TaylorMade Press Release

CARLSBAD, Calif. (August 21, 2007) – TaylorMade Golf is introducing a new addition to its phenomenally popular Burner® line of golf equipment, the Burner Draw driver, which incorporates two of the most effective performance technologies that the company has ever developed – SuperFast Technology and Draw-Weighted Technology. The result is a driver that delivers more clubhead speed, more ball speed and more draw-promoting capabilities than any driver TaylorMade has ever created.

SuperFast Technology unites an extremely light 50-gram RE*AX® graphite shaft made by Fujikura® with a grip weighing approximately eight grams less than the average grip. Additionally, the shaft is one inch longer than average, making Burner Draw 46" long. Together these elements promote faster clubhead speed for faster ball speed and longer distance. SuperFast Technology makes the Burner Draw weigh approximately 20 grams lighter than the average driver.

Draw-Weighted Technology concentrates additional weight in the heel portion of the clubhead, which makes it easier to rotate the clubface back to a square position at impact. Making the face easier to square encourages the counter-clockwise spin (for right-handed players) necessary to produce a draw. Compared to a fade, a draw flies slightly lower and rolls farther after landing, resulting in greater distance.

"The Burner Draw features more draw-producing capabilities than any driver we've ever created, making it exceptionally easy to turn the ball over," said Tom Olsavsky, TaylorMade senior director of product creation. "It's going to give a lot of golfers a serious boost in distance, and will keep a lot of golfers out of trouble on the right. That's right: For players who fight a slice and want more distance, the Burner Draw is the perfect driver."

Besides promoting longer and straighter drives, the Burner Draw is extremely easy to hit. Its deep-faced, 460 cc titanium head sets up powerfully behind the ball, and includes the same attractive crown lines originated in the Burner and Burner TP drivers. However, the Burner Draw measures longer from the clubface to the clubhead's rear than the standard Burner, allowing for an extremely low and deep CG location to help get the ball in the air on a high flight. Additionally, Draw-Weighted Technology pulls the CG toward the heel, which makes it physically easier to rotate the face back to square. Take a look at the clubhead and you'll see a pronounced bulge at the back, near the heel – that's where the added weight is positioned.

"One of the beauties of the Burner Draw," said Olsavsky, "is that it will help a lot of golfers hit a draw without making a single swing change."

Like all TaylorMade drivers, Burner Draw incorporates TaylorMade's famous Inverted Cone clubface technology, which dramatically increases the area on the clubface that delivers high ball speed. Combine that with the clubhead's high MOI, which also helps maintain ball speed on mis-hits, and you get an effective MOI that exceeds 5800 (the USGA's limit on MOI is 5900).

TaylorMade defines effective MOI ("eMOI") as the positive influence on ball speed on off-center hits that's exerted by the combined effects of a driver's MOI and clubface technology (versus constant-thickness clubfaces). eMOI in TaylorMade drivers is dramatically higher, and more valuable in terms of its affect on ball speed, than MOI alone, owing to the benefits of TaylorMade's patented Inverted Cone Technology. From a performance aspect, that makes the Burner Draw driver an astonishingly forgiving club that's incredibly easy to hit high, long and straight.

The Burner Draw driver is available in lofts of 9.5 and 10.5 degrees. Availability at TaylorMade's retail partners begins on September 15, 2007 at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $360.

Steve Stricker Rallies to Win at The Barclays.

Titleist Press Release

Moves to top of FedEx Cup standings with Come-from-Behind Win.

Fairhaven, MA (August 27, 2007) - Demonstrating confidence in himself and his equipment, Titleist ambassador Steve Stricker birdied four of the final five holes to earn an emotional victory at The Barclays. It marked the fourth career PGA Tour title for Stricker, who turned a one-shot deficit into a dramatic two-stroke win, vaulting him to the top of the FedEx Cup Standings with three events remaining. Stricker closed with 2-under 69 to finish at 16-under 268. He was T4 in greens in regulation and T8 in driving accuracy trusting his Titleist equipment.

Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at The Barclays with 99 (72%) players relying upon the Pro V1 or Pro V1x, more than nine times the nearest competitor with 10. Titleist was also the most played wedge (119) and putter (50). The win was the 20th for Titleist players on the 2007 PGA Tour, more than all other golf balls combined.

Titleist Press Release

Fairhaven, MA (August 23, 2007) - Dedicated to providing golfers with high performance equipment that sets the standard for ball flight, shot control, feel and playability, Titleist introduces the new 906F4 fairway metals. Designed with a lower, deeper center of gravity and more loft, the 906F4 family delivers a higher launch and downrange trajectory from the tee or turf, as well as increased spin. Among those already making the switch to the 906F4 is Titleist ambassador and World No. 5, Adam Scott.

"The new 906F4 is the most playable Titleist fairway metal yet," said Steve Pelisek, Vice President, Sales Marketing, Titleist. "These fairway metals have been tested and validated by players at the game’s highest level across the worldwide professional tours, by club professionals, and skilled amateurs."

The 906F4 is available in lofts of 13.5, 15.5 and 18.5 degrees in both right and left-hand. The pear-shaped profile of the 906F4 features a square set up with a longer, shallower face that promotes a higher, straight ball flight for confidence and forgiveness. A multi-material construction with a separate face insert allows for maximum ball speed over a larger face area. An innovative Multi-Relief Sole design provides greater ground clearance at the trailing edge of the sole to minimize turf resistance and allows for crisp, solid contact from a variety of turf conditions. The deep face pear 906F2 fairway will continue to be available through Titleist Custom.

"Based on the feedback we received during our comprehensive player testing process, the 906F4 delivers excellent launch conditions and trajectory for a greater number of skilled players," said Pelisek.

Features and benefits of the 906F4 Fairway Metals include:
- Lower, deeper CG and ½ degree more loft for higher launch and flight from the tee or turf.
- Longer, shallower face for greater confidence, forgiveness and playability.
- Multi-relief sole™ allows for crisp, solid contact and minimizes turf resistance.
- Shallow, pear-shaped profile with square set-up offers classic looks with straighter ball flight.
- Bore-thru design positions the shaft tip closer to the ball for greater stability at impact.
- Multi-material construction: A softer 431 stainless steel body provides a sweet, solid feel while a 275 Carpenter steel face insert creates maximum ball speed over a larger face area.

The standard shafts for the 906F4 are the new Aldila VS Proto 80 Fairway (83g) and the Graphite Design YS-6+ (69g). The VS Proto Fairway 80 shaft is designed with performance characteristics to provide a medium to higher launch consistent with the VS Proto 65 driver shaft. The stock grip is the Titleist Tour Velvet Rubber Round. A comprehensive matrix of additional shaft and grip choices is available through Titleist Custom.

The Titleist 906F4 fairway metals will be available in golf shops beginning September 1, 2007, with a MSRP of $225 (MAP of $199) for graphite and $200 for steel (MAP of $179).

To obtain additional information, please contact Joe Gomes, Director of Communications (508.979.3211).

Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra comprise the major golf brands of the Acushnet Company, an operating company of Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE - FO).

Phils Tiger Wood Turns Flacid

Associated Press

NORTON, Mass. -- As soon as Phil Mickelson shrugged off Tiger Woods and the rest of the field at the Deutsche Bank Championship, he decided to take on golf's powers-that-be.

Complaining that the PGA TOUR Playoffs are too much of a commitment for players already tired from a long season, Mickelson threatened to skip next week's BMW Championship.

"My frustration from this past year came from asking for a couple of things in the FedExCup that weren't done, and not feeling all that bad now if I happen to miss," he said Monday. "So I'm not really sure how it's going to play out."

Mickelson would not elaborate on his complaints, but he did say that with his kids starting school on Wednesday he was torn between spending time with his family and fighting for points in Chicago. He has brought up his issues with PGA TOUR commissioner Tim Finchem, to no avail.

