The Company	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
The Company	Note 1. The Company Callaway Golf Company (“Callaway Golf” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and sells high quality golf clubs (drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters) and golf balls. The Company also sells golf-related accessories such as golf bags, golf gloves, golf headwear, eyewear, golf towels and golf umbrellas. The Company generally sells its products to golf retailers (including pro shops at golf courses and off-course retailers), sporting goods retailers and mass merchants, directly and through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and to third-party distributors in the United States and in approximately 100 countries around the world. The Company also sells pre-owned Callaway Golf products through its website www.callawaygolfpreowned.com and sells new Callaway Golf products through its websites shop.callawaygolf.com and www.odysseygolf.com. In addition, the Company licenses its name for golf apparel and footwear, rangefinders and practice aids.

The Company

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Note 1. The Company

Callaway Golf Company (“Callaway Golf” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and sells high quality golf clubs (drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters) and golf balls. The Company also sells golf-related accessories such as golf bags, golf gloves, golf headwear, eyewear, golf towels and golf umbrellas. The Company generally sells its products to golf retailers (including pro shops at golf courses and off-course retailers), sporting goods retailers and mass merchants, directly and through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and to third-party distributors in the United States and in approximately 100 countries around the world. The Company also sells pre-owned Callaway Golf products through its website www.callawaygolfpreowned.com and sells new Callaway Golf products through its websites shop.callawaygolf.com and www.odysseygolf.com. In addition, the Company licenses its name for golf apparel and footwear, rangefinders and practice aids.