Brian C.
The fall of an iconic brand!
I have spent tens of thousands of dollars over 30 years of being a loyal Callaway customer. From $1200 custom drivers to $600 custom Toulon putters and everything in between. Bag, balls, irons, woods, hybrids, clothing, on and on. I tried to order a new set of Apex 21 irons and was informed of 2-3 week lead time, very acceptable given my custom design. Then next day told 5 months for delivery due to “supply and logistics issues”. I’m a supply chain and logistics executive of 35 years and you give “logistics and supply” as issues for extensive delays. Your issues are 100% due to offshoring production and manufacturing cheap Chinese recycled steel, irons look like garage sale trash after 30 rounds, the black editions wear even quicker. Cheap foreign materials and labor elevate stock price but if you don’t bring manufacturing back to the USA you’re going to continue losing market share to USA manufacturers like PXG and Japanese precision like Srixon and Mizuno. The excuses are old and tiring and not at all factual but since “covid” people that don’t know any better accept them. These issues are self inflicted by Callaway from Board of Directors to C-suite on down in the name of “God almighty share holder value”.


