20 Out Of Top 25 Players On The Nationwide Tour Wear Softspikes Brand Cleats In Competition
Brentwood, TN, October 28, 2009 … Softspikes®, the world’s best selling golf cleat brand, today reported another dominating year on the Nationwide Tour as 20 of the top 25 players graduating to the PGA TOUR choose to wear Softspikes arsenal of cleats, including Pulsar®, the #1 Cleat on TOUR, and Black Widow® Tour™, golf’s first adjustable cleat. Further, Softspikes brand cleats continue to be the preferred cleats among Nationwide Tour players, as 81 of the top 90 money leaders regularly wear the brand in competition.
“On behalf of the our entire team at Softspikes, I would like to congratulate the 25 newest PGA TOUR players and thank them for helping to make 2009 another great year for our brand in professional golf,” said John Hohman, Vice President of Marketing, PrideSports. “As our stable of products continues to be the preferred choice for a majority of players on the PGA TOUR, we are very excited to see that the future stars also look to our family of cleats to achieve the best results.”
Softspikes’ success on the 2009 Nationwide Tour comes on the heels of another banner year on the PGA TOUR, where over 70% of the competing field for the FedEx Cup chose to wear Softspikes brand cleats. This success was highlighted by the launch of the Company’s first new cleat innovation in five years, the Black Widow® Tour™. The game’s first adjustable golf cleat, Black Widow® Tour™ received rave reviews among players on all of the professional tours, while capturing several wins and multiple top 10 finishes.
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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