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Phil Mickelson re-signs with Callaway through end of playing career

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9 years ago

Sep 26, 2017

Phil Mickelson will be a Callaway man until he retires from competitive golf, the Carlsbad-based company announced today.

The terms of the 47-year-old’s deal were not released.

Mickelson, who joined Callaway from Titleist in 2004, will continue to play a full bag of Callaway clubs for the remainder of his career. He won four of his five major championships while playing the company’s equipment.

“Phil has meant so much to Callaway and to the game of golf,” said Callaway Golf President and CEO, Chip Brewer. “He is a dynamic athlete and an iconic ambassador. We are excited to continue our relationship with him for years to come.”

“Our long association has been hugely important to my career and this extended agreement is a great honor,” said Mickelson. “We’ve enjoyed close personal and working relationships for 13 years and I’m very grateful that it will continue through my playing days and beyond.”

Mickelson’s bag includes a Callaway Great Big Bertha Sub-Zero Driver, Great Big Bertha Epic Fairway Woods, prototype irons, an Odyssey Putter, and a Chrome Soft X Ball.

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17 Comments

cgasucks

Sep 30, 2017 at 4:29 pm

I bet on a per year basis, he’s not getting paid as much as did as he was in his prime. He’s on the tail end of his career.

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Jacked_Loft

Sep 30, 2017 at 9:51 am

A contract untill he ends his career? I hope he uses his lifetime exemption for the Masters till hes at least 80.

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Mower

Sep 28, 2017 at 5:54 pm

Awww, I though he was going back to Yonex. /s

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- Beggroll
  
  Sep 29, 2017 at 12:03 am
  
  Yonex never really wanted him to stay. They wouldnt open the vault for the money grubber.
  
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joe

Sep 28, 2017 at 3:18 pm

A look inside Mickelson’s bag: British Open win
Ball: Callaway HEX Chrome + prototype
3-wood: Callaway X Hot 3Deep (Mitsubishi Fubuki K 70X), 13 degrees
Hybrid: Ping Anser, 17 degrees
Irons (4-PW): Callaway X Forged
Wedges: Callaway Jaws (52, 56 degrees); Callaway Mack Daddy 2 (60, 64 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey Versa #9

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bbdumdum

Sep 28, 2017 at 3:04 pm

He is already at the end of his playing career

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Sam

Sep 27, 2017 at 2:00 pm

It’s a match made in heaven

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Boss

Sep 27, 2017 at 2:48 am

He’s gonna be the winningest player in Senior Tour history by beating Langer’s record to shreds

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- mlecuni
  
  Sep 27, 2017 at 4:14 am
  
  Langer’s record*
  * note: This player used a putter more than 40″ long to establish this record.
  
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  - Jon
    
    Sep 27, 2017 at 10:22 am
    
    So?
    
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    - mlecuni
      
      Sep 28, 2017 at 4:25 am
      
      So the record isn’t legit.
      
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      - Tim
        
        Sep 28, 2017 at 2:57 pm
        
        Get out of here.
        
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  - RMF
    
    Sep 28, 2017 at 5:31 pm
    
    A legendary Golfer who won numerous tournament playing within the rules of the game
    
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rex235

Sep 27, 2017 at 12:21 am

As long as you can get what Phil’s using from Callaway.

What? LH Blade irons? Callaway? Prototypes.

“Such a “tiny” market.”

Didn’t Phil win the British Open with a PING club in his bag too?

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OB

Sep 26, 2017 at 11:00 pm

Phil is just a walking talking advertisement for Callaway… nothing more.

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- Beggroll
  
  Sep 29, 2017 at 12:05 am
  
  isnt that why they pay an endorsment contract???
  
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Caroline

Sep 26, 2017 at 6:22 pm

Phil going to give Callaway a chance to build a driver even you can hit a fairway with…good luck…

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Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.

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PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole

Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.

Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.

Henley’s Suitcase

Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype

LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!

Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.

Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.

Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.

Celine’s Suitcase

Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS

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Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.

Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.

Kaneko’s Suitcase

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Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
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Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro

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The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.

Alvaro’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
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Wedges
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Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk

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