snopes says it is true

I think this is something that all golfers should be aware of. I think all

Americans should be aware of this also.

THANK YOU, PING

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 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, whose products are made with pride here in America ( Arizona ),

has the good judgment not to advertise this program.

God Bless America and the game of golf.

Thank you "PING"!!!