CARLSBAD, Calif., July 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Callaway
Golf officially announced that it has reached a Staff Pro agreement
with former college golf phenom, Julien
Brun. A native of Anitbes, France, Brun turns pro after an unbelievable
career at Texas Christian University
(TCU), where he was a 3-time First Team
All-American and a 3-time Academic All-American.
Here are some of his most notable accomplishments to date:
- 3-time First Team All-American
- Graduated From TCU in December
- 9 individual tournament wins (most in school history)
- Finished 2nd to fellow Callaway staffer Thomas Pieters (University
of Illinois) at the 2012 NCAA Men's Individual
Championship
- 2013 Ben Hogan Award Finalist
- Won 2011 Allianz Open de Toulouse on the European Challenge Tour
as an amateur
- Represented Europe twice in the Palmer Cup
- Won a PGA TOUR Canada qualifying school site this spring while
still at TCU
"Julien has played Callaway Golf equipment for fours years of
college, which is a testament to his loyalty," said Nick Raffaele, Callaway VP of Pro Tour.
"Our Tour Team has had the pleasure to follow his collegiate
career, and more importantly to get to know just how great a person
he is off the course. We're very fortunate to have
Julien Brun on Team Callaway!"
Brun already has full exempt status for every PGA TOUR Canada
event this summer, and he plans on attending Web.com Tour
qualifying school this fall.
"I am excited to partner with Callaway Golf as I enter the next
chapter of my career," commented Brun. "I am confident that their
products, service and player development support will help me
achieve my goals as a professional. I am grateful and proud
to be part of Team Callaway."
As a Full Callaway Staffer, he will use Callaway clubs, balls,
gloves and an Odyssey Putter. You can follow him on Twitter
@JulienBrun06.
For more information on Callaway Golf's team of professional
golfers, including other young guns like Julien Brun, please visit
http://www.callawaygolf.com/team-callaway/
About Callaway Golf
Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY)
creates products designed to make every golfer a better golfer.
Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and golf
balls, and sells golf accessories, under the Callaway Golf® and
Odyssey® brands worldwide. For more, please visit
http://www.CallawayGolf.com
CONTACT:
Scott
Goryl
Callaway Golf Company
Scott.Goryl@CallawayGolf.com
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