Without giving away too much of the tour's thunder, I will tell you that one of the fascinating aspect of the PING operation is that their golf clubs are basically all made based on orders. Sure, there are many demo sets and standard display sets of golf clubs created, especially when a new line is introduced. But while you are walking from building to building seeing hundreds of people create golf clubs, understand that there's no huge inventory of off-the-shelf clubs here. Someone has purchased a putter, a pro shop has ordered some demo sets, or a set of PING irons needs adjustment. On this tour you'll see the people -- yes, people, not machines -- taking care of it.
PING is very proud of its partnerships with professional golfers. In every PGA or LPGA tournament you can be certain that there are a significant number of PING clubs on the course. One of the golfers on staff of whom PING is most proud is Lorena Ochoa. Eligible to be included in the Hall of Fame in 2012, Lorena has played PING clubs from the time she was 15 years old. The majority of the clubs in her bag are PINGs, including her putter. She has visited the Karsten Manufacturing facility several times.
