OB Sports Golf & Leisure

SUMMER 2017

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l FROM THE PUBLISHER OB SPORTS GOLF & LEISURE x SUMMER 2017 A FITTING TRIBUTE n LOUISE SOLHEIM WAS AN ICON OF THE GAME T he golf world lost an Arizona legend on July 8 with the passing of Louise Solheim at the age of 99. Long admired for her behind-the-scenes work, the wife of late Ping founder Karsten Solheim played a significant role in the company's creation and helped her husband build the putter giant into one of the most successful golf equipment businesses in the game. I met Karsten for the first time in the spring of 1964 and we became friends. He was extremely serious about his inventions and I liked him immediately as he started describing the engineering of his clubs, which at the time was way beyond my engineering knowledge. He and Louise were true ambassadors for golf in the state of Arizona, and in 1988 they donated $2 million to help fund the construction of ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe. In a fitting tribute, the Sun Devils women's golf team – which has called ASU Karsten home for nearly three decades – recently claimed its eighth national title and 10th individual crown. Both Louise and Karsten would no doubt be very proud and honored by that achievement. Orrin Vincent, chairman & Founder, OB Sports STAFF PUBLISHER OB Sports EXECUTIVE TEAM Orrin Vincent Chairman / Founder Phil Green Chief Operating Officer C.A. Roberts III President DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS David Bataller (480) 776-8107 EDITORIAL & PRODUCTION Eric Marson Rob Lyon Inside Golf Media CONTRIBUTORS Greg Ball, Joel Beers, Michelle Flores, Joe Passov, Larry Urish, Randy Youngman INQUIRIES OB Sports 7025 E. Greenway Parkway, Suite 550 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 (480) 948-1300 Produced in association with Inside Golf Media. LEGAL OB Sports Golf & Leisure is published quarterly. Any copy or reproduction of material herein must be approved by OB Sports. All rights reserved.

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