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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HOLIDAY BRADLEY J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CALLAWAY GOLF CO [ELY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SEVP, CFO & CAO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2180 RUTHERFORD ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/29/2012 (Street) CARLSBAD, CA 92008 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/29/2012   M   25,413 (1) A $ 0 56,124 (1) (2) D   Common Stock 12/29/2012   D   25,413 (1) D $ 6.32 30,711 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units

(3)

12/29/2012

M

25,413

12/29/2012

12/29/2012

Common Stock

25,413

(3)

0 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOLIDAY BRADLEY J 2180 RUTHERFORD ROAD CARLSBAD, CA 92008			SEVP, CFO & CAO

Signatures

/s/ Hina M.D. Patel Attorney-in-Fact for Bradley J. Holiday under a Limited Power of Attorney dated June 1, 2012.		01/02/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Phantom Stock Units were settled in cash as per the terms of the award. For reporting purposes, however, the transaction is deemed to be a simultaneous acquisition and disposition of the underlying common stock and is reflected as such in this report.
(2)	The amount of securities beneficially owned includes the reporting person's acquisition in exempt transactions of 22 shares of common stock acquired through dividend reinvestment since the date these holdings were last reported.
(3)	Each Phantom Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive a cash payment equal to the value on the vesting date of one share of the Company's Common Stock.
(4)	The reporting person is the holder of other Phantom Stock Units as follows: 23,302 units are scheduled to vest on January 27, 2014 and 17,437 units are scheduled to vest on January 27, 2015.

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