The first club Karsten Solheim, the founder of PING, created was a putter. Solheim named this club based on the sound he heard as the club struck the ball.
Yes, children are allowed to attend the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, and there are actually several special programs and events designed specifically for young patrons.
Karsten Solheim came up with a unique way to reward tour professionals for winning tournaments using ping putters. Each victory is commemorated by creating two gold plated replicas of the winning putter. One of them is given to the winning champion and the other one is kept at Ping's headquarters in Phoenix.
The youngest player to win the PGA Championship is Gene Sarazen, who was 20 years old when he won in 1922 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
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