Ping

PING is an American sports equipment company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The focus is on the production of golf equipment, golf clubs and bags. The company was founded by Carsten Solheim after a career as an engineer at General Electric. In 1959, he started making clubs in his garage in Redwood City, California. In 1967, he quit his job at General Electric to develop the PING.

Ping was the first manufacturer to offer high-quality die-cast clubs using investment casting, reducing costs, improving quality control with advanced features and laying the foundation for fittings.

At the White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on January 10, 2018, Solberg presented Trump with a ping "Bergen" club, symbolizing the close ties between Norway and the United States. History of Norwegian immigration to the United States. Ping's founder, Karsten Solheim, is from Austrheim near Bergen, Norway.

Founded: 1959
Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Annual Revenue:$100-500M
Website: ping.com