Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 24, 1996, which appears on page 23 of the 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders of Callaway Golf Company, which is incorporated by reference in Callaway Golf Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page 15 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K. PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP San Diego, California June 6, 1996