Winners Of The Northern Trust Open, ACE Group Classic And HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship All Choose PrideSports? Products, Including Softspikes-Brand Cleats
Brentwood, Tennessee, February 18, 2008 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® golf cleats – the world’s best selling cleat brand, and Fast-Twist™ – the #1 insert system on the PGA TOUR, swept this past weekend’s men’s professional golf events, as the winners of the PGA TOUR’s Northern Trust Open, the Champions Tour’s ACE Group Classic and the Nationwide Tour’s HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship all utilized the Company’s products.
At the PGA TOUR’s Northern Trust Open, not only was the winner wearing PrideSports’ product, but 9 out of the top 10 finishers were outfitted in the Company’s products, while 50% of the field wore Softspikes’ Pulsar ™ cleats – the #1 Cleat on TOUR. Moreover, Softspikes-brand cleats were worn by the winner at the Champions Tour’s ACE Group Classic and the Nationwide Tour’s HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship, respectively.
“A sweep on the combined men’s professional golf tours is a great accomplishment, and it’s a goal that we set each week,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “This week’s success on the PGA TOUR alone, which included a victory, a top 10 domination, and capturing the plastic cleat field, is a strong combination and we are excited to take this momentum into next week’s tournament action.”
Further highlighting PrideSports’ success at the Northern Trust Open, and for the sixth consecutive week, the Company’s patented Fast-Twist insert system was featured in more than 80% of the shoes worn by players during a PGA TOUR event. Fast-Twist continues to be the overwhelming choice by golf footwear manufacturers, as 8 out of the top 10 leading companies utilize the revolutionary golf cleat insert system as original equipment, including market leader FootJoy, as well as adidas, Bite, Bridgestone, Callaway, Etonic and Oakley.
PrideSports was formed in January 2003 following Pride Manufacturing Company’s purchase of Softspikes, Inc., and its sister company Trisport, Ltd. of England. This acquisition essentially formed the world’s premier golf accessories company, as Pride and Softspikes are the world’s leading golf tee and golf cleat lines, respectively. Today, PrideSports is the world leader in the design and manufacture of cleats, spikes and receptacles for the entire golf footwear industry.
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