Callaway TOURi(s) Debut

This last weekend the PGA Tour was in Shanghai, China for the HSBC World Golf Championships. It was the first week that the new Callaway TOUR balls were put into play. And they started off with a bang!

Ernie Els ended up shooting a course record-tying 63 with the new TOURi(s) to put pressure on Phil Mickelson. But a clutch par after a whiff on the 16th, and a stellar birdie at 17th, left Phil with only a needed par on the par 5 18th. Phil did what he normally does and keeps things exciting by driving into the rough off the tee. But with a lag putt that stopped a foot from the hole, he secured his par, 2nd World Golf Championship this year, and 4th victory of 2009.

Ryan Moore stayed calm, cool, and collected to place 3rd using the TOURi(s). Not bad for only getting the balls delivered on Wednesday...

You can read the official Callaway Golf press release here:

Mickelson wins WGC-HSBC Champions

Ernie was so excited after the round he called our Pro Tour rep in the middle of the night! The "expletives removed" quote was in the above press release, but here is the actual statement:

“Did you here what I said? That ball is fucking unbelievable! This is the ball that I have been waiting for. Did you see the tournament? Did you see how my short game was and how my iron shots were? I told you when I saw this ball at Akron that we would do something and I wish I could have pulled off a win for you. Tell those marketing guys that I made a hole in one on the second day I ever played with it and they should run a story. I can’t wait to get going next year. That ball is unbelievable.“

That is the best quote I have ever read!

NATER