Bridgestone Sponsors World Golf Championship

Bridgestone Sports has become an official sponsor of the World Golf Championships for 2005. The agreement will allow Bridgestone to advertise and benefit from on-site relationship building around each of the three remaining 2005 World Golf Championships events.

Additionally, Bridgestone gains the right to promote its official sponsor status in all of its advertising.
“We are pleased to announce Bridgestone’s new role as an official sponsor of the World Golf Championships,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem on behalf of the International Federation of PGA Tours. “We look forward to a long-term relationship with Bridgestone and hope that it will grow over time.”

Hisashi Kawano, the president of Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd, commented: “We are honored to enter into this relationship with the World Golf Championships. The World Golf Championships is a highly regarded international series of events that fits perfectly with the international nature of the Bridgestone family of brands.”