Winner and 75% of the Qualifying Field at the PGA TOUR Q-School Wore PrideSports Products, Along With Top Three Finishers and 13 of the Top 21 Finishers, at LPGA Q-School
Brentwood, Tennessee, December 9, 2008 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® golf cleats – the world’s best selling cleat brand, dominated the 2008 PGA and LPGA Q-School Tournaments, as the winner of both finals wore PrideSports products. In addition, an impressive 75% of the qualifying field, including 21 of the Top 28 finishers at the PGA TOUR Q-School all utilized the Company’s stable of products.
Furthermore, PrideSports swept the Top three spots at the LPGA Q-School Tournament, along with 13 of the Top 21 finishers who utilized the Company’s stable of products including the Pulsar™ and Black Widow™ cleat models.
Moreover, PrideSports’ patented Fast-Twist™ Insert System was featured in more than 80% of the shoes worn by players during the PGA TOUR Q-School. 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.
“Q-School product usage is a strong benchmark for the future, and PrideSports showing on the leaderboards at both the PGA and LPGA Q-Schools was outstanding,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “These are tomorrow’s stars and we are excited to have so many of these great players wearing our cleat 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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