SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Melican John

(Last) (First) (Middle)
2180 RUTHERFORD ROAD

(Street)
CARLSBAD CA 92008

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CALLAWAY GOLF CO /CA [ ELY ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 465 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (1) 09/24/2011 Common Stock 50,000 13.35 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (2) 01/29/2012 Common Stock 25,000 16.56 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (3) 01/21/2013 Common Stock 25,000 12.25 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 01/30/2014 Common Stock 50,000 17.91 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (5) 01/18/2015 Common Stock 50,000 12.94 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The option is scheduled to vest as follows: 25,000 shares on 9/24/02 and 25,000 shares on 9/24/03.
2. The option is scheduled to vest as follows: 8,334 shares on 1/29/03; 8,333 shares on 1/29/04; and 8,333 shares on 1/29/05.
3. The option is scheduled to vest as follows: 8,334 shares on 1/21/04; 8,333 shares on 1/21/05; and 8,333 shares on 1/21/06.
4. The option is scheduled to vest as follows: 16,667 shares on 1/30/05; 16,667 shares on 1/30/06; and 16,666 shares on 1/30/07.
5. The option is scheduled to vest as follows: 16,667 shares on 1/18/06; 16,667 shares on 1/18/07; and 16,666 shares on 1/18/08.
Remarks:
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Limited Power of Attorney
/s/ Brian P. Lynch Attorney-in-Fact for John Melican under a Limited Power of Attorney dated February 15, 2005 02/18/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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 EXHIBIT 24

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL
PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes,
designates and appoints each of Steven C. McCracken, Michael J. Rider and
Brian P. Lynch, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,
with full power to act without the others on behalf of and as attorney for
the undersigned, for the following purposes:

1.  to execute for and on
behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer
and/or director of Callaway Golf Company (the "Company"), any forms or
documents required or permitted in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, as the same may
now exist or hereafter be amended, including Securities and Exchange
Commission Forms 3, 4 and 5;

2.  to do and perform any and all acts
for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such forms or documents or any amendment or
amendments thereto, and to file such forms or documents with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and


3.  to take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the forms or documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every
act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, this Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file such
forms or documents with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed
effective as of February 15, 2005.

							/s/John Melican