4 Of Top 5 Finishers At Bay Hill Donned Softspikes? Pulsar? Cleats; 12 Of The Top 14 Finishers Overall Utilized PrideSports Products
Brentwood, Tennessee, March 17, 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, captured the cleat field for the 12th consecutive event on the 2008 PGA TOUR, as more than half of the field, including 12 of the Top 14 finishers wore PrideSports-manufactured cleats. Specifically, 4 out of the Top 5 finishers wore Softspikes’ Pulsar cleats, the #1 Cleat on TOUR.
Additionally, more than 80% of players at the Arnold Palmer Invitational donned the Company’s patented Fast-Twist Insert System. 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. In other news, 21 of the top 24 finishers at the Champions Tour AT&T Champions Classic utilized PrideSports’ products.
“It was a great week at Bay Hill for the PrideSports’ equipment arsenal, with equally rewarding results coming from the Champions Tour and players utilizing our products,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “Capturing the fields and top finishers for the 12th straight week is a strong statement for our Company and our market leading brands.”
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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