Softspikes Captures Plastic Cleat Count at The Barclays; Stellar Weekend Includes Victories at Nationwide Tour’s Pennsylvania Classic, LPGA Tour’s Safeway Classic and Prestigious U.S. Amateur Championship
Brentwood, Tennessee, August 31, 2009 … With Lady Liberty watching, Softspikes® golf cleats – the world’s best selling cleat brand – enjoyed another dominating week, capturing the plastic cleat field at the PGA TOUR’s The Barclays, with 57% of the plastic cleat field wearing Softspikes brand cleats. In addition to dominating the plastic cleat count for the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs, Softspikes enjoyed success across all Tours, as the winner of the Nationwide Tour’s Pennsylvania Classic wore Black Widow® Tour™ cleats, while the winners at the LPGA Tour’s Safeway Classic and the U.S. Amateur Championship wore Pulsar® cleats.
Adding to the Company’s weekend Tour wins, 31 of the top 38 finishers at the Nationwide Tour’s Pennsylvania Classic and 27 of the top 34 finishers at the LPGA Tour’s Safeway Classic, all donned PrideSports cleats.
“The Softspikes brand had another stellar weekend on Tour with dual wins for Pulsar complemented by a victory for our newest innovation, the Black Widow Tour cleat,” said John Hohman, VP of Marketing, PrideSports. “Our Tour success continues to validate the effectiveness of our products, as golfers at every level trust Softspikes brand cleats to help them perform their best on a weekly basis.”
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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