PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. PGA Golf Exhibitions and Callaway Golf today announced the 27th consecutive year of Callaway Golfs participation in the annual PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 28-30, 2010, in Orlando, Fla. Callaway Golf, a PGA of America Platinum Partner, will return to the global industrys 57th annual gathering to showcase its newest equipment, apparel, footwear and numerous accessory lines at the Outdoor Demo Day, Indoor Demo Days and within multiple locations on the Show floor.
Callaway Golfs goal each year is to introduce products that feature performance engineering to help golfers of all skill levels break through, said Joe Urzetta, Sr. VP of U.S. Sales, Callaway Golf. We feel The PGA Merchandise Show will provide a terrific platform to meet with industry professionals and showcase what we feel is the best and most complete product line Callaway has ever developed.
During Outdoor Demo Day, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge in Orlando, Callaway Golf will showcase its entire 2010 product line, offering PGA Professionals and retailers an opportunity to experience Callaways full breadth of products.
From Thursday, Jan. 28 through Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Orange County Convention Center, the Callaway Golf family of brands that include Odyssey and Top-Flite, will exhibit in a new booth on the show floor within the PGA Equipment Forum. In addition to demonstrating the latest technological advances in club design, Callaway executives and engineers will meet with golf industry leaders, grow partnerships and discuss customer needs with retailers worldwide. Callaway Golfs deep new lines of 2010 footwear, apparel and accessories will also be on display within an exhibit located in the apparel hall. In addition, Callaway officials will offer programs specifically for PGA Professionals on the PGA Equipment Forum stage.
For more than a quarter century, Callaway Golf has given unwavering support of PGA Professionals at our marquee membership business event, said PGA of America President Jim Remy. Our partnership with Callaway Golf impacts our membership from apprenticeship through retirement and we are glad PGA Professionals will be able to directly interact with Callaway leadership and learn more about their quality products at the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show.
About the PGA Merchandise Show
Since its inception in 1954, the PGA Merchandise Show has become the worlds most influential golf trade show and the global summit for the business of golf. In January 2010, the PGA Merchandise Show will once again welcome more than 45,000 industry professionals from some 75 countries to uncover the latest trends, source the newest golf merchandise, test the latest equipment, enhance careers, learn proven business best practices, network among peers and grow the business of the game. Nearly 1,000 golf vendors, representing every business sector of golf from market leaders to start-up companies, will display and demonstrate hundreds of thousands of golf merchandise that will appear in golf shops and retail stores throughout the 2010 golf season. For more information, visit www.pgashow.com.
The PGA Merchandise Show is organized in partnership with The PGA of America.
About Callaway Golf
Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) creates products and services designed to make every golfer a better golfer. Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and golf balls, and sells golf accessories, under the Callaway Golf, Odyssey, Top-Flite, Ben Hogan and uPro brands in more than 110 countries worldwide. The company is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. For more information please visit www.callawaygolf.com.
Contact:
Sherry Major | PGA Golf Exhibitions – 716.662.3855 | smajor@reedexpo.com
Tim Buckman | Callaway Golf – 760.804.4133 | tim.buckman@callawaygolf.com
