Nearly 60% Of The Field At The Open Championship, And 72% Of The Field At The U.S. Bank Championship, Utilized PrideSports Products
Brentwood, Tennessee, July 18, 2008 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® cleats, the #1 cleat brand on TOUR, took a commanding lead after the opening round of The Open Championship, as nearly 60% of the elite field utilized PrideSports’ stable of products including Pulsar™, the #1 Cleat on TOUR, and Black Widow™, the world’s #1 selling golf cleat model. In addition, 12 of the top 16 ranked players, including 72% of the overall plastic cleat and metal spike field, at the PGA TOUR’s U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee chose PrideSports products.
The early round success for PrideSports on tour comes on the heels of last week’s PGA TOUR action, where nearly 80% of the players wearing either plastic cleats or metal spikes chose PrideSports products, including 61 players who chose to wear the Softspikes® Pulsar™ Cleat.
“The British Open marks yet another major where our products have enjoyed overwhelming player usage,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “Equally impressive, is that the majority of the ranked players at the U.S. Bank Championship also chose our Softspikes-brand, and other PrideSports products.”
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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