Ping issues Mahan with gold-plated putter
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PING’s long-held gold-plated-putter tradition experienced a first today when Hunter Mahan was presented a gold-plated Scottsdale TR Anser 2 inscribed with his daughter’s name, birthdate and vital statistics.
Mahan was leading the RBC Canadian Open after two rounds when he got a call that his wife, Kandi, was in labour in Dallas. Only minutes from beginning the third round, Mahan immediately withdrew from the event and flew home for the birth of his first child, Zoe.
“We’ll never know if Hunter would have held on to win that week,” said John Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “But the circumstances were so unique, we wanted to create a lasting memory for Hunter, Kandi and Zoe that would forever remind them of that special day.
“As is our tradition, we made two gold-plated versions of his Scottsdale TR Anser2 putter. One was given to Hunter and the other will reside in our Gold Putter Vault with more than 2,800 PING putters in Phoenix.”
“That is really cool and above and beyond,” Mahan said from The Barclays, the first event in the FedExCup Playoffs. “I really appreciate this.”
For more info on the Ping Scottsdale TR range, visit www.ping.com