You will see people selling Ping Putters and sometimes irons and identifying the entire zip code or the last three digits. The zip codes help to identify a time period that the club was manufactured/introduced. Below is a listing of the location, zip code, and time period that clubs were produced.
The Scottsdale AZ address with 85282 zip code was from 1961-1966.
The Phoenix AZ address with 85029 zip code from mid-1966 through 1967.
The Phoenix AZ address with 85020 zip code from 1968-1973.
The Phoenix AZ address with 85068 zip code from 1973 to 2000.
The Phoenix AZ address with 85029 zip code (again) from 2000 to present-day. (The 85029 zip code is the zip code for the physical street address of Ping Headquarters, which it has been at since mid-1966)
All the other zip codes were for P.O. Box addresses
A Ping oblade putter stamped with the number 85029 made by karsten mfg corp. was a family owned manufacturer. The company made clubs, bags and other kinds of gear pricing are different depending on what you get like the club it usually sells around forty dollars.
2002
Ping never stopped making the 1A model. You can still order them today from any authorized Ping dealer.
The Ping Karsten Putter was introduced in 1966 by Ping Golf, designed by founder Karsten Solheim. It was one of the first putters to feature a heel-and-toe weighting design, which helped improve stability and accuracy during strokes. The putter's innovative design and use of solid materials contributed to its popularity among golfers, marking a significant advancement in putter technology at the time.
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I have the first Ping left hand putter. I won a newly introduced putter at a Porter Ranch ladies invitational years ago. However, I needed a left hand one and had to wait for my prize to be made. I use the same putter today.
1959 is the answer. I quote from the Ping.com WEB-Site (Karsten Solheim invents the PING putter in his Redwood City, California garage. he names his putter "PING" because of the sound it makes upon contact with a golf ball. Two years later, he moves his family to Phoenix and continues his quest to improve golf club design.) Putters from PING don't "Ping" anymore. There are still 1A putters for sale. The new ones are not made of copper as was the original.
When choosing a putter its personal preference. here are a list of top quality putters: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Putter, Odyssey White Steel Tri-Ball, Odyssey DFX 2- Ball Blade, Ping G2i Craz-E Putter,Callaway I Trax Putter, and Taylor Made Rossa CGB Putter.
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The putter you found, marked with patent number 0207227 and "Ping" on the lower back, likely dates back to the early 1970s. The patent number corresponds to a design registered by Ping, a company founded by Karsten Solheim in 1959, which became known for its innovative putter designs. If you want to identify the exact model and year, you may want to check Ping's historical records or reach out to them directly for more detailed information.