Ernie Els, the No. 6 player in golf's world rankings, has agreed to a multi-year equipment endorsement deal with Callaway Golf just days after leaving a four-year relationship with Titleist. Callaway announced the deal as Els began first round play in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Thailand with a Callaway FT-5 driver, an HX Tour 56 golf ball and a new Callaway bag. Callaway and Els will work on fitting him with the metalwoods, irons, wedges and putter that best suit his game. The driver has 8.5 degrees of loft and aneutral face bias, and Els got comfortable with it in just two days of trial, said a company official. The eventual switch to an Odyssey putter (Odyssey is a Callaway business unit) is definite, said the Callaway official. As for irons and wedges, Els will work with legendary Callaway club designer Roger Cleveland, who has known Els for more than 17 years. Els will continue to wear the hat with SAP logo on front, but the Callaway logo appears on the sides and back of his cap. Although it was reported in some quarters that Callaway bought out Els agreement with Titleist, Callaway officials said that's not true. The parties didn't disclose specific terms of the deal.
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