Despite the above talking in the present, we are still not quite there and heading back a little more than a handful of years. While many will view that as hype, the numbers do support it. Sean Toulon Doing His Putter Inspection Pose While that was fun to write, describing a 2-Ball to golfers is unnecessary, nearly everybody knows exactly what it is because of its incredible popularity. The 2-Ball at the time featured two white discs on top of an oversized mallet that are the shape and size of golf balls to assist golfers in lining up more accurately. The Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball putter hit the market and has gone on to be the biggest selling putter model in the history of golf. While PGA Tour acceptance is extremely important, so is the recreational golfer, and in 2001 magic happened again.
That same year, 25 years ago, Odyssey was acquired by Callaway Golf and has been a part of the brand ever since. A year after that Masters victory, they established themselves as one of the premier companies in golf. Odyssey began expanding the number of models offered with new and revolutionary designs, as well as their take on popular styles. While already on the map so to speak, that win took Odyssey to new levels of being noticed. Nick Faldo had the Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II with a Stronomic insert in the bag and won the 1996 Masters.
With in 5 years, the brand really took the next step and in 1996 magic happened. The Rossie I and Rossie II models were mallets created using a polymer called Stronomic. These were one piece putter heads and they gained a fairly quick acceptance out on tour. Odyssey Golf began producing putters back in 1991.
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