JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ADDS CALLAWAY GOLF TO HIS REPERTOIRE

At age 27, Timberlake has won seven Grammy awards and an Emmy. His most recent accomplishment, however, brings him into the world of golf. Callaway Golf has recently reached an agreement with the singer/actor to endorse and play Callaway Golf equipment and carry a Callaway Golf-branded golf bag.

With combined album sales of more than 60 million worldwide, Timberlake is one of the most successful artists in pop music to date. An avid golfer since the age of 10, Timberlake plays to a 6 handicap. “I think this is the toughest game I’ve ever played,” says Timberlake, who dabbles in sports of all kinds. While he currently averages around 50 rounds a year, he hopes to double that in the coming years. What’s in his bag? Timberlake plays the new FT-iQ Driver, an FT-i Squareway 3 wood, a 3H FT Hybrid, FT Irons, X-Forged Wedges, which he had custom fitted at the Callaway Golf Tour Fit Van in Arizona, and Tour i Series Golf Balls.

In addition to musician and athlete, Timberlake adds restaurateur, fashion designer and now golf course owner to his résumé. He recently opened three restaurants, NYC’s Southern Hospitality and Destino, and West Hollywood’s Chi, and launched William Rast, a fashion line named for his and his business partner’s grandfathers. In October, he hosted the PGA Tour’s Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas and announced his recent purchase of the former Big Creek Golf Course in Memphis, Tenn. Timberlake has closed the course for renovations, and will reopen it under the name Mirimichi Lakes in the summer of 2009. The course’s clubhouse will be seeking Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, and aims to be the first certified inside the U.S.

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10 Things You (Likely) Never Knew About Justin Timberlake
Callaway Golf recently reached an agreement with superstar singer/actor Justin Timberlake to endorse and play Callaway Golf equipment and carry a Callaway Golf-branded golf bag. Here are 10 things you might not know about Mr. Timberlake.

1. An avid golfer since the age of 10, Timberlake plays to a 6 handicap
2. In addition to his music career, Timberlake is also a successful actor, restaurateur and fashion designer. He has starred in such mega blockbusters as Shrek the Third and Alphadog, and his upscale eateries include NYC’s Southern Hospitality and Destino and L.A.’s Chi. William Rast, named for Timberlake’s and his business partner’s, (Trace Ayala) grandfathers, is his exclusive clothing line. The new line is designed by Swedish golf fashion icon Johan Lindeberg and his wife, Marcella Lindeberg.
3. Timberlake’s bag is completed with the new FT-iQ Driver, an FT-I Squareway 3 Wood, a 3H FT Hybrid, FT Irons, X-Forged Wedges and Tour i Series Golf Balls.
4. After selling more than 50 million records worldwide with the pop group NSync, Timberlake went solo in 2002 and has since sold another 18 million records worldwide.
5. Timberlake has won seven Grammy Awards and one Emmy Award in his career.
6. A fanatical athlete, Timberlake considers golf to be the most complex of all the sports he enjoys.
7. Timberlake was recently the host of the PGA Tour’s Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.
8. Timberlake got his first glimpse of fame as a contestant on Star Search at age 11.
9. After purchasing the Big Creek Golf Course in Memphis, Tenn., Timberlake closed the course for renovations and will reopen it in the summer of 2009 as Mirimichi Lakes. The course’s clubhouse will be seeking Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, and aims to be the first certified inside the U.S.
10. Always passionate about music in his native Tennessee, Timberlake has donated over $200,000 in the past year to the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum and the Memphis Music Foundation.