BRIDGESTONE KICKS OFF COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON WITH NEW TEAM LOGO CAPS

COVINGTON, GA – To celebrate the start of the 2014 college football season, Bridgestone Golf, the #1 Ball Fitter in Golf, announced today that it would begin offering collegiate team logo caps to complement its popular college team logo golf balls. The Bridgestone Collegiate Caps are constructed of 100% Washed Cotton Twill, and offer a relaxed fit. The caps showcase vivid 3D team logos on the front, the Bridgestone “B” on the back and the Bridgestone Golf logo on the right side panel, and are adjustable by buckle closure. The Bridgestone Collegiate Caps will be available in 29 major colleges and universities.

Bridgestone’s collegiate cap team logo offering will feature Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, Boise State, Clemson, Connecticut, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas, Louisville, Louisiana State, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Penn State, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Utah, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

“Throughout the country on Saturdays in the fall, college football fans love to show their school allegiance wherever they go, including the golf course,” said Josh Kinchen, Golf Clubs & Accessories Marketing Manager – Bridgestone Golf, Inc. “Our college team logo balls have been so well received and so popular among fans, the next logical step was to extend the Bridgestone collegiate program to headwear. The caps we’ve chosen are high quality and offer a stylish relaxed fit that any fan can be proud to wear on and off the course.”

Bridgestone’s Collegiate Team Logo caps have a suggested retail price of $30 each and will be available at retail beginning September 1.

For information on Bridgestone Golf’s entire offering of licensed products visit www.bridgestonegolf.com.

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Bridgestone Golf, Inc., based in Covington, GA, manufactures and markets premium golf balls, clubs and accessories under the Bridgestone and Precept brand names. Bridgestone is represented on a world stage by a number of internationally famed golfers including Fred Couples, Paula Creamer, Matt Kuchar, Davis Love III and Brandt Snedeker. Bridgestone Golf, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd., whose headquarters are in Tokyo. For more information visit http://www.bridgestonegolf.com.