FootJoy has unveiled the third shoe in its Legends Series – celebrating 80 consecutive years of the best players in the world choosing FootJoy.
Drop III, the Premiere Series Packard Liberty (RRP £200), features navy and red accents including a red 1945 on the midsole that celebrates the beginning of FootJoy’s run of success. This is combined with hand-selected full-grain leather and the VersaTrax+ outsole, which features multiple traction elements to deliver performance on any surface.
FootJoy’s first breakthrough was in 1927, when sales rep Miles Baker convinced the captain of the US Ryder Cup that the team should be wearing FootJoy golf shoes in the inaugural matches at Worcester Country Club, which they did, en route to a seven point victory. Johnny Farrell, a member of that US team, went on to wear them in his victory in a 36-hole, one day playoff at the 1928 US Open – the first of more than 8,000 victories by professionals wearing FootJoy shoes.
Since shoes worn by professionals began being tracked in events in 1945, FootJoy has led the statistic.
