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Bridgestone Golf, Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Sports equipment
Founded	1931; 94 years ago (1931)
Headquarters	Covington, Georgia, United States
Key people	Dan Murphy (president and CEO)
Products	Golf clubs, golf balls
Parent	Bridgestone
Website	bridgestonegolf.com

Bridgestone Golf, Inc. is a sports equipment company based in Covington, Georgia, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Bridgestone. It designs and manufactures a full range of golf equipment including balls, clubs, and accessories utilizing both the Bridgestone and Precept brand names.

History

Its parent company Bridgestone was founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi, and first produced golf balls in 1935. It was not until 1972 that the company's involvement in golf expanded into the manufacture of clubs.

Endorsements

When Nike closed its golf division in 2016, Tiger Woods signed a golf ball contract with Bridgestone Golf. Other golfers who are signed to Bridgestone Golf include Fred Couples, Matt Kuchar and Jason Day.

See also

• Bridgestone

References

1. Picken, Stuart D. B. (December 19, 2016). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442255890 – via Google Books.
2. Hoover, Gary; Campbell, Alta; Spain, Patrick J. (November 1, 1990). Hoover's Handbook: Profiles of Over 500 Major Corporations. Reference Press. ISBN 9781878753007 – via Google Books.
3. June 29, Casey Bierer; PM, 2006 at 12:00. "In Their Own Words Bridgestone GolfGolf Balls". Golf Channel.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. "Bridgestone Golf - Find Golf Balls, Clubs, Apparel & Equipment". Bridgestone Golf.
5. Chu, Jessica Golden,Dominic (2016-12-15). "Tiger Woods signs multiyear deal with Bridgestone Golf". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Official website
• Tiger Woods signs multiyear deal with Bridgestone Golf
• Tiger Woods and the golf ball that (almost) changed it all

• Golf in the United States
• Manufacturing companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Companies based in Newton County, Georgia
• Golf equipment manufacturers
• Sporting goods manufacturers of the United States
• Manufacturing companies established in 1931
• Bridgestone