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Ping provides golf clubs, lessons to wounded vets (Read 539 times)
May 25
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, 2011 at 9:39pm
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I don’t know who wrote the article, but have a friend who is a pro golfer. He confirmed that Ping indeed does do this. What a great gesture... and they don’t even use it as a promo gimmick. Now that’s class. This isn't a joke or cartoon; just something interesting to know... you may want to forward this on to others.
On Monday, I played the Disney, Lake Buena Vista course. As usual the starters matched me with three other players. After a few holes we began to get to know each other a bit. One fellow was rather young and had his wife riding along in the golf cart with him. I noticed that his golf bag had his name on it and after closer inspection, it also said "wounded war veterans". When I had my first chance to chat with him I asked him about the bag. His response was simply that it was a gift. I then asked if he was wounded and he said yes. When I asked more about his injury, his response was "I'd rather not talk about it, sir".
Over a few holes I learned that he had spent the last 15 months in an army rehabilitation hospital in San Antonio Texas . His wife moved there to be with him and he was released from the hospital in September. He was a rather quiet fellow; however, he did say that he wanted to get good at golf. We had a nice round and as we became a bit more familiar I asked him about the a brand new set of Ping woods and irons he was playing. Some looked like they had never been hit. His response was simple. He said that this round was the first full round he had played with these clubs.
Later in the round he told me the following. As part of the discharge process from the rehabilitation hospital, Ping comes in and provides three days of golf instruction, followed by club fitting. Upon discharge from the hospital, Ping gives each of the discharged veterans, generally about 40 soldiers, a brand new set of custom fitted clubs along with the impressive golf bags.
The fellow I met was named Ben Woods and he looked me in the eye and said that being fitted for those clubs was one of the best things that ever happened to him and he was determined to learn to play golf well enough to deserve the gift Ping had given him. Ben is now out of the service, medically discharged just a month ago. He is as fine a young man as you would ever want to meet.
Ping has the good judgment not to advertise this program. God Bless America and the game of golf.
A bad day at golf is better than a good day at work.
Jim
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May 25
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Wish I could of got my G15 for free.
Sincerely, Tyler
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May 25
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I suppose you could shoot yourself in the foot.
A bad day at golf is better than a good day at work.
Jim
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Great article Webb, I shared it on my facebook, I have a lot of wounded friends who did not know about this.
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May 26
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Webb wrote
on May 25
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I suppose you could shoot yourself in the foot.
That would take me out of my junior tournaments!
Sincerely, Tyler
www.tylerconnell.com
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