putters Win Four Tour Events White Hot Earns Victories On PGA, European, Buy.com Tours
Odyssey Putters Win Four Tour Events White Hot Earns Victories On PGA, European, Buy.com Tours
May 8, 2000 at 12:00 AM EDT
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CARLSBAD, CA, May 8, 2000 - Putters made by Odyssey Golf, -a division of Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY), rolled in winning putts on four of the world’s major professional tours this weekend. Colin Montgomerie and Carlos Franco each used new Odyssey White Hot™ Putters to win on the PGA European and PGA tours, respectively, while Bruce Fleisher won his third Senior PGA Tour event of the season using an Odyssey Dual Force® Putter. The winner of the Knoxville Open on the Buy.com Tour used a White Hot 4 Putter for his first career win.
Montgomerie switched to an Odyssey White Hot 4 Putter prior to the second round of the French Open after starting the event with a different putter. The switch to the White Hot helped propel Montgomerie to his first victory of the 2000 season and 23rd of his career. Over the final nine holes, Montgomerie made a pair of eagles and drained a tricky downhill five-foot putt on the 17th hole to preserve the win.
Franco continued his brilliant putting since switching to an Odyssey White Hot 2 Putter two weeks ago. Since putting the White Hot in his bag, Franco has carded 48 birdies over 144 holes. In defending his title at the Compaq Classic last weekend, Franco made a 7-foot putt to force a playoff, then made another 7-footer to stay alive on the first playoff hole before winning on the next hole. Franco is currently ranked fifth on the PGA Tour in putting average.
Fleisher defended his title at the Home Dept Invitational using an Odyssey Dual Force 664 Putter. At the event, Fleisher recorded just three bogeys. During the final round, Fleisher needed just 23 putts during regulation play, then won the event with a short birdie putt on the third playoff hole. Fleisher is currently ranked sixth on the Senior PGA Tour in putting average.
Through May 7, Odyssey Putters are the most-played putters on the world’s five major professional tours combined in 2000. According to the Darrell Survey Company and Sports Marketing Surveys, Ltd., 30.6 percent of all putters used on the PGA, Senior PGA, LPGA, BUY.COM and PGA European tours combined this year have been Odyssey Putters, compared with 22.6 percent for the nearest competitor.
Carlsbad-based Odyssey Golf, a division of Callaway Golf Company, produces the new White Hot™ Putter line, along with the Dual Force® Putter line, Dual Force Wedge line, and the TriForce™ putter line. For more information, please contact Odyssey Golf, 2285 Rutherford Road, Carlsbad, CA 92008-8815, or visit the Company’s Web site at www.odysseygolf.com.