Callaway Golf Company is giving baseball’s professional players more incentive to knock it out of the park this season. Throughout the 2010 season, any major league player who hits a home run that travels a distance of at least 470 feet will receive a set of Callaway Diablo Edge golf clubs. These clubs are the longest of their kind ever developed by Callaway.

Can this be achieved? According to hittrackeronline.com which collects data on every long ball, 2009 saw 10 of these home runs with 27 almost making it – they were between 460 and 469 feet.

It’s been known pitchers have a love affair with the links and more power hitters are making their way to the greens. The April 2010 edition of Golf Magazine featured Major League Baseball players and their passion for golf. Interestingly, the magazine explained the correlation between baseball skills and golfing skills. These players’ golf games are built on bold, aggressive swings, just like within the ballpark.

Underscoring Callaway’s commitment to distance and power, the new Diablo Edge line features the Diablo Edge Driver — the longest, straightest all-titanium driver that Callaway has ever made. The Diablo Edge Fairway Woods, an immediate hit with Tour Professionals around the world, offer significant distance gains over their predecessors. Moreover, Callaway’s Diablo Edge Irons feature an accessible sweet spot and are the longest stainless steel irons the manufacturer has ever developed.

“Driving the ball longer than anyone else during competition takes talent and a bold approach that we want to reward in 2010,” said Jeff Colton, Sr. Vice President of U.S. Marketing and Sales, Callaway Golf. “Ballplayers that embody the attitude and skill that it takes to drive a ball 470 feet and longer are exactly the type that would want to play our new Diablo Edge clubs, which are perfect for anyone looking to blast the ball longer and straighter than ever before.”

When watching your favorite major league baseball player hit one out of the park this summer, hope he reaches that 470 feet mark so he can soon say “fore” out on the links.  In the mood for golf? Why not start planning summer golfing vacations in Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach or Orlando.

The only PGA TOUR event playing through South Carolina this year is the 41st Verizon Heritage, April 13 – 19, at Harbour Town Golf Links at the Sea Pines Resort. Even those who are just into driving carts around golf courses or putting neon balls on the miniature golf course will be impressed by this annual Hilton Head event. The Verizon Heritage is a who’s who of PGA TOUR champions.

Two-time Defending Champion Boo Weekley will be participating along with Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Davis Love III. Is that enough PGA power for ya? How about Paul Casey, Dustin Johnson and Mark Wilson? They’ll be hitting the greens at Harbour Town. Along with a host of other PGA pros.

This golfing event just isn’t all fun and games, it’s also about giving back to deserving charities. In 2008, $1.8 million was distributed to more than 100 charities and since its inception in 1986, it has given almost $18.5 million. Wow!

Tickets for the event begin at $35 for admission to the practice rounds up to $1,500 for the Heritage Daily Package which includes 10 Clubhouse access ticket booklets good for all seven days of the event.

Start planning your Hilton Head vacation now, great deals during the 41st Verizon Heritage PGA Tour are still available.

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