Winner of the PGA TOUR’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Champions Tour’s Allianz Championship, and LPGA’s SBS Open At Turtle Bay all Utilized PrideSports Products
Brentwood, Tennessee, February 17, 2009 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® golf cleats – the world’s best selling cleat brand, and Fast-Twist® – the #1 insert system on the PGA TOUR, captured a weekend sweep on all professional golf tours this past weekend. The Company has announced that the winner of the PGA TOUR’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am utilized PrideSports products, while the winners of the Champions Tour’s Allianz Championship, and the LPGA’s SBS Open At Turtle Bay both won using Softspikes Pulsar® cleats, the #1 Cleat on Tour.
Complementing the Company’s weekend sweep, nearly 75% of the overall cleat field including 28 of the top 39 finishers at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am all utilized PrideSports products with a majority wearing the Pulsar® and Black Widow® cleat models. In addition, PrideSports also outdistanced its competition by a more than 2-1 ratio in cleat usage.
“A weekend sweep across all boards on Tour is a true testament to the reliability and performance of our products,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “This win marks our 6th PGA Tour victory in 2009 and we are excited to take this momentum into next week’s tournament action in hopes for similar results.”
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 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 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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Glenn Mastro (gmastro@mastrocomm.com)
Stefanie Schiavello (stefanie@mastrocomm.com)
Mastro Communications, Inc. @ 732-469-5700
