A Championship Finish to a Winning Season
Marlborough, MA-August 21, 2006- This year CHAMP Spikes/MacNeill Engineering accomplished what no golfer could, sweeping all four majors to secure a Grand Slam claiming victory at the PGA Championship where the victor and Wanamaker Trophy winner capped off the last major victory on the PGA Tour wearing CHAMP Spikes. In addition to the PGA Championship, CHAMP Spikes has claimed victories at The Masters, The US Open, and The British Open this year.
At the PGA Championship, the victor shot a final round of 68 on the 3rd course where a 5-shot lead secured his 3rd PGA title and 12th major victory with a total score of 270 for the weekend.
"We are thrilled to be part of another championship and complete the season with a Grand Slam," said Harris MacNeill, President and son of founder Harold MacNeill. "Once again this final victory reaffirms CHAMP Spikes as the number one brand on tour as we continue to celebrate our 75th Anniversary."
Again, CHAMP Spikes put its best foot forward at the PGA Championship where seven out of the top ten finishers sported CHAMP Spikes. Overall, 59 out of the 156 golfers (40%) at this year’s PGA Championship wore CHAMP Spikes.
"We are not limited to making only one type of spike. We make plastic spikes, such as our popular Stingerâ?¢ as well as metal spikes like our Cermec® as was worn by the winner of The Open and we also make our hybrid ProStingerâ?¢ spike which combines the best qualities of the plastic and metal spikes. CHAMPS has spikes for players of all abilities, providing all golfers with a variety of options to suit their conditions and skill level," continued MacNeill.
CHAMP continues to be the number one brand worldwide winning 20 of 31 PGA Tour events, 11 of 18 LPGA Tour events and 10 out of 14 events on the European Tour. Overall, 58% of the top players in the world rely on CHAMP Spikes.
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