PING Golf Factory Tour

By Brian Weis

Ping Golf Clubs are manufactured in Phoenix, Arizona by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation. Ping is one of the most popular brand of golf clubs among professional golfers , aspiring amateurs and weekend warriors.

About the Tour
PING offers factory tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, by reservation only. During the tour you will witness live production and operations. It is an amazing look behind the scenes of the leading United States golf club manufacturer.

Tours fill up very quickly, so it is recommended to book 1-2 months in advance. Reservations can be made by calling 800-474-6434. If calling from outside the US, please call (602) 687-5000.

The tour takes about 2 hours and you are encouraged to wear comfortable walking shoes as you will do a fair amount of walking and standing. Most of the tour takes place indoors, but there is some walking between buildings which can be hot in the summertime. No need to make any fashion statements here so dress casual as everyone will be required to wear safety glasses and headphones.

Ping Fitting
PING offers free walk-in indoor fittings in our Fitting Department Monday through Friday between 7:30am and 4:30pm MST. Group tours of our factory (assembly areas only) are conducted on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:00am. Reservations are required, and no children under 9 years old are permitted. Call 602-687-5385 for more information, and please plan ahead as space is limited. PING is closed on holidays.

Map and Directions to PING Golf / Karsten Manufacturing
Karsten Manufacturing Corp., otherwise known as PING Golf, is located in Phoenix, Arizona. This primary manufacturing facility for the famous and popular PING golf clubs offer free factory tours.

PING Golf Address
2201 West Desert Cove
Phoenix, AZ 85029
PING Golf Phone:
1-800-474-6434

Directions to PING Golf
Take I-17 to the Peoria Avenue exit, go east on Peoria Avenue to 23rd Avenue and turn north. Go to Desert Cove Avenue and turn east. The entrance to PING Golf will be on your right. Check-in for the tour takes place at the building that is designated for golf club fittings. Parking is free.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.