** Shares of Topgolf Callaway Brands MODG.N rise nearly 7.6% to about $11.4 in morning trading
** The golf-equipment maker is in talks to sell its unit, Topgolf, to private-equity firm Leonard Green, the Wall Street Journal reports
** Deal would value the Topgolf unit at about $1 billion - WSJ
** Five of 15 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, nine "hold" and one "sell"; their median PT is $11, data compiled by LSEG
** Including session's moves, shares up 44.8% YTD
(Reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)
((Megavarshini.SomasundaramGnanasundari@thomsonreuters.com))