| How did the PING line of Golf Clubs come to being? | | | | from the sweet sound that it emitted. |
| Mr. Karsten Solheim, was a mechanical engineer | | | | After creating a new putter, in 1961 Solheim designed |
| working at General Electric. He was working | | | | and built his first set of irons. He called the irons 69. He |
| predominantly in the aerospace and computer | | | | felt that a score of 69 was a good round of golf. He |
| industries. He was also an amateur golfer who was | | | | made further modifications to the heel-toe weightings. |
| not satisfied with his putting skills. So, he designed his | | | | A cavity was placed in the back portion of the irons to |
| own putter. | | | | help improve shots. |
| Today, the PING Golf Corporation makes a full line of | | | | In 1966, the USGA decided that nearly all of the PING |
| premier golf clubs and a host other golf improvement | | | | putters were disallowed from tournament play. The |
| products. PING continues to operate as a family | | | | only PING putter that would still be allowed for |
| owned company. Their products are sold worldwide in | | | | tournament play was the recently design Anser putter. |
| over 70 countries. Today, golf professionals frequently | | | | The Anser would revolutionize the putter in golf. It had |
| use PING golf clubs in tournament play. | | | | a cavity back and low center of gravity. It offered a |
| Where did the name come from? The name PING | | | | superior feeling for golfers of all abilities. It set the mark |
| comes from the pinging tones that you can hear when | | | | for what is now considered the conventional putter. |
| the PING golf club hits the golf ball. PING putters helped | | | | PING clubs have over 500 professional tournament |
| to dramatically alter the golf putter market with their | | | | victories to their name. The PING Anser putter has |
| heel-to-toe weighting design. Sports Illustrated | | | | more tournament wins than any other. |
| magazine called the PING 1A putter, the musical putter | | | | Are you looking to purchase golf clubs? |