Durant twice, Calcavecchia, Garrett Willis at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open , and Steve Stricker at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. It hasn't the 'wow' factor anymore. No one was shocked that a guy won in our sandals. I mean, people accept it and know they perform. Since their inception about five years ago, it was clear non-metal spikes did not cause as much damage to greens.
Less damage means less maintenance costs.
Just about every public and private course around the country eventually instituted non-metal spike policies. For pros, it comes down to how their feet stay on the ground. The first models of a half-decade ago are not nearly as good as today's. The eight cantilevered arms of the Black Widow account for their performance, Elbin said. During the dynamics of the swing, the arms flex and grab the grass to prevent slipping.