CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2004--Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) announced today that it will release its third quarter 2004 financial results on Tuesday afternoon, October 19, 2004. The Company will subsequently hold a conference call with financial analysts and investors to review the results at 2:00 p.m. PDT that same day. The call will be hosted by William C. Baker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Brad Holiday, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

The call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed at www.callawaygolf.com. To listen to the call, go to the website at least 15 minutes before the call to register and for instructions on how to access the broadcast.

A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call. The replay may be accessed through the Internet at www.callawaygolf.com or by telephone by calling (800) 642-1687 for calls originating within the United States or (706) 645-9291 for international calls. The password is 1386836 and the replay will be available through 9:00 p.m. PDT, on Tuesday, October 26, 2004.

Callaway Golf Company makes and sells Big Bertha(R) Metal Woods, Hybrids and Irons, including ERC(R) Fusion(R) Drivers and Fairway Woods, Great Big Bertha(R) II Titanium Drivers and Fairway Woods, Great Big Bertha II 415 Titanium Drivers, Big Bertha Titanium Drivers and Big Bertha Stainless Steel Fairway Woods, Big Bertha Heavenwood(R) Hybrids, Hawk Eye(R) VFT(R) Tungsten Injected(TM) Titanium Irons, Big Bertha Stainless Steel Irons, Steelhead(R) X-16(R) and Steelhead X-16 Pro Series Stainless Steel Irons, the Game Enjoyment System(TM) of GES(TM) Golf Clubs, Callaway Golf Forged+ Wedges and Callaway Golf Forged Wedges, and Callaway Golf Tour Blue(TM) Putters. Callaway Golf Company also makes and sells Odyssey(R) Putters, including White Steel(TM), White Hot(R), TriHot(R), DFX(R), Dual Force(R) and 2-Ball Putters. Callaway Golf Company makes and sells the Callaway Golf(R) HX(R) Tour Balls, HX Blue and HX Red Balls, Big Bertha(TM) Blue and Big Bertha Red Balls, and the Warbird(TM) Balls. Callaway Golf also owns and operates The Top-Flite Golf Company, a wholly owned subsidiary that includes the Top-Flite(R) and Ben Hogan(R) brands and Bettinardi Putters. For more information about Callaway Golf Company, please visit our websites at www.callawaygolf.com, www.topflite.com and www.odysseygolf.com.

CONTACT:
Callaway Golf Company
Barb West, 760-931-1771
Investor Relations

SOURCE: Callaway Golf Company