(Londonderry, New Hampshire) — Renowned Danish shoemaker ECCO confirms that staff player Fred Couples wore its Classic Premier golf shoes en route to winning the Administaff Small Business Classic this past weekend at The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.
Couples, who displays the ECCO logo on his headwear, closed with a 63 to finish the week at 17-under 199, seven strokes clear of his nearest challenger. By capturing his fourth Champions Tour title of the season, Couples solidified his second place position on both the money and Charles Schwab Cup Points lists.
“I don’t know if I putted like that on the PGA Tour, ever,” Couples said. “That was something. I hit the ball well, made a lot of putts and it all added up to a 63.”
The 50-year-old Champions Tour rookie started the final round in third place and was two strokes behind the leader after 10 holes on Sunday. He then recorded an eagle and five birdies to play the last eight holes in seven under and secure the win going away.
“Fred needed only 24 putts during the last round, and any time he’s rolling the ball like that it’s going to take a remarkable effort to beat him,” says Jesper Thuen, Sponsor and Event Manager, ECCO Golf. “He started out the year in tremendous form and is really well positioned going into the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.”
In addition to Couples, ECCO golf shoes are also worn in competition by scores of international Tour stars, including Thomas Bjorn, Aaron Baddeley, Stuart Appleby, Bradley Dredge, Jennifer Johnson, Iben Tinning, Linda Wessberg and many others.
About ECCO
ECCO, a world leading brand of shoes combining style and comfort, has built its success on uncompromising quality, innovative technology and the design philosophy, “the shoe must follow the foot”. ECCO is the only major shoe manufacturer to own and manage every step of the shoemaking process, and its employees are the life force behind its products, designing, developing, producing, and taking responsibility for every detail. ECCO products can be found in 4,000 branded sales locations in over 90 countries, a growth fueled by ECCO’s consistent aim of making the best shoes in the world.
ECCO USA is based in Londonderry, New Hampshire. For more information: visit www.eccousa.com, 800.886.3226.
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