Winner And 6 Of The Top 10 Finishers At The PODS Championship Utilize PrideSports? Products; Winner And 85% Of The Top 25 Utilize PrideSports? Products At The Toshiba Championship
Brentwood, Tennessee, March 10, 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, had yet another triumphant weekend in professional golf as the winner of the PGA TOUR PODS Championship, as well as the winner of the Champions’ Tour Toshiba Classic, utilized PrideSports’ products.
In fact, PrideSports’ products were utilized by the winner and 6 of the top 10 finishers at the PODS Championship, as well as 85% of the elite top 25 finishers at the Toshiba Classic. This included the winner, third and fourth place finishers at the Toshiba Classic, who all wore Pulsar cleats, the #1 Cleat on TOUR.
“The combination of Softspikes’ Pulsar and Black Widow models, as well as the Fast-Twist Insert System, continues to provide players with a great stable of products that provide comfort and performance during a grueling week of tournament golf,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “These products continue to produce wins and, equally important, field dominance on TOUR, and we are very pleased with our continued weekly success.”
Additionally, more than 80% of players at the PODS Championship donned the Company’s patented Fast-Twist Insert System. This marked the eleventh consecutive week of Fast-Twist dominance on the PGA TOUR. 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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