History:
1857 Burt and Packard Shoe Company founded in Brockton, Massachusetts. Soon thereafter named Field and Flint Company.
1927 Field and Flint Company's Footjoy line of golf shoes becomes official shoe for American Ryder Cup team captained by Walter Hagen.
1945 Footjoy wins its first shoe count on U.S. PGA Tour.
1959 All Footjoy production moved to Stone/Tarlow Plant on Field Street in Brockton, Massachusetts.
1970 Field and Flint Company becomes officially known as FootJoy, Inc.
1989 DrysJoys golf shoes were introduced. Even today, DrysJoys still set the standard for waterproof golf shoe technology.
1996 Footjoy celebrates the sale of the 50 millionth glove sold worldwide.
DryJoys Leather SystemTM, non-membrane waterproof technology introduced, revolutionizing arch support.
DryJoys with IntelliGelTM Fit-Bed introduced, providing temperature responsive arch support.
FootJoy Laser Fitting System unveiled at PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.
Introduction of specialty glove categories; Winter-Sof and Rain Grip.
1999 Introduction of the 2 year waterproof welted golf shoe; Classics Dry Premiere Introduction of the Dry I.C.E. golf shoe. Dry I.C.E. golf shoe is built on new Laser Last. The Laser Last is a composite of thousands of digital scans of men's feet by the FootJoy Laser Fitting System. Fast TwistTM insertion system becomes standard on all Footjoy non-Classics golf shoes.
2000 FootJoy and Pittards introduce AQUAf.l.e.x. Leather SystemTM in Dry I.C.E. and DryJoys goldshoes. FootJoy, and Pittards, once again,revolutionizes non-membrane waterproof technology. Introduction of super soft eComfortTM golf shoes. Introduction of ultra thin Sta-Sof Premiere golf glove.
2001 DryJoys re-engineered with OPTIFLEXTM Technology producing the most flexible DryJoys ever.
Built upon the success of the develping lasts from Laser Fitting System data, FootJoy introduces the Women's Laser Last. Introduction of COntour SeriesTM golf shoe, with patented comfort technology. Reeng
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