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BRIDGESTONE SIGNS UP AS OFFICIAL GOLF BALL AND RANGE BALL SPONSOR OF THE NGA HOOTERS PRO GOLF TOUR
N. Myrtle Beach, SC…The National Golf Association’s Hooters Professional Golf Tour, presented by Hooters Restaurants and Naturally Fresh Dressings, Sauces and Dips announces an agreement with Bridgestone Golf to be the official provider of golf balls as well as Range Ball supplier for the NGA/Hooters Pro Golf Tour. Bridgestone Golf will supply the Hooters Tour with their top of the line tour ball, the B330, as the official range ball for the 2007 season.
Bridgestone Golf, Inc., based in Covington, GA, manufactures and markets premium golf balls, clubs and accessories under the Precept and Bridgestone brand names. Bridgestone is represented on a world stage by a number of internationally famed golfers including, Stuart Appleby, Fred Couples, Shigeki Maruyama and Nick Price. Bridgestone Golf, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd., whose headquarters are in
Tokyo.
"We are very excited about partnering with Bridgestone Golf. We feel their recent innovations in the golfing world will only lead to a win-win situation for all," said NGA/Hooters Tour President Robin L. Waters. "This partnership will enable our players to have access to some of the best new products on the market."
"Bridgestone Golf is excited about the partnership with the Hooters Golf Tour as the official practice ball for the 2007 season. The Hooters Tour has helped develop the games of many of today's PGA and Nationwide Tour stars and we hope our relationship will only help to keep this tradition going,” said Todd Corum, Tour Representative for Bridgestone Golf.
The NGA/Hooters Tour is the 3rd largest men’s 72-hole professional golf tour in the country behind the PGA and Nationwide Tours, and boasts alumni like 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel, 2003 British Open winner Ben Curtis, 2003 US Open winner Jim Furyk, two time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen, British Open and PGA Champion John Daly, as well as British Open winner Tom Lehman, PGA Champion David Toms, 2003 Tour Championship Winner Chad Campbell, 2004 BellSouth Classic winner Zach Johnson, 2004 & 2005 Reno Tahoe Open winner Vaughn Taylor and TPC winner Craig Perks to name just a few. All told, the NGA/Hooters Tour’s alumni have an incredible 9 “Majors” to their credit. The NGA/Hooters Tour has helped more than 100 professionals acquire their PGA, Senior PGA, and Nationwide Tour cards. In fact, 50% of the players that earned their 2007 PGA Tour card, and 47% of the players that earned full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour started their careers on the NGA/Hooters Tour.
For more information about the NGA/Hooters Tour, please visit our web site, www.NGAHOOTERSTOUR.com. For more information about Bridgestone Golf or their great lineup of balls, clubs and golf merchandise available for 2007, call 800.358.6319 or visit their website at www.bridgestonegolf.com
