Bridgestone’s new Tour B line of golf balls has been on the PGA Tour for less than a month, but already it’s off to a hot start.
With Chris Gotterup’s second win of the season at the WM Phoenix Open coming just three weeks after his first, the 2026 Bridgestone Tour B X ball has made an auspicious debut.
The new Tour B X features a new core material called Velo Surge, which, during testing (in which both Gotterup and Jason Day participated) showed an average increase of 2.3 mph in ball speed and 8.7 yards of added distance vs. other new Tour B balls. Tiger Woods also said he saw an increase in ball speed and confirmed he would use the new ball upon his return to competition in 2026.
“With the new TOUR B X, I’m getting max speed and distance off the tee, and total control when it matters most around the greens,” Gotterup said in a release. “As far as I’m concerned, this is the best golf ball I’ve ever played, and the sky is the limit for the rest of the season.”
Gotterup has played the Tour B X since signing with Bridgestone in 2023, which is the longest and firmest ball in the Bridgestone lineup. Woods also switched to the model in recent years from the softer and spinnier Tour B XS.
For players who have under 105 mph swing speed, Bridgestone also offers the Tour B RX and Tour B RXS, which are softer than the Tour-level offerings and easier to compress for slower swingers.
Gotterup plays the MindSet model, which was developed by Day and his coach as a three-step process to help players lock in during the golf swing.
Gotterup was fully dialed in Phoenix where he opened with a 63 and finished with a 64 to make the playoff. Including of his bonus-hole birdie, Gotterup birdied six of his final seven holes.
This article originated on Golf.com
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