{"id":15578,"date":"2025-07-22T14:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/15578\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:13:11","slug":"tiger-woods-sun-day-red-launches-its-most-comfortable-golf-shoe-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/15578\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red launches its most comfortable golf shoe yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

TIger Woods\u2019 apparel brand<\/a>, Sun Day Red, launched its first retail shoe in December<\/a> with a classic design made specifically for Woods to compete in.<\/p>\n

The shoes, the Pioneer Cypress and, later, Pioneer Magnolia<\/a>, had all the classic styling Woods preferred, including not only spikes but also places to insert metal spikes. (Woods is one of the last PGA Tour players to wear nails.)<\/p>\n

But now the company is venturing into a style of golf shoes Woods wears in more causal settings: the spikeless kind.<\/p>\n

The latest release from Sun Day Red<\/a> is the Osprey spikeless golf shoe, which had as much of a meticulous development process as the Pioneer line.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really become my everyday shoe,\u201d Woods said in a press release. \u201cIt\u2019s comfortable but still looks polished, and I love that I can wear it straight from the golf course to a meeting or a dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are three things to know about the new Sun Day Red Osprey<\/a>, as well as my thoughts on the new shoe.<\/p>\n

Why does Tiger Woods need a spikeless shoe?<\/p>\n

It piqued my attention when Sun Day Red announced the addition of a spikeless shoe to its lineup. While it makes a lot of sense to cover that part of the market, as spikeless shoes are uber-popular, it also would be surprising to see Woods wearing them.<\/p>\n


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\n Jack Hirsh <\/a><\/p>\n

Woods famously still wears metal cleats when he competes on Tour. But turns out he\u2019d wear spikeless just about any other time.<\/p>\n

Charley Hudak, Sun Day Red\u2019s head of footwear, said the original goal with the Pioneer Cypress was to get a shoe that Woods could compete in and ready for launch, but then Woods also needed something he could wear to the launch itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe couldn\u2019t wear metal spikes or nails there,\u201d Hudak told GOLF. \u201cSo, we just reacted quickly and got him into what we called like an on-course, off-course model. And he referred to it as the coach\u2019s shoe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Tiger
\n Woods wears the new Sun Day Red Osprey as his everyday shoe.<\/p>\n

Sun Day Red<\/p>\n

Woods said he prefers to wear sneakers, as opposed to more dressy shoes, to social functions, so Hudak and his team got to work turning that \u201ccoach\u2019s shoe\u201d into something Woods could wear both to practice and off the course.<\/p>\n

A golf shoe you can live in<\/p>\n

Hudak, a nearly 20-year shoe industry veteran, says the Osprey is one of the most comfortable shoes he\u2019s ever worn and that he himself uses it as his day-to-day travel sneaker.<\/p>\n

There are two primary types of spikeless shoes on the market: a golf shoe that you can wear off the course, or a sneaker that you can wear on the course. The Osprey, Hudak says, is the former.<\/p>\n

\"Sun
\n The Osprey was designed to be a golf shoe first and foremost.<\/p>\n

Sun Day Red<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to land golf performance, first and foremost,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then the ability to be off the golf course as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

To make the shoe more durable, Hudak said they went with a cupsole of rubber, which increases stability. Woods\u2019 input directly resulted in the variable height lugs on the bottom to provide traction in the way that traditional spikes do. A 6 mm drop in the EVA midsole from heel to toe also further helps a player utilize ground forces during the swing.<\/p>\n

To aid comfort, Hudak said, the designers went with a 3\/4 bootie construction and extra foam around the heel.<\/p>\n

Woods even wears the shoe in the gym, which isn\u2019t something Hudak expected, but underscores the shoe\u2019s comfort.<\/p>\n

Classic aesthetics and styling<\/p>\n

As in previous SDR shoe releases, the shoe has a clean look with simple branding, though Hudak and Woods plan to add more prominent branding in future models.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be other opportunities kind of have more aggressive branding,\u201d Hudak said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s one of the inputs that I had with Tiger last time I was down in the Bahamas. [The current clean styling] will allow for some cool things.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The
\n The Osprey comes in four different colorways.<\/p>\n

Sun Day Red<\/p>\n

But for now, the absence of branding invites people to ask a wearer about the shoes, which is Hudak\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re ever on the subway or if you\u2019re traveling in the airport and people lean in [and ask],\u201d he said. \u201cSo our idea was the aesthetic, the overall design language draws people in.\u201d<\/p>\n

My thoughts<\/p>\n

This is the Sun Day Red shoe I have been waiting for. I haven\u2019t worn spiked shoes much since before high school and really would never consider the more traditional style of SDR\u2019s first releases.<\/p>\n


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Tiger Woods\u2019 Sun Day Red brand drops first pair of golf shoes<\/a>
\n By:<\/p>\n


\n Jack Hirsh <\/a><\/p>\n

But now that the company is offering a spikeless option, I dig the versatility.<\/p>\n

In wearing the shoe around my house and town, I found the comfort (with a half size larger than what I typically wear) ranks up there with any spikeless shoe I have worn.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m intrigued by the variable height lugs on the outsole for traction, as they are much smaller than the spikeless shoes I typically wear. While I have yet to do significant testing on the golf course, I would find it hard to believe a shoe designed for Tiger Woods doesn\u2019t provide excellent traction.<\/p>\n

But perhaps most important, I think the price point here ($160) is really going to open up SDR to more people who didn\u2019t want to spend the $250 for the original spiked models.<\/p>\n

Price and availability<\/p>\n

\"Sun<\/p>\n

Sun Day Red Osprey Golf Shoes<\/p>\n

A versatile golf shoe that seamlessly transitions from office to course, combining performance materials with minimalist design for the modern golfer\u2019s lifestyle. Available in four core colourways. Where performance meets versatility, across the diverse terrains of an active life. The Sun Day Red Osprey stands as the perfect companion for those who move seamlessly between worlds\u2014from office meetings to afternoon tee times, from casual dinners to weekend adventures. Crafted with premium materials and subtle sophistication, this shoe delivers the comfort needed for all-day wear and the performance required for confident strides on any surface. Tiger has made the Osprey his go-to shoe for life\u2019s off-course moments\u2014from casual outings to making statement entrances at TGL events\u2014reflecting his understanding that today\u2019s golfer needs footwear that performs across all aspects of a dynamic life.<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

Jack Hirsh<\/p>\n

Golf.com Editor<\/p>\n

Jack Hirsh is the Associate Equipment Editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist\/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TIger Woods\u2019 apparel brand, Sun Day Red, launched its first retail shoe in December with a classic design…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15579,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-15578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}