Footjoy

The enterprise

FootJoy is the second company of the umbrella company Acushnet alongside the Titlei brand.Acushnet Company is an American company with a company headquarters in Fairhaven, Massachusetts (USA) and the umbrella company under which the golf brands Titleist, FootJoy and Pinnacle are summarized.She is a subsidiary of Fila.Fila was founded in Italy in 1911 and is one of the largest sporting goods manufacturers in the world.

In 1857 the forerunner of the company was founded under the name "Burt and Packard Shoe Company" by Frederick Packard.Golf shoes were already produced at that time and from 1920 the company was renamed FootJoy.Footjoy has been owned by the Acushnet Company since 1985 and has expanded its production to other equipment areas.In 1979 there was finally the first golf gloves, the first golf socks in 1981 and since 1998 FootJoy also has its own clothing line.

In the professional sector, FootJoy is the market leader when it comes to golf shoes.Much of the PGA Tour players wear shoes from the company, with which FootJoy Adidas and Co.in the shadow.One of the biggest sales strikers in recent decades has been and is the FJ Hyperflex, which combines sportiness and comfort and is part of the most supported model of FootJoy on the tour and in the amateur area.

In fact, Footjoy is very leaning on his golf shoe collections.As early as 1927, the golf shoes from Footjoy achieved a very great success.During the very first Ryder Cup, the entire team from the USA wore golf shoes from FootJoy and when they introduced an overwhelming victory, the luck of FootJoy was perfect.

From then on, golf shoes from FootJoy developed into the first choice for many professionals of the PGA Tour and among the amateurs.In 1945 it was counted which players of the PGA Tour Golf shoes are wearing from which brand.The result was that Footjoy golf shoes, even after almost 20 years, still no.1 were on the golf course.

Well -known players with FootJoy equipment

Many players of the PGA Tour and other tournament series, as well as amateurs on their way up, carry FootJoy on the golf courses of the world.The best known among them are probably: