Best foot forward at Druids Glen

Seen through a tyre along with Bridgestone Ireland hosts Peter Dickson (second from left at the back) and Frank Egan (front left) are Mark McHugh, Mick O’ Driscoll, Girvan Dempsey and Rory Best.Irish International star Rory Best was among a number of leading rugby players from across the four provinces taking part in a golf competition staged by the Bridgestone Tyre Company at Druids Glen last week.

“There are many areas of common ground between the Bridgestone Tyre and Golf operations in Ireland and this event highlighted how well we can work together,” said host Peter Dickson of Bridgestone Ireland.

Earlier this year, Bridgestone Golf helped to upgrade the driving range at Druids Glen as part of the resort’s extended investment in golf academy facilities,

PGA Tour stars Fred Couples and Brandt Snedeker appeared in recent Bridgestone Tyre advertisements screened around coverage of the Bridgestone Invitational tournament at Akron, Ohio.