MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Ricoh Women’s British Open was an historical event for a number of reasons. First, the champion, who went wire to wire wearing CHAMP Stinger™ spikes, won her first ever major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was also the first ever women’s professional event played on the Old Course at St. Andrews. Overall 56 competitors chose the CHAMP brand to provide them with unparalleled traction, comfort and stability.

On the PGA Tour at the Reno Tahoe Open, the champion captured his third career tour win and guaranteed a spot in the PGA Championship, for the 10th year in a row. The winner wore CHAMP Stinger and finished five shots up to claim the championship.

Finally, at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational the story was similar to the LPGA but with a twist. The champion and number one ranked male golfer in the world on the PGA Tour chose CHAMP just like the number one ranked woman in the world. However, the champion’s spike preference in this instance was CHAMP’s traditional Steel Cermec®. The leader board in Akron, Ohio was crowded with dedicated CHAMP supporters, as an astounding15 out of the top 20 finishers wore the CHAMP brand to complete CHAMP’s three-peat of a weekend.

“Being part of tour history and a player’s personal history is fantastic. Having our spikes worn by the winner of the men’s and women’s Open Championship is great,” said Harris MacNeill, President of CHAMP. “The best golfers in the world are choosing our spikes on a regular basis. We are looking forward to this coming week at the PGA Championship and our chance at completing the Grand Slam for spikes for the second year in a row. That would be a truly exceptional feat.”

About MacNeill Engineering and CHAMP Spikes
CHAMP is a division of MacNeill Engineering Worldwide, which has been designing and manufacturing athletic footwear components since 1931. The company has been a pioneer in cleat technology since it introduced the world's first locking spike: SURE-LOK. Since then, MacNeill Engineering has grown to be the world leader in the sport cleat industry with revolutionary offerings which include the CHAMP Q-LOK System®, used in all Nike®, Dexter®, and Hi-Tec® golf shoes; the CHAMP TRI-LOK® system, which fits shoes by Foot Joy®, Adidas® and Etonic®; as well as the most complete line of innovative spikes in the world, including the new CHAMP Scorpion STINGER™ spikes, CHAMP ScorpionSpike®; and CHAMP TRAC™ spikes.