PrideSports Wins The Nationwide Tour Championship And Captures The Cleat Field At The PGA’s Children’s Miracle Network Classic; Softspikes Pulsar? Cleats Captures Top 3 At LPGA’s Mizuno Classic
Brentwood, Tennessee, November 10, 2008 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® golf cleats – the world’s best selling cleat brand, and Fast-Twist™ – the #1 insert system on the PGA TOUR, swept this past weekend’s professional golf events, as the winner of the Nationwide Tour Championship wore the Company’s OEM cleats, while Softspikes Pulsar™ Cleats captured first, second and third place finishes at the LPGA Tour’s Mizuno Classic. Additionally, PrideSports captured the cleat field at the PGA TOUR’s Children’s Miracle Network Classic as nearly 75% of the field, including 28 of the top 33 finishers, utilized the Company’s stable of products.
At the Nationwide Tour Championship, nearly 90% of the overall plastic cleat field including ALL of the top 20 finishers utilized PrideSports’ stable of products, with a majority wearing Softspikes Pulsar™ or Black Widow™ golf cleat models.
In addition to the Company’s plastic cleat domination, PrideSports patented Fast-Twist™ Insert System was featured in more than 80% of the shoes worn by players during the PGA TOUR’s Children’s Miracle Network 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 and Softspikes thoroughly dominated the weekend cleat fields, with impressive leaderboard finishes at all three professional tour events, including a sweep for Pulsar on the LPGA Tour,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “On the PGA TOUR specifically, our cleat usage was as strong as ever, which keeps the momentum going for our brand as we close out the 2008 season.”
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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