Equipment
Bridgestone Golf
Bridgestone began making golf balls in 1935, four years after the company’s founding. Its history connects that work to founder Shojiro Ishibashi’s interest in golf and to knowledge developed in rubber manufacturing.1
Bridgestone Golf
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The company describes a transfer of technology from tires to golf balls. That connection places its golf business within a wider materials history: the same manufacturer worked on rubber products for the road and for the course.1
Golf clubs followed in 1972. The two dates describe different stages of the business, with ball production preceding club production by 37 years. They also explain why a history of Bridgestone Golf extends beyond the clubs in a player’s bag.1
At a glance
Sources
- Bridgestone GolfAbout Bridgestone Golf