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 Statements Schedule,
which appears on page 15 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.




PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

San Diego, California
June 6, 1996