Bridgestone's Tour B RX sits in the distance half of the brand's average-golfer pairing — a three-piece, urethane-covered ball built for players swinging the driver under 105 mph, with a lower-compression core designed to add ball speed for slower swings. At $54 a dozen, it costs the same as its faster-swing-speed siblings, Tour B X and Tour B XS.
We put it through our full standardized golf ball test. Find out where it hit the mark, and where it comes up short.
How We Tested the Bridgestone Tour B RX
We put the Bridgestone Tour B RX through our published golf ball testing protocols using the SkyTrak ST Max launch monitor. That means human swings under strict bands for swing speed, impact quality, and delivery dynamics.
To see performance from tee to green, we test driver, 7-iron, and 50-yard wedge shots with each ball.
We tested 43 golf balls in total for 2026 then translated the raw data into 1-10 scores in the categories that matter most to your game. That lets you easily see how each ball stacks up to the field.
See the complete list of every golf ball we've tested or dive into the full Bridgestone Tour B RX test data here.
Bridgestone Tour B RX Specs, Pricing & Performance
Tour B RX ran a high-spin, mid-launch driver profile in our test, settling into mid-spin, mid-launch through the 7-iron and 50 yard tests.
That neutral profile is part of the Tour B RX story. It doesn't lean hard into any specific characteristic, and the category scores below show what that costs, and what it doesn't.
Shot | Spin | Launch |
Driver | High | Mid |
7-Iron | Mid | Mid |
50-Yard | Mid | Mid |
Distance: 6.8/10
Tour B RX finished 33rd of 43 balls in our distance test. That’s a below-average result for a ball built to add ball speed for slower swings. It totaled 239.0 yards from 137.1 mph ball speed with a 13.3-degree launch and 21.6-yard apex.
The ball speed number isn't the problem — it's right in line with the rest of the field. What held the total back was 2,669 RPM of driver spin, which is on the higher side for this category. When that spin is paired with a low launch, it doesn’t convert ball speed into distance efficiently. However, if you naturally launch the ball higher or spin it less, these numbers could get you closer to the optimal launch conditions, and optimize distance.
Category | Bridgestone Tour B RX |
Ball Speed (MPH) | 137.1 |
Carry (yds) | 217.9 |
Total Distance (yds) | 239.0 |
Launch Angle | 13.3° |
Distance Score | 6.8 |
Stopping Power: 7.6/10
Tour BX finished 20th out of 43 balls in our Stopping power test, right around the middle of the field.. Rollout on our 7-iron test was 9.8 yards, with a 42.0-degree descent angle and 24.1-yard apex.
That's competitive with other tour balls, an indication that Tour BX will help you more than it will hurt in the approach game. It's not the most responsive ball in the Tour B family, but on firm greens, it holds its own.
Category | Bridgestone Tour B RX |
7-Iron Spin (RPM) | 4,372 |
7-Iron Roll | 9.8 |
Descent Angle | 42.0° |
Stopping Power Score | 7.6 |
Wedge Control: 8.4/10
On paper, a wedge control score of 8.4 sounds like a strength, but our field is tightly bunched near the top, and that score is actually below average compared to the rest of the field. A 50-yard spin rate of 6,627 RPM and 32.1-degree launch produced 2.9 yards of rollout. That’s still plenty of control, but it’s a touch more roll than the average tour ball.
But at the end of the day, it was about an extra foot of roll from 50 yards. If you’re not precise enough to notice that difference, then I wouldn’t recommend choosing your ball based on that score. If you’re a short game artist who relies on every revolution of spin and every inch of stopping power around the greens, that’s enough to give you pause.
Category | Bridgestone Tour B RX |
50-Yard Spin (RPM) | 6,627 |
50-Yard Launch | 32.1° |
Wedge Control Score | 8.4 |
Accuracy: 6.0/10
This is Tour B RX's clearest weak spot. It finished 41st of 43 balls in our accuracy test. Driver dispersion averaged 9.0 yards offline with 297 RPM of sidespin — 40th of 43 balls on sidespin specifically. Iron accuracy came in at 7.0 yards offline with 177 RPM of sidespin.
It’s worth zooming out a little bit in the accuracy category, though. Bridgestone as a brand had the strongest accuracy showing in our entire test. Tour B RXS – a ball with the same cover as this Tour B RX – turned in one of the best accuracy performances we recorded. That’s essentially a softer version of this same ball.
Category | Bridgestone Tour B RX |
Driver Offline (yds) | 9.0 |
Driver Sidespin (RPM) | 297 |
7-Iron Offline (yds) | 7.0 |
7-Iron Sidespin (RPM) | 177 |
Accuracy Score | 6.0 |
Value: 5.3/10
At $54 a dozen, Tour B RX's value score of 5.3 is the softest number in our test. You're paying the same price as Tour B X and Tour B XS for a ball that, in our test, yet Tour B RX struggled in distance and accuracy, where those balls didn’t.
That value proposition could change, depending on your preferences and tendencies, however. If your swing matches what Tour B RX delivers off the tee, you could expect more distance than we saw in our driver test.
Who Is the Bridgestone Tour B RX For?
Tour B RX is for the player who wants a lower-compression tour ball with dependable stopping power and doesn't mind giving up some ground in distance to get it. Our test found a solid stopping power performance and a wedge performance that’s competitive with most of its tour-ball class.
