Fairhaven, MA (April 7, 2008) – FootJoy, the #1 Shoe and Glove in Golf, continues its supremacy on all worldwide tours. FootJoy shoes, the overwhelming choice by the game’s top players, earned its place in the winner’s circle in all five professional events this past week:
PGA Tour
Johnson Wagner trusted the comfort and performance of the Classics Tour with BOA Technology shoe and SciFlex glove en route to his two-shot victory at the Shell Houston Open, his first win on the PGA Tour. Wagner kept his nerves in check to earn the last possible ticket to Augusta. In total, FootJoy shoes were selected by 66% of all players in the field, significantly outpacing the nearest competitor’s results (14%).
LPGA Tour
Lorena Ochoa made a major splash at the Kraft Nabisco Championship wearing FootJoy golf shoes. After earning her second consecutive major by an impressive five shots, Ochoa finished it off with a spirited leap into Poppie’s Pond. Ochoa is off to a hot start in 2008, winning three of the previous four events.
Nationwide Tour
Australia’s Aron Price required 20 holes on Sunday to secure his first Nationwide Tour win at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. Price relied upon the fit and comfort of the SciFlex glove and high-performance stability of Classics Dry Premiere shoes.
Champions Tour
In the Dominican Republic, Mark Wiebe strolled to victory at the Cap Cana Championship. The all-new DryJoys featuring Stability PODS technology were Wiebe’s shoe of choice in his impressive wire-to-wire performance.
European Tour
Gregory Bourdy of France earned his second European Tour title at The Estoril Open de Portugal. Bourdy outlasted his competitors through three extra holes while wearing Classics Dry Premiere shoes.
FootJoy®. The #1 Shoe and Glove in Golf
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FootJoy, headquartered in Fairhaven, MA has become synonymous with comfort, fit and performance products. The FootJoy brand combines an unmatched heritage and tradition of excellence with scientific materials and design technologies to provide superior and comfortable products to the world’s most discerning golfers. The Titleist®, FootJoy®, and Cobra® brands comprise Acushnet Company, an operating company of Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE-FO). For more information on FootJoy, please visit our web site at http://www.footjoy.com. BOA is a trademark of BOA Technology, Inc.
Contact:
Whitney Trimble
whitney_trimble@acushnetgolf.com
(508) 979-3179
www.footjoy.com
