The callaway brothers view full timeline halfbrothers fuller earle callaway sr. When you carry a callaway driver you immediately have a competitive advantage over those with other golf drivers. Ely reeves callaway, american golfequipment manufacturer born june 3. Callaway golf company was founded by former burlington industries textile president, ely callaway jr. Ely callaway was born in 1919 and raised in lagrange, georgia.
This groundbreaking technology features a larger inner core that maximizes compression energy while minimizing driverspin and promoting high launch for long distance. He was a creator, a facilitator and a force for change. All of this innovation makes it worthy of the name erc, just like the companys founder ely reeves callaway. The founder of callaway golf, ely reeves callaway, was a disruptor way ahead of his time.
Callaway driver righthanded golf clubs for sale ebay. Ely powers our passion for developing revolutionary products, and erc soft is a ball so singular and special that theres only one name worthy of stamping on its cover. He shook up not one but three industries, each many hundreds of years old. Ely reeves callaway was born at lagrange, georgia, on june 3 1919.
He had previously been successful in the textile and wine industries, and was also an avid golfer. The erc in callaway s erc forged titanium driver are the initials of callaways founder ely reeves callaway. Callaway rogue driver right hand shaft regular flex gof club 4a051504c237. Callaway golf also owns topflite golf company, odyssey putters, ben hogan and strata brands. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in april, 2001. He is the founder, president, chief executive officer and a director of the callaway companies, an engineering services firm in the high technology composites industry that has presence in the united states and europe. Ely reeves callaway american manufacturer britannica. Ely callaway, 82, founder of top golf club maker sfgate. Why shouldnt the son carry on the tradition by building brutally fast corvettes. June 3, 1919 july 5, 2001, was an american textile executive, vineyard owner and founder of callaway golf company. Reeves callaway founder of callaway cars in 1977, reeves callaway, 66, has blanketed america with 1800 modified corvettes and more than a. Yet, even after winning the national championship in sccas formula vee, he simply didnt have the funds to continue. Ely callaway phone, address, background info whitepages. Create your own screens with over 150 different screening criteria.
See more ideas about how to memorize things, ely and. Nov 06, 2018 ely reeves callaway was born on june 3, 1919, in lagrange, ga. Find the callaway c16 by ely reeves callaway iii at blurb books. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. Now a publicly traded company, callaway is one of the most visible names in golf with a product line that encompasses the full spectrum of equipment and accessories including drivers, irons, wedges, putters and balls. He developed his entrepreneurial skills at an early age, peddling copies of the literary digest as a 10yearold. We turned the driver, said callaway, from being the hardest club in. After all, his dad, ely callaway, designed the big bertha golf club so the average golfer could hit a tiny white ball faster than he ever could before. When you carry a callaway golf driver in your bag you can step on the first tee with the confidence that your equipment. Brewer iii director, president and chief executive officer. The driver combines a highperformance forged titanium cupface with a lightweight carbon composite body that contains strategically located internal weighting.
Callaway golf company wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Callaway golf company was started in 1982 by ely reeves callaway jr. Callaway golf co ely q4 2018 earnings conference call. Ely reeves callaway, jr 19192001 find a grave memorial. The callaway cars founder channels his need for speed into. So the rumor lingers that he used a callaway 3iron to pound his point. With an overload of rhetoric, bans and lawsuits around the world about the new erc driver from callaway golf, it has certainly caused a stir among the. Ely passed away quietly at this home in rancho santa fe, ca while being attended by family, a few close friends and medical staff, said larry dorman, senior. Callaway drivers have been systematically engineered by the best research and development team in the industry. In 1994 callaway golf company introduced an innovative design for irons that would accompany the highly successful big bertha metal wood drivers. Callaway golf co ely q4 2018 earnings conference call transcript. Nov 26, 2015 the callaway erc fusion driver, is a great golf club which many professionals swear by as the best of callaway s drivers. He called these clubs the demonstrably superior and pleasingly different dspd clubs.
The callaway fusions explosive distance is the result of fusion technology, which combines titanium and carbon composite. The callaway c16 by ely reeves callaway iii blurb books. It was a difficult time for the young man just voted one of the best of the new crop of scca racing drivers that year. His most popular golf club, the oversized big bertha driver, introduced in 1991, was credited with revolutionizing the sport by making. Callaway entered world war ii in the army quartermaster depot in philadelphia. But his latest innovation the erc ii driver, named for none other than ely reeves callaway has the usga and, seemingly, every other lawabiding golfing. A word about callaway cars and trucks the cars and trucks presented here represent our companys ongoing investment in technology, efforts in manufacturing, and commitment to excellence in craftsmanship. John degen center callaway tour fitter and bjoern kreutzer center callaway pga tour rep, watching rose zhangs ball flight in a fittingtesting session at the ely callaway performance center. Ely callaway was a textiles executive then, and young reeves. Callaway golf mens drivers clubs official site specs.
In a report released yesterday, susan anderson from b. In 1990, callaway golf developed a revolutionary new driver with an enhanced sweet spot that allowed duffers to step up to the tee and whack the dimpled. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. Jul 05, 2001 ely callaway, a versatile and charismatic business leader who founded the callaway golf company, the worlds largest maker of golf clubs, died today at his home in rancho santa fe, calif. This one looks at the erc soft golf ball from callaway which was released early in 2019. Jul 08, 2001 ely callaway, who has died of cancer at the age of 82, made that possible for millions of golfers around the world. Jan 04, 2019 callaway announced the release of three new golf ball models for 2019, the callaway erc soft, the callaway supersoft, and the callaway supersoft magna. After all, his dad, ely callaway, designed the big bertha golf club so the average golfer.
