Softspikes®-Brand Cleats Claim Top 2 Spots And Dominate The Leaderboard At The Buick Invitational; New Black Widow Tour® Makes First Appearance On Leaderboard
Brentwood, Tennessee, February 10, 2009 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® cleats, the #1 cleat brand on TOUR, not only captured the 2009 Buick Invitational, but dominated the leaderboard as the Company’s stable of plastic cleats outdistanced metal spikes, despite challenging weather conditions at Torrey Pines. In addition to the winner, wearing Pulsar® cleats, the new Softspikes Black Widow Tour® cleat made its first appearance on the leaderboard, capturing 2nd place, while an impressive 25 of the top 36 finishers and nearly 75% of the top 42 finishers utilized the Company’s stable of products.
Complementing the Company’s success at the Buick Invitational, the winner and 22 of the top 24 finishers at the Nationwide Tour’s Panama Digicel Championship wore PrideSports products.
“PGA TOUR players, who have the choice to wear metal spikes or plastic cleats in competition, overwhelmingly chose the performance features of PrideSports and Softspikes products at the Buick Invitational, as unpredictable weather necessitated maximum traction during the event,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “This was an especially great weekend for PrideSports on TOUR, as our new Black Widow Tour cleats gained strong attention among the game’s best players, capturing 2nd place overall and greatly enhancing the combined Softspikes and PrideSports golf cleat arsenal for the rest of the 2009 season.”
In addition to the Company’s cleat domination, PrideSports’ patented Fast-Twist® Insert System was featured in more than 80% of the shoes worn by players during the Buick Invitational. 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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