"It's just that I'm conflicted," Mickelson said, noting that it wasn't just the playoffs but a hectic season overall. "I certainly feel the obligation to support the FedExCup, to support the PGA TOUR, and support the game of golf. And I also want to have a balance in my life, and my family has sacrificed a lot this year because it's been a very difficult schedule."

Mickelson shot 5-under-par 66 on Monday in the final round of the Deutsche Bank to finish two strokes ahead of Woods, Brett Wetterich and Arron Oberholser. The victory was worth $1.26 million and 9,000 points in the playoffs, moving him to the top of the standings.

Wetterich shot 70, making a birdie on the final hole to earn enough points to move up 29 spots in the standings to No. 22 and giving him an excellent shot at making the TOUR Championship.

Oberholser was within one shot of Mickelson most of the back nine, but he needed an eagle on the final hole to force a playoff. Instead, he missed a 10-foot birdie putt when the tournament was sealed and improved to No. 29 in the standings; had he made the birdie putt, he would have gone to No. 20 and clinched a spot at East Lake for the Tour Championship.

John Mallinger and Bo Van Pelt moved into the top 70 to advance to the third round next week in Chicago.

Even if Mickelson does skip the next event, he long ago locked up a spot in the TOUR Championship.

But that would make it three consecutive weeks that a top 5 player in the world rankings has sat out one of the playoff events. Tiger Woods sat out Week 1, and Ernie Els sat out the Deutsche Bank to be with his kids as they started school.

Even missing Els, the TPC was not lacking in star power.

After playing in a threesome with Vijay Singh for the first two rounds, Mickelson and Woods paired up again in Monday's final round. Thousands of fans stood six-deep behind the greens and watched Mickelson move to a five-stroke lead before Woods made a move.

"For 10 years I've struggled against Tiger," Mickelson said. "The way I was able to answer with a couple birdies when Tiger was making his charge -- it felt pretty good. As we all know, he finishes better than anybody else. He certainly tried to do that today. I was able to hold him off."

It was Mickelson's first victory since THE PLAYERS Championship in May. Then he injured his left wrist that cost him his summer, and only recently has Mickelson been able to swing without flinching.

But Woods was the one who was struggling this week.
He missed 11 putts from inside 10 feet over the weekend -- four of them from inside 7 feet. He three-putted three times. In the final round, he made just one putt from outside of 13 feet.

"It's very frustrating," Woods said. "That many three-putts, and I'm still right there, which means I'm hitting the ball well. I just need to clean up my greens for next week."

Woods missed makable putts on three straight holes, including a 15-footer on No. 12 after Mickelson hit his second shot into a hazard and wound up with a double bogey.

"He made a mistake there," Woods said. "I felt that I should have -- if I could have made that putt, I could have gotten a big chunk back."

Trailing by two strokes, Wood hit his tee shot on the 161-yard, par-3 16th to the back of the green and rolled it just 10 feet from the pin. But then Mickelson went straight at the flag, and left just 6 feet for birdie.

Woods sank his putt to get within one stroke -- but just for a matter of seconds. Mickelson also made birdie to move to 15 under and restore the two-stroke lead.

"To be able to stand up on 16 after he knocked it close and follow it with a birdie of my own, knock it inside of him and finish with a couple birdies of my own, it feels terrific," said Mickelson, who improved to 3-2-1 against Woods in heads-up, final-round play.

"Now the next step is to try to hopefully go head-to-head in a major. We don't get paired very often in majors, and hopefully next year we'll have a chance to do that."

Woods gave himself a chance for an eagle on No. 18 from 33 feet. But Mickelson ended it when, after going over the green with his second shot, he chipped from out of a downhill lie to within 5 feet -- an easy birdie.

For Lefty, it was the cap to a fun week in New England -- his first trip to the Boston area since he celebrated a stunning U.S. victory in the Ryder Cup at Brookline.

This time, Mickelson spent some time in Kennebunkport, Maine, for some golf and fishing with former President Bush. After Saturday's round, Mickelson headed over to Fenway Park and saw Red Sox rookie Clay Buchholz throw a no-hitter.

"It made for a very special, memorable week," Mickelson said. "I'm just so excited with the way it finished."

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