| About five decades ago, an engineer named Karsten | | | | Soon, Ping golf clubs were a regular fixture on the |
| Solheim was playing golf. He was not very satisfied | | | | PGA tournaments. When the pro golfers toured in |
| with his putting performance, so he tried creating a | | | | other countries, they brought along their different |
| new putter. With his engineering background, he was | | | | designs of Ping golf clubs and turned it into an |
| soon able to put together a new putter that he found | | | | international name. |
| suitable. He tried it out on the ball, and the putt was | | | | Five years after Solheim moved to Arizona, he |
| perfect. As he hit the ball, the putter made a sound. | | | | developed a new design and when his wife saw it, |
| Solheim did not know it yet, but he had just invented | | | | she called it the "answer" to putting problems. Solheim |
| the great Ping golf club. | | | | tried to name the club "Answer" but there were too |
| Solheim began using his new putter in public, and | | | | many letters, so it actually ended up being named |
| people encouraged him to sell Ping golf clubs to other | | | | "Anser". Nobody questions the change in spelling, |
| players. The engineer soon became busy creating | | | | especially now that the Anser is regarded as the gold |
| more and more Ping golf clubs to satisfy the demand. | | | | standard for putters everywhere. |
| As the orders poured in, his shop became too small | | | | Although many designs of the Ping golf clubs [ were |
| and he moved to Phoenix with his family. This is where | | | | very popular among golfers, only the Anser is |
| he established a much larger shop for Ping golf clubs. | | | | acceptable to the USGA because of tournament rules. |
| During this time, the Ping golf clubs have already | | | | But even though it is the only member of the Ping golf |
| become quite popular in golf circles everywhere. Sales | | | | club family that is approved by the USGA, it has been |
| were growing continuously with every week. But when | | | | responsible for bringing many victories to a lot of pro |
| the Ping golf clubs were featured in Sports Illustrated, | | | | golfers for many years now. |
| that is when business became seriously big for | | | | From its humble beginnings in an engineer's garage to |
| Solheim. Ping golf clubs were suddenly all the rage, and | | | | being the world's top choice in putter equipments, Ping |
| golfers everywhere couldn't wait to get their hands on | | | | golf clubs have certainly gone a long way. |
| a set of the pleasant-sounding putters. | | | | |