January 20, 2006 PRECEPT GAINS YOUTH APPEAL WITH LATEST TOUR TEAM SIGNING #1 Ranked American Women’s Golfer, Paula Creamer To Use Precept Balls in 2006 Covington, Ga. — Bridgestone Golf, Inc. officially announced today that it has added LPGA dynamo Paula Creamer to its growing worldwide TOUR team. In 2006, Creamer will play a Precept golf ball in all professional tournaments. Creamer will kick-off the 2006 season using a prototype Precept ball in all professional competitions, making her the only current golfer to officially endorse Precept in LPGA sanctioned tournaments. With the addition of Creamer, the Bridgestone Golf worldwide TOUR team will boast two of the hottest young golfers on the LPGA TOUR, already having a full equipment deal in Japan with 2005 Q-School Medalist Ai Miyazato. As part of the arrangement, Creamer is currently working with the Bridgestone Golf product development team to create a new “Precept” branded ladies TOUR level ball that she expects to put in play later this year. “This is the first golf ball contract of my career and I am excited that it has come with Bridgestone Golf, a worldwide leader in golf ball technologies,” said Creamer. “Everything I do, I do with the goal in mind of becoming the #1-ranked women’s player in the world. I firmly believe that the quality of this golf ball and my 100% trust in its performance will help me get there.” While the exact terms of the deal will remain undisclosed at this time, the company is pleased to report the contract is a multi-year deal. “Paula is a very special talent,” said Hisashi Kawano, President, Bridgestone Sports, Inc. “Her combination of a fun attitude, pioneering sense of fashion and awe-inspiring performance on-the-course makes her the perfect player to bring Bridgestone Golf’s technological edge to the LPGA TOUR.” PAULA’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2005 Sybase – 1st Place 2005 Evian Ladies Masters – 1st Place 2005 Wegman’s Rochester LPGA – 2nd Place (3 other 2nd place finishes in 2005) 2005 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Youngest and quickest player in LPGA history to reach $1 million in earnings First ever LPGA Rookie to make the United States Solheim Cup team 2005 Nancy Lopez Award Winner (for top female amateur) # # # Bridgestone Golf, Inc., based in Covington, GA, manufactures and markets premium golf balls, clubs and accessories under the Precept and Bridgestone brand names. Bridgestone is represented on a world stage by a number of internationally famed golfers including, Stuart Appleby, Fred Couples, Shigeki Maruyama and Nick Price. Bridgestone Golf, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd., whose headquarters are in Tokyo. Contact Information: Jared Kelowitz jaredk@jdpr.com JDPR, 864-233-3776 x 24