Softspikes® Brand Captures Plastic Cleat Field At PGA TOUR’s Buick Open, While Pulsar? Cleat Wins The U.S. Women’s Open, The Champions Tour’s Commerce Bank Championship & The Nationwide Tour’s Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic
Brentwood, Tennessee, June 30, 2008 … Softspikes® cleats, the #1 cleat brand on TOUR, had its best weekend in professional golf in 2008, as the Softspikes brand dominated the PGA TOUR’s Buick Open with nearly 50% of the players wearing plastic cleats choosing Softspikes. This success was complemented by Softspikes’ Pulsar™ Cleat, which captured wins at the U.S. Women’s Open, The Champions Tour’s Commerce Bank Championship and The Nationwide Tour’s Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. Pulsar also captured first, second and third place at the U.S. Women’s Open!
Softspikes, along with the patented Fast-Twist™ – the #1 insert system on the PGA TOUR, are made by PrideSports, the world’s premier manufacturer of golf cleats and spikes, and the leading brand on TOUR. In fact, more than 80% of the players wearing either plastic cleats or metal spikes at the PGA TOUR’s Buick Open wore PrideSports or Softspikes products, including 22 of the top 32 finishers. In addition to its dominance at the Buick Open, a remarkable 28 of the top 29 finishers at The Champions Tour’s Commerce Bank Championship, and 33 of the 34 top finishers at The Nationwide Tour’s Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, wore PrideSports products.
“While we have enjoyed tremendous success for Softspikes and PrideSports products throughout professional golf in 2008, this past weekend was especially exciting, as we captured multiple wins and thorough leader board domination across every tour,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “Tomorrow’s stars on the Nationwide Tour, the best women players in the world, the legends on the Champions Tour and the game’s elite players on the PGA TOUR consistently choose Softspikes and PrideSports products.”
In addition to the Company’s plastic cleat domination, PrideSports patented Fast-Twist™ Insert System was featured in more than 85% of the shoes worn by players during the PGA TOUR’s Buick Open. The #1 insert system on the PGA TOUR, Fast-Twist is 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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