SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. … Power management company Eaton announced today that its Golf Pride Grips Division was by far the most successful grip company in this year’s Champions Tour Charles Schwab Cup points race. In fact, 23 out of Top 30 players (77%) in the final 2014 Charles Schwab Cup standings trusted their games to Golf Pride grips. In addition, 9 out of the Top 10 finishers in the final 2014 Charles Schwab Cup points competition chose to use Golf Pride grips, and not a single one was paid to do so.
Of the 23 players relying on Golf Pride, 13 used a Tour Velvet® family model, while 3 chose the New Decade® MultiCompound and 3 trusted the Tour Wrap® 2G®.
“Whether it is the PGA TOUR, Web.com Tour, LPGA Tour or Champions Tour, the fact holds true that the best players in the world overwhelmingly choose to trust their games to Golf Pride,” said Brandon Sowell, global sales and marketing director for Golf Pride. “The 2014 Champions Tour season was a thrilling one and we’re excited that so many of those memorable moments came from players who choose to play Golf Pride grips.”
To view Golf Pride’s entire 2014 product line, visit www.golfpride.com.
Eaton’s Golf Grip Division is the world’s largest manufacturer of golf grips, with manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities on six continents. The division’s Golf Pride brand is recognized globally as the number one choice in grips among tour and recreational players, competitive amateur golfers, club manufacturers and club repairmen. For more information, visit www.golfpride.com or visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GolfPride
Eaton is a power management company with 2013 sales of $22.0 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 103,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.
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