PrideSports Wins Cleat Count for 7th Straight Week on PGA TOUR, Led by Black Widow® Tour?, Golf’s First Adjustable Cleat; 28 of Top 29 Finishers Wear PrideSports Products at Ace Group Classic
Brentwood, Tennessee, February 24, 2009 … Led by the revolutionary new Softspikes® Black Widow® Tour™ golf cleat, the industry’s only adjustable cleat, PrideSports, maker of Softspikes®, the #1 cleat brand on TOUR, captured another weekend sweep on Tour by winning the cleat count at the PGA TOUR’s Northern Trust Open and the Champions Tour’s Ace Group Classic. In addition to winning the cleat count for the 7th straight week on the PGA TOUR, Black Widow® Tour™ earned its second consecutive top 10 finish.
At the Northern Trust Open, 22 of the top 30 finishers wore PrideSports products, while an overwhelming 28 of the top 29 finishers wore PrideSports products at the Ace Group Classic. Moreover, players wearing PrideSports cleats, led by the Softspikes-brand, outdistanced both its nearest competitor and metal spikes overall.
“As the cleat count numbers continue to exceed our expectations, we are very happy that Black Widow Tour is starting to appear on the leaderboard at PGA TOUR events,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “We fully expect this product will soon be one of Softspikes most dominating cleat models on TOUR, and we eagerly anticipate our first win for the game’s only adjustable cleat.”
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 Northern Trust Open. 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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