CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Callaway
Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) announced that it has reached a Staff Pro
agreement with Daniel Berger.
Already a standout performer on Tour, Berger joins the Company
following a breakout season, highlighted by his first PGA Tour win
in June at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.
The 23-year-old Florida native
has been one of the best young players in the game since his
amateur career at Florida State
University, when he tied for 2nd at the 2013 NCAA
Championship as a sophomore and then turned pro at age 20. After
turning pro, he earned his PGA Tour card through the Web.com Tour
money list in 2014, and as a rookie in 2015, he finished
11th in the FedExCup standings, earned over $3 million, and was named the Tour's Rookie of
the Year. And in 2016, he won in Memphis, earned nearly $3.3 million, and moved inside the top-35 in the
World Golf Rankings.
"I joined the Callaway Tour Staff because of the equipment,"
Berger said. "And more than anything I wanted to play the new
(Epic) Driver. I'm excited for the year to get underway."
"We're thrilled to have Daniel join our Team," Callaway SVP of
Global Sports Marketing, Tim Reed
said. "We had a tremendous year in 2016 that included 3 major wins,
26 worldwide Tour wins, Jim Furyk's
58, Patrick Reed's dominance at the
Ryder Cup, Danny Willett's triumph
at Augusta, and Henrik Stenson and
Phil Mickelson's unforgettable duel
at The Open. And with our deep roster of proven winners and
exciting young players like Daniel, we know that 2017 can be even
better."
Berger will add to Callaway's
extensive list of star players in their 20s, which includes Reed,
Willett, Wes Bryan, Ollie Schniederjans, Ryo
Ishikawa, Branden Grace and
Thomas Pieters among them.
As a Full Callaway Staffer, he will use Callaway clubs, balls, gloves and an Odyssey
Putter. You can follow him on Twitter @DanielBerger59.
For more information on Callaway Golf's team of professional
golfers, including young stars like Daniel
Berger, 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:
Jeff
Newton
Callaway Golf Company
Jeff.Newton@Callawaygolf.com
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