World’s leading golf cleat company wins 2010 PGA Championship; Softspikes dominates cleat field & nets 1st & 2nd place at Nationwide Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr. Pepper
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., August 16, 2010 … Softspikes®, the world’s best-selling golf cleat brand and maker of the #1 Cleat on TOUR, captured the Company’s 58th Major win this weekend at the 2010 PGA Championship, marking a second straight win at the season’s final Major, and the Company’s 7th Major Championship of 2010 across the combined professional tours.
Additionally, at the Nationwide Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship Presented by Dr. Pepper, Softspikes captured a victory, along with the 2nd place finish, for BLACK WIDOW® TOUR™, golf’s first adjustable cleat, while 25 of the top 34 finishers donned the Company’s stable of products.
“We are thrilled to celebrate our 58th Major victory and 7th overall in 2010, which is an amazing feat,” said John Hohman, Vice President of Marketing, PrideSports. “This was a great weekend for us not only on the PGA TOUR, but with another dominant performance on the Nationwide Tour.”
About PrideSports
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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