65% of Plastic Cleat Field, Including 26 of the Top 33 Finishers, Wore Softspikes at PGA TOUR’s McGladrey Classic; Winner of the Navistar LPGA Classic & Nationwide Tour’s Chattanooga Classic Presented by Black Creek also Donned Softspikes
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., October 11, 2010 … Softspikes®, the world’s best-selling golf cleat brand, is enjoying a dominant run in professional golf’s fall season, as the maker of the #1 Cleat on TOUR captured the plastic cleat field at the PGA TOUR’s McGladrey Classic, with 65% of the plastic cleat wearing field, including 26 of the top 33 finishers, wearing Softspikes’ stable of products, according to the Independent Darrell Survey.
Complementing a successful weekend on Tour, the winner and 9 of the top 12 finishers wore Softspikes at the Navistar LPGA Classic, highlighted by a top 5 place finish from BLACK WIDOW® TOUR™, golf’s first adjustable cleat. Additionally, Softspikes captured the win at the Nationwide Tour’s Chattanooga Classic Presented by Black Creek, while BLACK WIDOW® TOUR™ earned a third place finish at the Champions Tour’s Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship.
“We are thrilled to have another great weekend throughout professional golf, capturing the plastic cleat field on the PGA TOUR, wins on the LPGA and Nationwide Tours, and a couple of strong finishes for BLACK WIDOW TOUR,” said John Hohman, Vice President of Marketing, 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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