More Than 80% Of The John Deere Classic Field Chose PrideSports Products, With 61 Players Choosing The Softspikes® Pulsar? Cleat; Winners Of The Nationwide Tour’s Player’s Cup & LPGA Corning Classic Also Wore PrideSports
Brentwood, Tennessee, July 14, 2008 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® cleats, the #1 cleat brand on TOUR, and the patented Fast-Twist™ – the #1 insert system on the PGA TOUR, dominated the field at the PGA TOUR’s John Deere Classic this past weekend, as nearly 80% of the players wearing either plastic cleats or metal spikes chose PrideSports products, including 61 players who chose Softspikes® Pulsar™ Cleat, the #1 Cleat on TOUR. In addition, the respective winners at the LPGA’s Corning Classic and the Nationwide Tour’s Player’s Cup also wore PrideSports products.
As part of its overall field dominance at the John Deere Classic, 22 of the top 34 finishers utilized PrideSports products, including Softspikes’ Pulsar™ and Black Widow™ models. Moreover, in addition to a Pulsar win at the Nationwide Tour’s Player’s Cup, 25 of the top 27 finishers utilized PrideSports products.
“This past weekend was especially telling for PrideSports, as we captured an amazing 80% usage among all players wearing cleats or spikes during the John Deere Classic,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “This achievement, combined with the continued dominance of Pulsar among the plastic cleat users on all of the professional tours, made this another great weekend for Softspikes and PrideSports.”
In addition to the Company’s plastic cleat domination, PrideSports patented Fast-Twist™ Insert System was featured in nearly 85% of the shoes worn by players during the PGA TOUR’s John Deere Classic. 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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