Under Armor player Maverick McNeely won the RSM Classic in dramatic fashion, birdieing the final hole and finishing one stroke ahead of his closest rival, earning his first victory on the PGA Tour.
The 29-year-old American finished 2024 in style after knocking on the door all year long with six top-10 finishes, including the WM Phoenix Open, RBC Canadian Open and The Players Championship.
The tournament marked McNeely’s 100th PGA Tour appearance and first PGA Tour victory in the UA Drive Pro Series, capping off a great year for UA.
Taking full advantage of the UA Drive Pro’s S3 swing support system, McNealy ranked first in total strokes gained, second in green in regulation and approach proximity, and fourth in strokes gained tee to green. Ta.
McNeely, the former No. 1 amateur in the world, has worked tirelessly to overcome his injury issues, sitting out most of the 2023 season and spending 2024 recovering from a mid-season injury.
With the win, McNeely moves up to No. 31 in the Official World Golf Rankings and will also receive an invitation to the 2025 Masters Tournament in April.
McNeely’s Under Armor Drive Pro Footwear completes the company’s Grand Slam of Major Titles in 2024, earning Editor’s Choice awards from leading global golf publications Mygolfspy.com, Golf Monthly, Today’s Golfer, and Bunkered. did.
The only footwear series to win an Editor’s Choice Award in each title, both the Drive Pro Spiked and Drive Pro SL models received high praise.
As part of Under Armor’s mission to improve athletes by establishing golf shoes as essential pieces of golf equipment, Under Armor has continually validated the performance benefits of the Drive Pro Series since its launch. Live data testing at PGA Show Demo Day and UA’s Drive Pro Demo Day event program across the UK consistently shows that switching to Drive Pro footwear results in increased clubhead speed, ball speed and distance. is shown.
In the UK, Under Armor’s golf shoe market share continues to grow rapidly, and it is now firmly established as the industry’s second-largest shoe brand in terms of both sales volume and value*.
The latest Golf Datatech market share for 2024, which combines on-course and off-course markets, shows that 1 in 5 golf shoes sold in the UK this year were UA shoes, accounting for 20.85% of the volume market. * .
*Based on Golf Datatech Retail Audits from January 2024 to October 2024.