Callaway golf has been on the cutting edge of driver technology for years, and was the driving force behind the advent of oversize, titanium drivers that are ubiquitous in golf today. Callaway was raised in lagrange, georgia, and was a graduate of emory university. Shop for kids and junior golf drivers at globalgolf. His most popular golf club, the oversized big bertha driver. Then, in 1991, callaway introduced the big bertha driver. Ely today officially introduced its new ercr fusionr driver featuring radical new fusion technology for explosive performance off the tee. Ely reeves callaway iii serves as independent director of the company. He left a deep and lasting impression on many of the people he worked with at callaway golf.
Callaway received an undergraduate degree from amherst college. Ely reeves callaway, the founder of callaway golf, was a visionary and an innovator in golf. In 1981, he sold the business to hiram walker, distillers of canadian club, and focussed his sights on the golf industry. But when no offers came to join major racing teams, callaway went to work as a racedriving instructor. When fuller was a small boy, his mother died and his father moved fuller and his eight siblings to a farm near lagrange. Ely callaway performance center carlsbad, california golf. Speedline fast 11 and speedline 9064 drivers, speedline fast 11 fairway woods, and idea pro black hybrids and irons.
In 1982, ely reeves callaway had bought his small wedge and putter golf business and called it hickory stick usa and created clubs that were enjoyable for the average golfer. Callaway big bertha alpha 816 double black diamond driver. The company was founded by ely reeves callaway, jr. According to, anderson is ranked 0 out of 5 stars with an average return of 10. The 360cc head features a forged titanium cupface construction for greater strength. Ely reeves callaway was born on june 3, 1919, in lagrange, ga.
Ely callaway, a versatile and charismatic business leader who founded the callaway golf company, the worlds largest maker of golf clubs, died today at his home in. Find yahoo finance predefined, readytouse stock screeners to search stocks by industry, index membership, and more. Bearing the initials of company founder ely reeves callaway, the erc fusion driver represents the most forwardlooking design callaway golf has ever brought to market. Erc soft yellow, named after ely reeves callaway, the founder of the company, is callaways largest ever grapheneinfused dual softfast core. Ely reeves callaway, founder and board chairman of callaway golf company nyse. Find great deals on ebay for callaway epic and callaway epic driver. Jul 19, 2012 our founder ely callaway built his life around hard work, creating products that customers would enjoy and developing lasting friendships with the people around him. Our engineers approach vehicle systems and components without compromise, and without the cost restrictions that burden oem engineers. Anderson covers the consumer goods sector, focusing on. Espn classic callaway brought forgiving clubs to masses. The erc the initials stand for ely reeves callaway. Shop new and used callaway drivers from the fantastic selection available at 2nd swing. Another callaway driver, the erc, was banned by the u. Jul 06, 2001 ely reeves callaway was born on june 3, 1919, in lagrange, ga.
Yonex, a japanese manufacturer, was first with the idea of the jumbo driver. Check out the callaway erc soft triple track golf balls at. Click here to read sidebar on the new loula walker and ely reeves callaway sr. Reeves callaway, president and founder of callaway cars. Reeves callaway founder of callaway cars in 1977, reeves callaway, 66, has blanketed america with 1800 modified corvettes and more than a few peculiar engines. Jul 05, 2001 ely reeves callaway, founder and board chairman of callaway golf company nyse. After all, his dad, ely callaway, designed the big bertha golf club so the average golfer could hit a. Most will think golf clubs when they hear the name callaway, but few know that ely reeves callaway jr. He designed and built turbocharger kits for 3series bmws in his old.
Callaway big bertha alpha 815 double black diamond driver. Ely callaway has without rival attacked a highly fragmented industry, the golf. Named for the great german big bertha howitzer, the callaway big bertha driver featured a revolutionary change in golf equipment a large volume club head. We wanted to find out if this driver was the real deal, so we arranged a test with 12 golfers at petes golf to measure some key data points, and see if the callaway epic driver was in factepic. Sep 30, 2014 who are those guys and what are they looking at.
May 09, 2000 with an overload of rhetoric, bans and lawsuits around the world about the new erc driver from callaway golf, it has certainly caused a stir among the higher echelons of world golf, prompting a. Ely reeves callaway iii was destined to make small, light things go faster. I wish, begged clinton on the birthday tape, that youd find a way to make my golf game as good. By the early 1970s, ely was producing wines that were renowned worldwide.
June 3rd marks what would have been ely reeves callaway s 100th birthday. The backbone of his companys success was the big bertha driver. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. In 1991, callaway introduced the big bertha, a driver named after the giant. Callaway left a remarkable legacy as a man and as a business visionary, and our timeline pinpoints some of the most memorable moments in his incredible life. The big bertha, named after a world war i cannon, paved the wayfor drivers that had a bigger sweet spot and were easier to hit.
Callaway golf drivers have proven their mettle on the biggest stages. Callaway introduced the erc driver the initials stand for ely reeves callaway in 1999, at first selling it only in asia and europe. Ely reeves callaway 18801956 find a grave memorial. After her death, he married mary wilbourne ely and had three more children. Ely reeves callaway iii, founder of callaway cars inc. Callaway golf drivers add distance and accuracy to all of your drives off the tee. Ely callaway, golf and wine pioneer, dead at 82 the san. He began playing golf at age ten at highland county club in lagrange where, during his high school and college years, he won several tournaments.