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Ping Tour Umbrella 68” review: Your rainy day saviour!

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How does the Ping Tour Umbrella 68″ perform? Dan Murphy braved the Yorkshire weather to find out!

NCG verdict: Ping Tour Umbrella 68"

How does the Ping Tour Umbrella 68″ perform? Dan Murphy braved the Yorkshire weather to find out!

RRP £60.00

No matter what the time of year, you can’t rule out the chance of being caught in a shower. And if that’s in the middle of a round, you could be a long way from shelter.

It’s essential, then, to be equipped with a decent umbrella – Dan Murphy gives us the low down on whether the Ping Tour Umbrella 68″ is what you need when the heavens open when on the golf course. 

Ping Tour Umbrella 68″ Umbrella review: NCG Summary

5 star review
NCG SUMMARY

This Ping Tour 68” Umbrella is just the ticket. It’s absolutely huge, lightweight and looks very stylish. Not that you will be too bothered about the looks when the heavens open. 

PROS

  • It’s waterproof! 
  • The canopy is huge 
  • Lightweight 

CONS

  • It’s raining if you are using it 
Ping Tour Umbrella 68”

Ping Tour Umbrella 68″ review: NCG verdict

I wondered how long I would need to carry this umbrella around before I could put it into practice and the answer was for one and a half rounds. 

For once, I was delighted to see the dark clouds floating in and reached enthusiastically for my Ping Tour 68” double canopy Umbrella.  

Within seconds I had popped it up and was safely dry underneath – as was the golf bag on my shoulders.  

Ping Tour Umbrella 68”

The soft handle is comfortable to hold and, given the size, it is remarkably lightweight. 

There is the world of difference between a standard umbrella and one like this – this is a serious piece of equipment that is built with a double canopy to withstand the elements even on the wettest of days. That makes it worth the investment if you are serious about your golf game.

Of course, as an additional bonus, you will also have an extremely useful piece of kit for everyday life. 

Ping Tour Umbrella 68″ Review: The Details

Available: Now.

RRP: £60 / $80

Further Information: Ping website

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About the author

Dan Murphy
Dan Murphy

Dan is a lifelong golfer. He had the great fortune to grow up within 200 yards of the 5th fairway of his local 9-holer, Rawdon, in Leeds.

Dan attended his first Open Championship in 1988 at Royal Lytham. The first action he saw, peering through the crowds behind the 8th green, was Paul Broadhurst holing out from the fairway below for an eagle. Which seemed perfectly normal at the time.

Since then, he has attended a further 27 Opens. Tragically, he can recite a phenomenal number of arcane statistics about The Open – whether you ask him to or not.

Dan has a post-graduate diploma in print journalism and is an experienced writer and editor. He is also a director of NCG’s parent company.

Dan specialises in the golf courses of the British Isles and heads up NCG Top 100s course rankings. He is not unacquainted with links golf and is closing in on a lifetime tally of 700 courses played.

In a former life, Dan was NCG’s equipment editor. Currently in his bag are: Ping G440 Max driver, Ping G440 Thriver, Ping G440 4-wood, Ping iDi 3-iron, Ping Blueprint-S irons, Ping S259 wedges and a Ping Scottsdale Tec Ketsch Onset putter.

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