OLLIE Farr has received a further boost after enjoying a promising start to his maiden European Tour campaign.

The Worcester Golf and Country Club ace has made the halfway cut in two of his six tournaments so far.

Farr’s best finish was joint-55th at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on three-under-par from four rounds, which earned him €6,789 (£5,007).

He also fired four-under-par at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship when ending up joint-57th and picking up €6,494 (£4,789).

It is not cheap travelling the world to pursue his dream, though, and Farr has secured a sponsorship deal with major tyre manufacturer Bridgestone.

The firm were keen to sponsor one of the game’s most exciting young golfers in his breakthrough professional season.

Farr, who represents Wales, is competing against the likes of Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia and Ernie Els on the coveted tour.

The 26-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past three years to win the EuroPro Tour before qualifying from the notoriously tough European Challenge Tour.

This season, he has also managed joint-78th at the South African Open Championship, joint-110th at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters and tied for 116th at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.

Farr’s toughest challenge was at his last event, the True Thailand Classic, when he struggled to joint-144th on 10-over-par.

He said: “It is a big boost to be recognised by Bridgestone tyres and I am very excited by the sponsorship.

“I am really looking forward to representing such a fantastic company and I can’t wait to help raise the profile of the brand and bring our links with golf closer to the automotive world.”

Bridgestone are planning golf-themed events and activities in 2015 and see Farr as the ideal young personality to push the company’s products to a new audience who enjoy a round of golf themselves.

Farrell Dolan, the company’s consumer sales and marketing director, said: “We already boast a great brand presence in the world of golf already and we now want to build upon this with a sponsorship that brings our range of tyres closer to golfers’ minds.”

As well as sporting Bridgestone’s tyre logo on his golf shirts and jumpers, Farr’s experiences will be featured on the firm’s social networking channels, which they hope will create more interaction and ultimately lead to more followers.

Dolan added: “Instead of just embossing our logo on a shirt, we want to make our partnership work in a number of innovative methods.”