Company Captures Cleat Count at PGA TOUR’s Wyndham Championship, With Accompanying Wins At Champions Tour’s Jeld-Wen Tradition & Nationwide Tour’s Xerox Classic
Brentwood, Tennessee, August 18, 2008 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® cleats, the #1 cleat brand on TOUR, had another weekend sweep in men’s professional golf, capturing the cleat count at the PGA TOUR’s Wyndham Championship, while winning both The Champions Tour’s Jeld-Wen Tradition and the Nationwide Tour’s Xerox Classic.
In capturing the cleat count at the Wyndham Championship, 75% of the players wearing either plastic or metal cleats, including 24 of the top 36 finishers, chose to wear PrideSports stable of products including Pulsar™, the #1 Cleat on TOUR, and Black Widow™, the world’s #1 selling golf cleat model. In addition, the winner and 34 of the top 36 finishers at the Nationwide Tour’s Xerox Classic wore Softspikes Pulsar cleats, while the winner and 32 of the top 36 finishers at The Champions Tour’s Jeld-Wen Tradition also utilized PrideSports products.
Moreover, PrideSports’ patented Fast-Twist™ Insert System was featured in nearly 85% of the shoes worn by players during the PGA TOUR’s Wyndham Championship. 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.
“We love weekend sweeps, as it signifies that players at every level, especially each Tour’s top players, trust the performance benefits of Softspikes and PrideSports products,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports.
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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