CHAMP wins at Pebble Beach, Joburg Open

MARLBOUROUGH, Mass. (Feb. 10, 2014) -- CHAMP/MacNeill Engineering Worldwide - The World Leader in Sport Cleat Technology® and maker of innovative CHAMP spikes, high-performance golf tees and accessories - confirms its renowned spikes were used by the winners of both the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and Joburg Open. Capturing his third PGA Tour title, the winner of the AT&T relied on the ProStinger® model's unique blend of metal and plastic traction technology at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Monterey, CA. On the European Tour, the victor depended on the ScorpionSTINGER™ at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, with nine of the top-10 finishers wearing CHAMP cleats. "Around the world, professionals and amateurs alike have discovered the performance-enhancing qualities provided by our spikes," says Harris MacNeill, President and CEO of CHAMP/MacNeill Engineering Worldwide. "This fact is validated each week by the legions of Tour players that trust the superior traction, stability and comfort inherent to CHAMP products." A pioneer in spike technology, CHAMP is The #1 Brand on Tour. Its popular models - including the ScorpionSTINGER™, and Zarma® - provided superior traction and stability to 32 of golf's last 44 major championship winners. Beyond the cleat category, the company offers a wide range of products, including the Zarma FLYtee™ series and CGRIPS line, which showcases a variety of groundbreaking features never before seen in the industry Drawing from MacNeill Engineering's unrivalled 80-plus year heritage, the FLYtee line has quickly become one of the most-used tees by leading professionals worldwide. The new FLYteePRO model is infused with a specially-engineered polymer that makes it nearly indestructible. Like its predecessors, the PRO model showcases a six-pronged head and shallow cup to reduce friction at impact, promoting longer and straighter drives.