Marlborough, MA-June 24th, 2007-CHAMP Spikes and the CHAMP Scorpion Stingerâ?¢ wrapped up another incredibly successful week with four victories, two of them in sudden death.
On the PGA Tour, it took 72 holes of regulation and one additional sudden death playoff hole before the champion at the Travelers Championship could be decided. For CHAMP it was a win-win situation as both of the playoff contestants were wearing CHAMP Scorpion Stinger spikes. Statistically, CHAMP spikes were peppered
all over the leader board as five out of the top ten finishers elected to wear the CHAMP brand and a whopping 70% percent of the golfers who wore CHAMP chose to change from the spikes that originally came in their shoes.
In Pittsford, New York at the Wegmans LPGA , the champion earned her first playoff victory in five attempts defeating a tour rookie on a two-hole sudden death playoff. The winner, wearing the CHAMP Stinger, overcame a three stroke deficit to force the first playoff at the tournament since 1989.
On the Duramed Futures Tour, the winner, as well as the entire field, was wearing CHAMP spikes. CHAMP is the official spike of the Duramed Futures Tour and is the sponsor of the annual upcoming CHAMP Eastern Challenge, which runs for six weeks at East Coast tournaments. Finally, across the Atlantic in Munich, at the BMW International Open, CHAMP Spikes were again the choice of the champion. The winner wore the CHAMP Stinger as did 68 other players. Overall, 102 of the field of 156 chose spikes from the number one brand on tour.
"This was another great week on all tours for CHAMP," said Harris MacNeill, President of CHAMP. "This is the first time the winners of four different events in the same weekend have worn the same model of spike. Having winners and numbers such as they were in such diverse locations and playing conditions shows why our Stinger spikes are becoming more popular, not only as original equipment with the manufacturers but as replacements for the professionals and amateurs as well."
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About MacNeill Engineering and CHAMP Spikes
CHAMP, a division of MacNeill Engineering Worldwide, has been designing and manufacturing athletic footwear components since 1931. The company has been a pioneer in the industry since it introduced the world’s first locking golf spike: SURE-LOK. Since then, MacNeill Engineering has grown leader in the sport cleat industry with revolutionary offerings which include: the CHAMP Q-LOK System®, used in all Nike®, Dexter®, and Hi-Tec® and 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 CHAMP Scorpion STINGERâ?¢ spikes, CHAMP ScorpionSpike®; and CHAMP TRACâ?¢ spikes. Today, CHAMP is considered to be the world leader in the design and manufacture of cleats, spikes and receptacles for the entire footwear industry. That is why CHAMP is known the world over as the world leader in sport cleat technology®
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