Solheim, Karsten

Solheim, Karsten
▪ 2001

      Norwegian-born American golf-equipment designer (b. Sept. 15, 1911, Bergen, Nor.—d. Feb. 16, 2000, Phoenix, Ariz.), revolutionized golf equipment by designing putters and clubs with heel-and-toe weighting, an innovation that reduced the twisting of putterheads and enlarged the “sweet spot” on clubs—the ideal area of the club face with which to strike a ball. An engineer who left his job with the General Electric Co. after designing his first club in 1959, Solheim later founded the Karsten Manufacturing Corp. His “Ping” putter—so named because of the distinctive pinging sound it made when it struck the ball—became the best-selling putter in history. In 1996 he received the Professional Golfers' Association of America's Ernie Sabayrac Award for lifetime contributions to the golf industry.

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