Callaway boost for autism charity

Watched by JP McManus (left), Padraig Harrington tees off at St Andrews to raise cash for autism charity event. Celebrity golfers and professionals turned the old golfing adage of 'drive for show, putt for dough' on its head when they teed it up at St Andrews for a special fund-raising event using Callaway's longest and straightest driver, the new FT-iQ to, boost Callaway staff player Ernie Els' favourite charity - Autism Speaks. Players were offered the chance to hit the new driver from the 18th tee of the Old Course and, for every yard gained, raised money for the charity. The total cumulative distance during the 'Longest Ever Drive Competition' was an amazing 56,498 yards - more than 32 miles - raising an incredible £18,000. Els, whose son Ben has been diagnosed with autism, said: "I am very grateful to everyone who took... [read full story]                    

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