Softspikes®, the world’s best-selling golf cleat brand, dominates the leaderboards and overall fields at the Northern Trust Open, the ACE Championship and the Honda LPGA Tournament
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., February 21, 2011 … Softspikes®, the world’s best-selling golf cleat brand and maker of the #1 Cleat on TOUR, was the most prominent brand at three events this weekend. Softspikes brand cleats were worn by 31 of the top 45 finishers at the Northern Trust Open and 4 of the top 12, including the winner, at the ACE Championship. Softspikes brand were also worn by the winner and 7 of the 8 top finishers at the Honda LPGA Tournament in Thailand.
Softspikes continued a stellar 2011 season on the PGA Tour with 68% of the plastic cleat field at the Northern Trust Open wearing its patented dynamic line of cleats. Additionally, 15 players wore the new Cyclone cleat, making this new cleat the most successful since the introduction of the original BLACK WIDOW in 1999.
“This was a great weekend for us with double wins and high brand showings once again,” said John Hohman, Vice President of Marketing, PrideSports. “Being worn by the majority of players at these events is proving that Tour players trust the performance of our dynamic cleats.”
Softspikes’ patented Dynamic Cleat Technology allows its cleats to be responsive to all terrains – Tee Boxes, Fairways, Roughs, Greens, etc – providing confidence on every swing of the club. In other words, longer drives, better iron shots and lower scores. For more information on Softspikes, please visit www.softspikes.com.
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.
Contact:
Meagan Segebarth
(msegebarth@pridesports.com)
