Golf News for Wednesday, May 2, 2007 | Products

Verplank wears FootJoy to victory at EDS Nelson Championship

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. -- FootJoy, the #1 Shoe in Golf and the #1 Shoe on every Tour Worldwide, announced that Scott Verplank, winner of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, wore the innovative ReelFit golf shoes in all 4 rounds of the tournament. The win represents Verplank's 5th career PGA Tour win, FootJoy's 11th PGA Tour victory of 2007 and the 1st PGA Tour win in ReelFit golf shoes. Winners on the PGA Tour, PGA European Tour and Nationwide Tour have worn the ReelFit shoe this year.

ReelFit shoes are extremely comfortable and feature-laden, starting with the innovative Boa Lacing System from Boa Technology, Inc. which ensures a precise custom fit and tremendous stability throughout the golf swing. Other features packed into these shoes include: premium waterproof ECL Leather by Pittards of England, full leather linings, cushioned PU Fit-Beds, GelCollar with IntelliTemp cooling and a high-performance TPU outsole with strategically placed OptiFlex technology under the forefoot providing ultimate flexibility.

Many players have worn ReelFit in competition this year on the PGA Tour including Davis Love III, Adam Scott, J.B. Holmes, David Toms, Scott Verplank, Paul Goydos, Arron Oberholser, Michael Allen, Omar Uresti, Carlos Franco, David Branshaw, Cameron Beckman, Jeff Sluman, Tom Pernice, Jason Dufner, Ben Curtis, Ted Purdy and Brad Faxon.

ReelFit shoes carry a suggested retail price of $225.

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Media Contact:
Whitney Trimble
whitney_trimble@acushnetgolf.com
(508)979-3179
www.footjoy.com



 
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