CARLSBAD, Calif., July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Callaway
Golf (NYSE: ELY) officially announced that it has reached a Staff
Pro agreement with Ollie
Schniederjans, the former #1 ranked amateur in the world for
41 consecutive weeks beginning in June of 2014. Schniederjans
turned professional last week after an impressive showing in The
Open Championship at St Andrews.
In addition to being the top ranked amateur in the world,
Schniederjans was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech, a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference
(ACC) Player of the Year, and the 2014 Mark H. McCormack Medal
winner presented by the R&A. He represented the US Palmer Cup
team in 2014 and 2015, and he was recently in contention during the
2015 US Open at Chambers Bay.
"Ollie's collegiate golf success speaks for itself," said
Nick Raffaele, VP Global Sports
Marketing, Callaway Golf. "But as we
began to know Ollie on a personal level and align our values, goals
and objectives, we had no doubt he'd be a perfect fit with Team
Callaway."
At 22, Schniederjans will add to Callaway's roster of star
players who are 25-years-old and under, joining Danny Lee, Patrick
Reed, Tony Finau,
Ryo Ishikawa, Matteo Manassero, Lydia
Ko, and recent signee Julien
Brun, among them.
As a Full Callaway Staffer, he will use Callaway clubs, balls,
gloves and an Odyssey Putter. You can follow him on Twitter
@ollie_gt.
For more information on Callaway Golf's team of professional
golfers, 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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