Softspikes’ Cleats, Including Pulsar? And Black Widow? Models, Capture The PGA TOUR’s BMW Championship And The Nationwide Tour’s Utah Championship
Brentwood, Tennessee, September 8, 2008 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes Pulsar™ and Black Widow™ cleats, the world’s leading golf cleat brands, today announced another stellar weekend in men’s professional golf, capturing wins at the PGA TOUR’s BMW Championship and the Nationwide Tour’s Utah Championship.
At the BMW Championship, over 65% of the overall plastic cleat and metal spike field utilized PrideSports’ stable of products, including Softspikes Pulsar and Black Widow cleat models. In addition to its dominance on the PGA TOUR, the winner and a remarkable 20 of the top 24 finishers at the Nationwide Tour’s Utah Championship wore PrideSports products.
“Our cleat tandem of Pulsar and Black Widow continues to drive the leaderboards on tour, with PrideSports stable of products supporting our dominance of both the plastic cleat and metal spike fields,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “When you win and dominate on both the PGA TOUR and the Nationwide Tour, it is a strong indication that the game’s best players, and the game’s future best players, believe in your products.”
In addition to the Company’s plastic cleat domination, PrideSports’ patented Fast-Twist™ Insert System was featured in over 75% of the shoes worn by players during the PGA TOUR’s BMW 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.
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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