Ping released 88 PLD limited edition putters in the days before the 2023 Masters Championship and PGA Championship to honor Sandy Lyle and Jeff Sluman who won their first major championships with Ping putters. Ping will release the PLD Limited Zing 2 just days before the U.S. Open. This commemorative putter honors Curtis Strange, who won the 1988 U.S. Open at The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts.
John A. Solheim said in a press release that "we're really celebrating the 'Ping Slam,' and reliving wonderful memories from 1988. Curtis's exciting win at the U.S. Open, was quickly followed by the U.S. women's open champion using a Zing 2. This gave us wins at both the national championships during the summer. Curtis then won the U.S. Open with his Zing 2 again in 1989. This was an incredible run for the Zing 2 that cemented its place in Ping putter history."
The 88 commemorative PLD Limited Zing 2 hosels are milled out of 303 stainless and feature a short slant neck. The back flange has a distinct curve, and the extra mass at the toe and heel areas creates more stability and perimeter weighting. The Zing 2 was released in 1984, but was cast rather than milled. It looks almost identical to the Zing 1. Both putters are classics and look right at home in any golfer's bag.
Solheim stated that "a lot of the work we did then still has a great deal of relevance to the putter designs we design today." Solheim went on to say, "We took great care to preserve the subtleties and details of each model, while giving them dazzlingly clean, premium looks made possible by the milling process."
The 88-PLD Limited Zing 2 will be available for $990 on pingpld.com starting Tuesday, June 13, at 2 pm Eastern. Act fast if you want one. The previous Ping Slam putters were sold out within minutes. Ping is offering 35 sets of PLD Limited Ping Slam Putters for $4990 on December 5.
By: David Dusek
Title: Limited-edition Ping Slam PLD Zing 2 dropping before 2023 U.S. Open
Sourced From: golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/06/08/limited-edition-ping-slam-pld-zing-2-2023-u-s-open/
Published Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:00:38 +0000
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