Wins Event for 2nd Straight Year, Rules Top 10
Marlborough, MA-February 20, 2007- CHAMP Spikes picked up its 5th major victory on the young season when the winner of the Nissan Open bested one of the world’s top golfers in a thrilling playoff for his first PGA Tour victory in nearly five years.
The winner chose CHAMP’s Scorpion Stingerâ?¢, with its patented visible wear indicator, as he made three clutch pars in the playoff to clinch the win. The runner-up also sported CHAMP Spikes as CHAMP captured the Nissan Open for the second straight year. This week’s runner-up, last week’s champion, chose the traditional Cermec® steel spike featuring a highly abrasion and impact resistant ceramic ball that is fused to the hardened tool steel spike. Not only incredibly long lasting, but its rounded tip stays smooth making it a green friendly metal spike.
In all, CHAMP Spikes were by of six of the top ten finishers this past weekend. Of the 44 golfers wearing the CHAMP brand, 70% of them chose to switch out of the spikes provided by the manufacturer in favor of CHAMP spikes.
"What an exciting weekend," said Harris MacNeill, President of CHAMP. "To have two different styles of our spikes being worn by the golfers in the playoff was fantastic. It is a perfect example of how CHAMP became the number one brand on tour; with different spikes for different types of players. The survey data is remarkable. The high percentage of players who choose to change their spikes in favor of our spikes is extremely high and a testament to the performance our spikes provide."
Golfers at the Nissan Open were wearing the Scorpion Stinger, the ProStinger® and Cermec spikes. The Scorpion Stinger features the CHAMP patented "C" wear indicator and comes with unparalleled comfort and traction in a plastic spike while the Pro Stinger is golf’s only hybrid spike and features a metal center tip and cushioned outer traction elements for a truly unique spike.
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About MacNeill Engineering and CHAMP Spikes
CHAMP is a division of MacNeill Engineering Worldwide, which has been designing and manufacturing athletic footwear components since 1931. The company has been a pioneer in cleat technology since it introduced the world’s first locking spike: SURE-LOK. Since then, MacNeill Engineering has grown to be the world leader in the sport cleat industry with revolutionary offerings which include the CHAMP Q-LOK System®, used in all Nike®, Hi-Tec® and some ECCO® golf shoes; the CHAMP TRI-LOK® system, which fits shoes by Foot Joy®, Adidas® and Etonic®; as well as the most complete line of innovative spikes in the world, including the new CHAMP Scorpion STINGERâ?¢ spikes, CHAMP ScorpionSpike®; and CHAMP TRACâ?¢ spikes.
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