Pro Golfers and Callaway raise awareness of Ovarian Cancer

September is National Ovarian Cancer Month. Teal is the official color representing the awareness campaign.

LPGA members will wear ribbons at events in September

The LPGA announced that players have been requested to don the teal ribbons at events during the month of September.

The LPGA Teaching and Club Professional members also get involved. The president of that organization, Patti Benson, is an ovarian cancer survivor herself and is actively involved in raising awareness of the disease. Her past efforts include sending a letter with a ribbon and an ovarian cancer fact card to all of the nearly 1200 members which encouraged the teaching and club pros to share the information with their clients and students.

Callaway continues commitment to cause

Callaway golf pros (or their caddies) will be carrying Callaway’s limited edition commemorative teal golf bag at all events in September, including this weekend’s Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston and the State Farm Classic at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Illinois. Look for those cool bags out on the courses. They even have a ribbon on the underside of the bag you can see when they’re being carried or resting on the grass.

Players to watch for a look at the bag in action:

Annika Sorenstam
Phil Mickelson
Morgan Pressel
Rich Beem
Charles Howell III
Julieta Granada
…and more.

Callaway also has a line of special edition products for the public, all in teal, of course. A teal FT-i driver (only 1000 made and individually numbered) along with golf balls, hats and towels will be available starting tomorrow. Callaway will donate 15% of the net sales from these teal products (up to $200,000) to Callaway Golf Foundation Women’s Cancer Initiative through the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF). Yes, the same foundation I wrote about here for which Eva Longoria is the spokesperson.

Get your teal on

Learn more, spread the word, support the cause: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Update:

I thought I should post the comment from Courtney here:

If you happen to be up and around at 8am eastern this coming Sunday (9/2), pull up www.790thezone.com and listen in to On the Green. We have scheduled Michèle Szynal (pronounced SHIN-all), VP of Public Relations for Callaway to talk about the Women’s Cancer Initiative.

Sorry guys, we couldn’t get Eva.

If you’re out looking for the teal collection of balls – it is the HX Pearl ball.

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