UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ----------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 July 17, 2003 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 1-10962 95-3797580 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 2180 Rutherford Road Carlsbad, CA 92008-7328 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (760) 931-1771 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE AND ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.* SIGNATURE Exhibit Index EXHIBIT 99.1 2 ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE AND ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.* The following information and the exhibit relating thereto are furnished pursuant to Item 9 and Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. On July 17, 2003, Callaway Golf Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. *The information furnished under Item 9 and Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Date: July 17, 2003 CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY By: /s/ Bradley J. Holiday ------------------------ Bradley J. Holiday Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3 Exhibit Index 99.1 Press release, dated July 17, 2003, captioned "Callaway Golf Announces Record Six Months' Net Income and EPS; Increases EPS Guidance for 2003."