PrideSports Wins Cleat Count at WGC Accenture Match Play, While Softspikes® Cleats Capture Triple Wins at PGA Mayakoba Golf Classic, Nationwide Tour’s Moonah Golf Classic and LPGA Tour’s Honda LPGA Thailand
Brentwood, Tennessee, March 2, 2009 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® golf cleats, the world’s best selling cleat, had another stellar weekend in professional golf, capturing the cleat field at the WGC Accenture Match Play with over 65% of the overall elite cleat field using the Company’s stable of products. Additionally, Softspikes®, the #1 cleat brand on TOUR, captured a weekend sweep as the winners of the PGA Mayakoba Golf Classic and the Nationwide Tour’s Moonah Golf Classic both donned Pulsar® cleats, while the winner of the Honda LPGA Thailand wore Black Widow®.
At the Mayakoba Golf Classic, nearly 80% of the plastic and metal wearing cleat field, including 33 of the top 38 finishers, wore PrideSports products, while 21 of the top 28 finishers wore PrideSports products at the Moonah Golf Classic. Moreover, the top three finishers at the Honda LPGA Thailand wore PrideSports and Softspikes products.
“It was another great weekend on TOUR for PrideSports products, as we continue to capture both victories and total field dominance,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “The best players in the game today, combined with tomorrow’s stars, consistently and overwhelmingly choose PrideSports products.”
In addition to the Company’s cleat domination, PrideSports’ patented Fast-Twist® Insert System was featured in more than 70% of the shoes worn by players during the WGC Accenture Match Play and in more then 80% of the shoes worn by players during the Mayakoba Golf 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 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
