No One – And I Mean No One – Does Limited-Edition Collabs Like Bridgestone Golf

When it comes to product collaborations surrounding majors, the only one that comes close to the Masters is the U.S. Open.

Before you start accusing me of xenophobia, let me say that Open Championship collabs are this close to U.S. Open collabs. However, when you combine golf and a red, white and blue color scheme with beer, I’m sorry, the rest of the world looks up at you.

Bridgestone Golf is the king of golf ball collabs. No one does it better and only a few (particularly Vice, if you’re thinking of accusing me of xenophobia again) are even close. We knew Bridgestone would come out with something cool for the U.S. Open but this new collab with old friend Pabst Blue Ribbon beer is an all-American bolt of lightning.

Bridgestone Golf x Pabst Blue Ribbon: A U.S. Open grand slam

 Bridgestone first collaborated with Pabst Blue Ribbon last fall to celebrate Pabst’s 180^th anniversary. They’re joining forces again, this time to commemorate this week’s 125^th U.S. Open at Oakmont.

“We’re excited to launch another collection with Pabst Blue Ribbon,” says Bridgestone President Dan Murphy. “After last year’s drop sold out so quickly, our consumers asked for more and we stepped up and delivered.”

What Bridgestone is delivering is a limited-edition dozen of its Tour B RX golf balls. They come in a special co-branded box and are customized on one side with a PBR logo and on the other side with a U.S.A.-beer can stamp.

Additionally, Bridgestone is offering up a limited-edition Pabst Blue Ribbon–U.S. Open kit that features a custom golf towel and one of the coolest beer-adjacent putter headcovers ever created.

Nothing says “let’s kick off summer” like the U.S. Open and open cans of beer. The U.S.A. theme? Hell, the 4th of July is just around the corner.

Availability and the price of fun

Limited editions and collaborations, regardless of the occasion or partner, are meant to be fun. Sure, they’re designed to get you to part with some of your money but c’mon, man, it’s hard to put a price tag on this kind of fun.

And let’s be honest. We’ve all spent money on dumber stuff, haven’t we?

Regardless, the new Bridgestone Golf x Pabst Blue Ribbon limited-edition Tour B RX golf balls will run you $54.99 per dozen and will be available online and at select retailers.

The limited-edition Bridgestone-PBR kit is available only at BridgestoneGolf.com for $99.99.