Bridgestone’s new Tour B golf ball line has been active on the PGA Tour for less than a month, but is already off to a good start.
With Chris Gotterup’s second victory of the season at the WM Phoenix Open coming just three weeks after his first, the 2026 Bridgestone Tour BX Ball has made a promising debut.
The new Tour BX features a new core material called Velo Surge, which during testing (in which both Gotterup and Jason Day participated) showed an average increase of 3.7 km/h in ball speed and 8.7 meters extra distance compared to 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 BX, I get maximum speed and distance off the tee, and total control when it matters most around the greens,” Gotterup said in a press 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 been playing the Tour BX since signing with Bridgestone in 2023, the longest and sturdiest ball in the Bridgestone lineup. Woods also switched to the softer and spinnier Tour B XS model in recent years.
Bridgestone 2026 Tour BX MindSet Golf Balls
Features: UNBOUNDED DISTANCE: New VeloSurge core-sheath integration technology delivers breakthrough speed for unparalleled distance off the tee TOUR CONTROL: The Reactiv iQ cover stays on the club face longer, generating tour-level spin and precision control on shots around the green The NEW TOUR BX with MindSet – the first golf ball scientifically engineered to help players separate analytical thinking from athletic performance MindSet is a visual cue that directly is printed on the golf ball and serves as a reminder of a simple three-step process: identify your target, visualize the shot path, focus on the spot.
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For players with swing speeds under 105 mph, 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 maintain consistency during the golf swing.
Gotterup was all dialed up in Phoenix, where he opened with a 63 and finished with a 64 to make the playoffs. Including his bonus hole birdie, Gotterup birdied six of his last seven holes.
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