Golf shoe sole with localized sidewalls reinforcement structure

A golf shoe comprising:

• an upper;
• a sole assembly connected to the upper, the sole assembly comprising:
• an outsole;
• a midsole above the outsole and connected to the upper at a bite line;
• and
• a reinforcement structure, the reinforcement structure comprising:
• a bridge below, or embedded within, the outsole and extending across a mediolateral width of the sole assembly;
• a lateral wing extending upwardly from a lateral side of the bridge along a lateral side of the sole assembly and at least to the bite line;
• and
• a medial wing extending upwardly from a medial side of the bridge along a medial side of the sole assembly and at least to the bite line,
• wherein the bridge, the lateral wing, and the medial wing comprise the same material.

A golf shoe comprising:

• an upper;
• a sole assembly connected to the upper and having a medial side, a lateral side, a posterior side, and an anterior side separated from the posterior side along a longitudinal direction, the sole assembly comprising:
• an outsole;
• a midsole on the outsole;
• and
• a reinforcement structure, the reinforcement structure comprising:
• a bridge extending transversely under the midsole between the lateral side and the medial side;
• a lateral wing, the entire lateral wing extending, along a first axis, upwardly and anteriorly from a lateral side of the bridge and along a lateral side of the midsole;
• and
• a medial wing, the entire medial wing extending, along a second axis, upwardly and posteriorly from a medial side of the bridge and along a medial side of the midsole.