Softspikes®, the World’s Best-Selling Golf Cleat Brand, Wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational and LPGA Kia Classic in Dominant Fashion
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., March 28, 2011 … Softspikes®, the world’s best-selling golf cleat brand and maker of the #1 Cleat on TOUR, captured another title in dominant fashion, sweeping the top 5 on the leaderboard this weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Bay Hill. And that’s not all; Softspikes cleats were also donned by the winner and 4 of the top 5 finishers at the LPGA Kia Classic.
Softspikes’ success was front and center at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Besides dominating the overall cleat field, various models of Softspikes-brand cleats climbed to the top of the leaderboard. Cyclone captured another two Top 5 showings in Bay Hill, continuing its unprecedented run. Pulsar continued its stellar season capturing Top 5 finishes at both the PGA and LPGA Tour events.
“Seeing Softspikes-brand cleats in each of the top 5 leaderboard slots at Bay Hill was huge.,” said John Hohman, Vice President of Marketing, PrideSports. “Winning weekend events is very exciting, but seeing the top five finishers all choose our performance cleats speaks volumes to the quality of Softspikes brand 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)
