Led by BLACK WIDOW® Cleat, Softspikes Dominates Leaderboard at 2010 U.S. Open; Softspikes Also Wins at the Nationwide Tour’s Fort Smith Classic
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., June 21, 2010 … Softspikes®, the world’s best-selling golf cleat brand and maker of the #1 Cleat on TOUR, captured the Company’s 53rd Major win this weekend, as BLACK WIDOW®, golf’s best selling cleat of all-time, claimed victory at the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, while 7 of the top 12 finishers wore Softspikes-made cleats, according to the Independent Darrell Survey.
In other tour news, Softspikes captured a victory at the Nationwide Tour’s Fort Smith Classic, where 27 of the top 39 finishers donned Softspikes cleats. Additionally, 7 of the top 8 finishers wore Softspikes at the 2010 ShopRite LPGA Classic.
“We are thrilled to celebrate our 53rd Major victory,” said John Hohman, Vice President of Marketing, PrideSports. “This was a great weekend for us and we are pleased that the game’s best players continue to choose Softspikes products.”
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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