CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2005--Callaway Golf (NYSE:ELY) Staff Professional Phil Mickelson continued his overwhelming start to the 2005 PGA Tour season yesterday, crushing a strong field by four strokes to win the AT&T Pebble National Beach Pro Am with a 19-under-par 269 for his second straight lopsided win.

Mickelson, 34, rolled across the Monterey Peninsula like a powerful Pacific storm, first with an electrifying 10-under-par 62 at Spyglass Hill to vaporize the course record, then with consecutive 67s at Poppy Hills and Pebble Beach. Those three rounds gave him the tournament's 18-hole, 36-hole and 54-hole scoring records and a 7-shot lead going into the final round. In yesterday's wind and rain, Mickelson's lead never dropped below four strokes as he shot 73 to hold off a charging Mike Weir and put the finishing touches on a masterpiece that was equal parts power, finesse and precision course management.

The victory, Mickelson's second at the AT&T and the 25th of his career, vaulted him into first place on the PGA Tour money list with $2,004,056 in earnings and capped another week of firsts. Among them:

• His first wire-to-wire victory on the PGA Tour.
• The first time he has won back-to-back as a professional.
• The first multiple winner of the 2005 PGA Tour season
• The first 72-hole wire-to-wire winner in the 68-year history of the event.

"I felt very much in control of my game," said Mickelson, who played a Callaway Golf prototype Fusion(R) Driver, X-Tour(TM) Irons, Big Bertha(R) Strong 4-wood and prototype Odyssey(R) PM Putter and prototype HX(R) Tour 56 Golf Ball. "I was driving the ball very long (282 average, third in the field) and controlling the trajectory of my golf ball exceptionally well (hitting 75 percent of the greens in regulation, fifth in the field). It was an exciting week and right now I'm very pleased with every aspect of my game."

In addition to Mickelson's remarkable play the past two weeks on the PGA Tour, Callaway Golf staffers have won four of the last five events on the PGA European Tour, including the last three in a row. Following victories by Callaway Golf staffers Nick Dougherty in Singapore two weeks ago and Craig Parry last week in Australia, Callaway Golf's Niclas Fasth yesterday shot a final round 63 and then birdied the second hole of sudden death to win the Holden New Zealand Classic. Fasth, a former European Ryder Cup player, had one eagle and seven birdies in his flawless final round, using prototype Fusion Driver and prototype HX Tour 56 Golf Ball, Big Bertha Strong 3-wood, Big Bertha Heavenwood 2H Hybrid, X-Tour Irons, and an Odyssey DFX(R) 6600 Putter.

Callaway Golf staffers are now the leading money winners on both the PGATour and the PGA European Tour, where the young South African Charl Schwartzel tops the Order of Merit. In fact, the top four spots on the European Tour Order of Merit are occupied by Callaway Golf Staff Professionals.

"We are delighted by the outstanding performances of Callaway Golf Staff Professionals around the world so far this year," said Bill Baker, Chairman and CEO. "The five worldwide Tour wins in the past three weeks validate both the talent of these great pros and the technology that Callaway Golf engineers have designed into our golf clubs and golf balls."

The Company announced that all the golf clubs and the golf ball used on the PGA Tour by Mickelson and on the PGA European Tour by the trio of '05 tournament winners that are not yet available in retail shops will be available at retail by Summer 2005. The shipping dates for the 460cc Prototype Fusion Driver, the Forged X-Tour Irons and the prototype HX Tour 56 Golf Ball will be announced soon. For more information go to www.callawaygolf.com

Callaway Golf Company makes and sells Big Bertha(R) Metal Woods, Irons and Hybrids including Heavenwood(R) Hybrids, ERC(R) Fusion(R) Drivers and Fairway Woods, Great Big Bertha II 415 Titanium Drivers, Big Bertha Titanium 454 Drivers and Big Bertha Stainless Steel Fairway Woods, Big Bertha Heavenwood(R) Hybrids, Big Bertha Stainless Steel Irons, X-18(TM) and X-18 Pro Series Irons, the Game Enjoyment System(TM) of GES(TM) Golf Clubs, Callaway Golf Forged+ Wedges, and Callaway Golf Tour Blue(TM) Putters. Callaway Golf Company also makes and sells Odyssey(R) Putters, including White Steel(R), 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, HX Hot 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), Strata(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.topflitecom and www.odysseygolf.com.

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