Footjoy Golf Shoes

FootJoy Golf is one of the leading manufacturers of golf shoes, golf gloves and golf clothing.  FootJoy Golf is part of the Acushnet group which also houses King Cobra Golf, Scotty Cameron Golf, Pinnacle Golf and Titleist Golf. Footjoy golf shoes for Men, Women and Juniors have been in manufacture since 1857, back then they were owned by Burt and Packard Shoe Company and based in Brockton, Massachusetts USA, in 1985 they became part of the Acushnet family, joining Titleist, Cobra, Scotty Cameron and Pinnacle.

Footjoy golf shoes have had their fair share of success stories during their 150+ years history; their first being the official Ryder Cup shoe in 1927and they have been the leading shoes on the PGA Tour for more than 55 years. FootJoy’s slogan is “The number 1 shoe and glove in golf”.  FootJoy Golf Shoes are currently the number one seller of men’s golf shoes and gloves in America.

Footjoy golf shoes are sported by a whole host of Golf Tour Professionals, included in the Footjoy golf shoe team are; Geoff Oglivy, Padraig Harrington, Steve Stricker, Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter, Camilo Villegas, Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Ross Fisher to name just a few!

Footjoy Golf Shoes:

SYNR-G; for ultimate stability and motion control.

FJ ICON; inspired by Footjoys heritage, full grain leather and exquisite calf skin combined with a modern performance outsole.

Dryjoys; the number 1 all-weather performance brand in golf.

MyJoys; style and personalise your shoe, pick the leathers, colours and individualise your Footjoy golf shoe.

FJ Sport; new for 2010 modern crossover styled golf shoes.

Contour Series; Ultimate flexibility.

FJ LoPro Collection; sporty appeal a more casual looking Footjoy golf shoe.

AQL; ultra lightweight comfort with added stability.

SoftJoys; waterproof and comfortable.

GreenJoys; easy care, entry level golf shoe.

A brief history of FootJoy Golf Shoes;

• Founded in 1857 and originally named Burt & Packard Shoe Company, this was changed shortly afterwards to Field & Flint Company.
• 1927 Field & Flints line of FootJoy golf  shoes became the official shoe for the then Ryder Cup team, then Captained by Walter Hagen
• In 1945 FootJoy wins it’s first golf shoe count on the U.S PGA Tour
• 1957 Stone/Tarlow families purchase Field & Flint Co
• 1959 Production moved to Massachusetts
• 1970 name officially changed to FootJoy Inc
• 1975 controlling interest in FootJoy purchased by General Mills Inc
• 1977 General Mills Inc acquires full ownership
• 1979 golf gloves now produced, the first being StaSof
• 1980 Cabretta leather now used in production
• 1981 Golf socks introduced into company production
• 1985 Acushnet Company acquires FootJoy from General Mills Inc
• 1995 glove production moved to Thailand
• 1996 50 millionth FootJoy golf glove sold globally
• 1999 introduction of the Classic Dry Premiere golf shoe with 2 year guarantee
• 2008 StaSof glove celebrates 25 years as number 1 glove in golf

FootJoy golf Shoes are available from Peter Field Online Golf Shop. If you need further advice on fit or features of their products please don’t hesitate to contact us, we’re more than happy to help you choose.