PrideSports & Softspikes Also Captures Victory On Nationwide, Champions & LPGA Tours
Brentwood, Tennessee, March 30, 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, had an outstanding weekend in professional golf, winning the cleat field at the PGA TOUR’s Arnold Palmer Invitational while outdistancing the competition by a nearly 2-1 ratio. PrideSports, led by the Softspikes brand, also captured victories at the Nationwide Tour’s Chitimacha Louisiana Open, the Champions Tour’s Cap Cana Championship and the LPGA’s Phoenix International.
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, nearly 55% of the overall cleat field utilized PrideSports’ stable of products, including the Black Widow® and Pulsar® cleat models, while nearly lapping all other cleat brands. At both the Nationwide Tour’s Chitimacha Louisiana Open and the Champions Tour’s Cap Cana Championship, the winners and 32 of the top 36 finishers wore PrideSports products. Additionally, at the LPGA’s Phoenix International, the winner, 6 of the top 9 finishers, and 21 of the leaderboard’s top 33 players, all wore PrideSports products.
“Another great weekend on Tour for PrideSports, as we again swept in wins, while dominating the leaderboards,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “At Bay Hill, on a very tough golf course, the majority of players, especially the top finishers, overwhelmingly chose our products.”
In addition to the Company’s cleat domination, PrideSports’ patented Fast-Twist® Insert System was featured in nearly 85% of the shoes worn by players during the Arnold Palmer 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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Glenn Mastro (gmastro@mastrocomm.com)
Stefanie Schiavello (stefanie@mastrocomm.com)
Mastro Communications, Inc. @ 732-469-5700
