 By the end of 1960, Solheim had 6 designs, intentionally muffled the "ping", and had made over 2,000 putters in his garage.In 1961, the Solheims moved from Redwood City, California to Phoenix, Arizona where the company would find a permanent home.Despite the increasing sales of the PING putter, Solheim continued to create his putters single-handedly in his garage after departing General Electric.