NORWALK, Conn. – PGA Golf Exhibitions and Cobra Golf today announced the company’s plans to participate in the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida, January 28-30. Cobra also will participate in the Outdoor Demo Day at the Orange County National Golf Center on January 27. Cobra last exhibited as a stand-alone vendor at the PGA Merchandise Show in 2002.
“Cobra Golf is pleased to participate in the PGA Merchandise Show again in 2010, as a show floor exhibitor and at the Outdoor Demo Day,” said Brian Zender, Cobra Golf General Manager. “The PGA Show provides a unique opportunity to interact with our best customers and support the PGA of America. Since Cobra’s inception, the PGA community has supported our company and products, and we look forward to showcasing an enitrely new Cobra product line for 2010.”
During Outdoor Demo Day, Cobra will showcase the company’s new ZL Driver, S2 Metals and Irons, and will unveil two additional new products at the PGA Show.
During Show Days, Cobra will help anchor the equipment hall with an exhibition presence. Some 40,000 PGA Professionals and golf retailers from around the world will come to the PGA Merchandise Show to see nearly 1,000 golf vendors, representing every business sector of golf from market leaders to start-up companies. The merchandise and trends discovered at the show will appear in golf shops and retail stores throughout the 2010-2011 golf season.
“We are especially pleased to welcome Cobra back to the PGA Merchandise Show,” said PGA Golf Exhibitions Group Vice President and General Manager Ed Several. “Our attending PGA Professionals and golf retailers that come from all over the world will surely benefit from first-hand knowledge and testing of Cobra’s newest equipment, both at Outdoor Demo Day and on the Show floor.”
About the PGA Merchandise Show
Since its inception in 1954, the PGA Merchandise Show has become the world’s most influential golf trade show and the global summit for the business of golf. In January 2010, influential golf manufacturers will exhibit; international leaders will address industry issues; timely education seminars and relevant best practices will be offered; new golf employment initiatives will be launched; and professional networking will build important relationships. More than 40,000 industry professionals from some 75 countries will source the newest golf merchandise from nearly 1,000 golf vendors within one million gross square feet of interactive exhibit space of the Orange County Convention Center, Jan. 28-30, 2010. On January 27th, the 8th Annual Outdoor Demo Day provides the setting for the world’s largest professional testing event as nearly 90 golf vendors demonstrate product attributes exclusively for PGA Professionals and invited retailers at the 42-acre practice facility of Orange County National Golf Center. For more information and to register to attend the 57th PGA Merchandise Show, visit www.pgashow.com.
The PGA Merchandise Show, organized in partnership with The PGA of America, is one of three leading golf trade shows in PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions’ golf portfolio including the PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas and the Ontario PGA Golf Merchandise Show in Toronto, Canada.
About Cobra Golf
Cobra Golf is a Platinum Sponsor and significant supporter of PGA members. As part of Acushnet, Cobra, Titleist and Footjoy are sponsors of the PGA Professional National Championship, PGA Club Professional Player of the Year Rankings, education initiatives, and personal use equipment and staff programs. Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra Golf are also substantial contributors to and Founding Partners of The PGA’s Golf Retirement Plus™ program.
Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra Golf comprise the Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO). For more information, please contact Joe Gomes, Director of Communications (508.979.3211) or visit us online at www.titleist.com.
Contact:
PGA Merchandise Show: Sherry Major, (716) 662-3855, smajor@reedexpo.com
Cobra Golf: Todd Colburn, Director of Marketing 800-917-3300