The Bridgestone Tour B RX Leaderboard Edition just landed for the Open Championship, and it comes with a beanie and a soccer-style scarf. We checked twice. It’s real, it’s $99.99, and it might be the most honest piece of golf gear released all year — because if you’re playing links golf at Royal Birkdale in July, you genuinely might need the beanie.
The Leaderboard Edition Kit is built around the Tour B RX, Bridgestone’s best-selling ball from the 2026 Tour B lineup and the same VeloSurge-powered model that’s been showing up in basically every Bridgestone release this year. Inside the box: a dozen Leaderboard-design Tour B RX balls, a Team Bridgestone beanie built for “championship-weather style,” and a scarf — because nothing says golf equipment like something you’d wear to a European football match. It’s a nod to the 154th Open Championship, the oldest major in the sport, currently underway at Royal Birkdale where the forecast has apparently earned its own gear line.
Performance-wise, nothing’s changed from the standard Tour B RX — same VeloSurge mantle-and-core setup built to maximize MOI and keep ball flight consistent for moderate swing speeds. What you’re actually paying the extra premium for here is the leaderboard-print cosmetics and the commemorative wardrobe. If you liked the Tour B RX before, you’ll like it now, just with a scarf attached.
Here’s the part that made us raise an eyebrow: this is the third special-edition Tour B RX drop of the year. There was the USA 250 patriotic capsule for U.S. Open week, the core VeloSurge launch, and now this. Bridgestone has clearly figured out that golfers will buy the same great ball in a new outfit every few months, and honestly? We respect the hustle. Just don’t be shocked if the Ryder Cup gets its own capsule by fall.
If you’re heading to a links course anytime soon — or just want a dozen tour-caliber balls that happen to come with cold-weather accessories — this is a decent way to get both. If you’d rather skip the scarf and just get the ball, the standard Tour B RX is sitting right there for less.
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