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Article: Pride Manufacturing LLC Acquires Softspikes Inc.; World's #1 Golf Tee Maker Purchases World's #1 Golf Cleat Maker, Establishing Premier Golf Accessory Products Company.
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- January 22, 2003
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Sports Editors/Golf Writers & Columnists
GUILFORD, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003
In a marriage of two golf industry success stories, Guilford, Maine-based Pride Manufacturing LLC, the world's leading producer of golf tees for more than 50 years, today announced the acquisition of Gaithersburg, Md.-based Softspikes Inc., the world's leading producer of golf cleats and creator of the plastic golf cleat category. The announcement, which establishes the world's premier golf accessories company, was made at the 2003 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla.
As part of the acquisition, Pride assumes ownership of Sport Holdings Inc., which ...