Golf shoe with reinforcement structure

A golf shoe, comprising:

• an upper;
• and
• a sole assembly connected to the upper, the sole assembly comprising a midsole and an outsole, wherein the outsole comprises an outsole zone with a wave-like configuration, wherein the outsole zone includes a plurality of directional traction elements with sidewalls extending from a lower surface of the outsole,
• wherein the directional traction elements are arranged along different sections of the outsole zone according to an angular orientation of the sidewalls of the directional traction elements,
• wherein the directional traction elements include (i) a first set of directional traction elements arranged along a first section of the outsole zone and (ii) a second set of directional traction elements arranged along a second section of the outsole zone, wherein the first set of directional traction elements and/or the second set of directional traction elements include a plurality of directionally aligned traction elements with sidewalls that are oriented in a same direction.