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PGA Professionals will receive 4 MSR Credits for attending.
Located at Orange County National Golf
Center and Lodge (OCN)
16301 Phil Ritson Way, Winter Garden, Fla.
Wednesday, January 27
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PGA Professionals and Media Only
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
PGA Professionals, Media and Industry Professionals
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Located adjacent to the PGA Forum in the Equipment Section.
The Indoor Demo Days at the ETC features the country’s largest indoor golf range equipment test center. Attendees will experience hands-on testing of the newest equipment and the latest advances in technology and design from leading golf manufacturers. This massive indoor golf range comprises a scalloped layout of some 47 hitting bays, a putting green and a PGA Short Game Challenge Area.
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PGA Section Short Game Challenge
Located adjacent to the equipment section in front of hitting bays one and two.
PGA Professionals and apprentices have the opportunity to compete in the PGA Section Short Game Challenge. Each competitor will be allowed two putts and two chips with the total distance of all putts and chips used to determine each day’s final results. Prize money will be paid to the winning PGA Sections on a daily basis.
View the results here.
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New Exhibitor Discovery Zone
Located in the Products & Services section between aisles 3500 and 3800, along the front aisle.
Discover new companies all in one location. |
New Product Center
Located in front of the Products & Services section in the middle of the New Exhibitor Discovery Zone between aisles 3500 and 3800.
Find new products conveniently located in one place. |
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Presented by Full Swing Golf
Located in the Products & Services section, space #2757, behind Full Swing Golf.
Test your skills on a Full Swing Simulator and participate in a long drive and/or closest to the pin contest. The perfect place to network on the Show Floor, make new contacts and greet old friends.
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PGA Sponsors and Licensee Pavilion
Located just inside the Main Show entrance between aisles 4100 and 4600.
Offers access to PGA Partners business solutions, PGM Universities, and allied golf organizations. |
Teaching, Training Aids and Golf Fitness Pavilion
Located in the Equipment section next to the ETC between aisles 300 and 1000.
A pavilion designed for companies that are showcasing products or services specifically designed for teaching, training, coaching and golf fitness. If you see the Teaching, Training Aids, & Golf Fitness Pavilion icon next to an exhibitor listing; the company specializes in books & videos, coaching schools, launch monitors and simulators, coaching methods, teaching techniques, training aids, fitness, health and warm-up apparatus. |
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Concert at the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show
Located in Orange County Convention Center, Linda W. Chapin Theatre, Room #W320
The legendary rock group Kansas, which has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-platinum albums and one platinum live album, will be performing their rock classics including "Carry on Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind." This is an open invitation to all attendees and exhibitors. General admission seating is limited. Once the auditorium is full, admission will cease.
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AGM Product Preview & Reception
January 27, 2010
Located in Room 340, Orange County Convention Center
The Annual Association of Golf Merchandisers will hold its Annual Retail Conference and Luncheon on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center. Members and guests will have a wide array of educational seminars and networking sessions to enhance their retail operations. For more information, contact AGM HQ at 602-604-8250.
Taking place on the eve of the Show opening, January 27. The Association of Golf Merchandisers will host the 3rd Annual Product Preview & Reception. This special event features a product preview by AGM vendor partners and an industry reception with entertainment by the band “One Flew South” and presentation of Golf World’s Top 100 Golf Shops. |
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Located in the Products & Services section between aisles 1900 and 2200.
Introducing an exclusive opportunity for Owners, Employers, General Managers and PGA Head Professionals to experience an intimate business and networking environment at the PGA Merchandise Show. The Executives Club is your key to the business solutions you need for your facility to thrive.
Join hundreds of other employers from around the world and have a platform to share your ideas or learn from others. For more information please contact Cathy Ronca at cronca@reedexpo.com or call 203-840-5311.
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PGA Equipment Forum Stage
Located adjacent to Indoor Demo Days.
A specially crafted stage provides the industry with an “inside look” at the business of golf presented by a full body of professionals at the local, national and international level. Program topics are designed to provide a concentrated kaleidoscope of benefits tailored to facilitate “Building a Blueprint for Success in Challenging Times” through key initiatives on new equipment introductions, teaching best practices, merchandising ideas and much more. The PGA Forum provides the pulse point on the business of golf. |
NEW: Career Fair
Located on the Show floor in the Products & Services section, booth #2273.
The 2010 PGA Merchandise Show Career Fair is designed to connect qualified industry professionals with job opportunities. More info. |
GRAA & Golf Range Magazine “Solutions Summit”
January 27, 2010, Orange County Convention Center
Golf Range Association of America (GRAA) and Golf Range Magazine will again host its annual conference & tabletop exhibition on Wednesday, January 27 at the PGA Merchandise Show. Called the ‘Solutions Summit’, the GRAA event runs from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. allowing show attendees who want to first visit the Demo Day to do so and come back to the Convention Center for the GRAA event. The GRAA/Golf Range Magazine event is held at the OCCC on Level One-Meeting Rooms 110A and 110B. The meeting and workshops are intended for owner/operators and gm’s of golf ranges & learning centers, short courses, golf domes, and 18-hole courses. PGA and LPGA education credits are available. For more information and to RSVP online please go to www.golfrange.org. You may also contact the office in Connecticut at 203-938-2720. |
Patriot Golf Day Appreciation Lunch
presented by the Folds of Honor Foundation
Friday, January 29, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Room W110B
Access: Invitation Only
 The Folds of Honor Foundation is hosting a Patriot Golf Day Appreciation Lunch during the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show to recognize the leading participating facilities from 2008 and 2009, as well as other supporters. The event is by invitation only.
Folds of Honor provides post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our great nation. The Foundation was founded in 2007 by Major Dan Rooney, an F-16 pilot, golf course owner and PGA Professional from Broken Arrow, Okla. Over the past two years, more than 850 scholarships have been awarded.
Patriot Golf Day is the flagship fundraiser for Folds of Honor. Jointly supported by The PGA of America and the United States Golf Association, Patriot Golf Day is held each Labor Day Weekend. Since its inception in 2007, PGA Professionals have been instrumental in raising more than $5.3 million by hosting Patriot Golf Day events at their facilities.
For more information, visit www.FoldsofHonor.org. |