Award-winning Revere Golf Club set to host tourneys day before annual west coast golf business event, August 16
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – PGA Professionals, golf buyers and industry leaders can participate in the PGA Fall Expo golf event of their choice – the $7,000 PGA Professional Challenge Cup, the Amateur Shoot-Out or the Industry Golf Outing – on Monday, August 16, the day prior to the opening of the 2010 PGA Fall Expo, August 17-18, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Revere Golf Club in nearby Henderson will host all three tournaments placing a premium on product testing, professional networking, competition and fun in one award-winning golf destination.
“The 2010 PGA Fall Expo Tournament Day has been bolstered this year by giving our attendees more options than ever before,” said PGA Golf Exhibitions Group Vice President Ed Several. “Whether competing among PGA Professional peers for the $7,000 purse, mixing among PGA Professionals and amateurs for great prizes in the Amateur Shoot-Out or simply playing at a premier facility among friends, the PGA Fall Expo Tournament Day is an enjoyable and valuable way to launch the business at hand during the PGA Fall Expo.”
Well-known as a premier U.S. golf destination located just 20 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, Revere Golf Club is the holder of Golf World’s 2010 Reader’s Choice Award; Golf Digest’s 2008/2009 Best Places to Play (4 ½ stars) and Golf World’s 100 Best Golf Shops 2009 Winner. Additionally, Revere Golf Club will be the host facility of the 4th Annual PGA Fall Expo Demo Day, held simultaneously to the tournaments, where leading golf companies will provide attendees with real golf testing experience of the latest products.
The PGA PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGE CUP
All PGA Professionals and LPGA Members may choose to compete in this four-ball stroke play (two-person team) tournament for a total purse of $7,000. The Cup will be played on the Lexington Course of Revere Golf Club with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start. A first-place team prize of $2,000 will be awarded and 20 percent of the field will receive a pay-out. Each team must have at least one PGA Professional and the field will be limited to 100 players/50 teams. The entry fee is $150 and includes complimentary shuttle bus service from The Venetian Hotel to The Revere Golf Club (round trip); range balls; green fees; cart; breakfast; lunch; gift bag; and purse. Awards will be presented on the main stage of the PGA Fall Expo Show floor on Tuesday afternoon, August 17. For more information on the PGA Professional Challenge Cup and to register, visit www.pgaexpo.com.
AMATEUR SHOOT-OUT
Amateurs, PGA Professionals and LPGA Members electing to play with amateur partners will have the opportunity for a great day of golf, prizes, networking and product testing at the PGA Fall Expo Amateur Shoot-Out. The four-person scramble will be played on the Concord Course of Revere Golf Club with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start. The event features many contests, prizes and premium trophies. The entry fee is $150 and includes complimentary shuttle bus service from The Venetian Hotel to The Revere Golf Club (round trip); range balls; green fees; cart; breakfast; lunch; gift bag; trophies, prizes and contests. Awards will be presented on the main stage of the PGA Fall Expo Show floor on Tuesday afternoon, August 17. For more information on the Amateur Shoot-Out and to register, visit www.pgaexpo.com.
PGA FALL EXPO INDUSTRY GOLF OUTING
All PGA Fall Expo registered attendees can play at the award-winning Lexington Course with industry peers for an enjoyable afternoon of networking and premier destination golf. The Outing begins with a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start and the $100 entry fee includes range balls; green fees; cart; boxed lunch, gift bags, prizes and contests.
About the PGA Fall Expo
The 2010 PGA Fall Expo will begin with Outdoor Demo Day and three Industry Golf Tournaments on Monday, August 16, at the award-winning Revere Golf Club in nearby Henderson, Nev. More than 250 golf companies will present and demonstrate their latest merchandise in new, upscale, all-inclusive exhibit displays at the Venetian Resort & Convention Center on Tuesday, August 17, 9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, August 18, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PGA Golf Exhibitions, The PGA of America and the Association of Golf Merchandisers will again collaborate on a comprehensive education program offered to attendees at no cost, Aug. 17-18, on the Show floor and in adjacent meeting rooms. The complimentary PGA Fall Expo Career Fair returns in 2010 to provide golf employers and attending professionals with continuing opportunities to network and source golf industry employment opportunities. And, among multiple networking events, the popular Industry Welcome Reception will return the first night of exhibition events, Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the popular TAO Las Vegas in the Grand Canal Shoppes of the Venetian.
This year’s PGA Fall Expo has moved to the Venetian Resort & Convention Center at the heart of the apparel industry’s “Fashion Week” and the MAGIC™, MODA™, MRket®, and ACCESSORIES: The Show®* events. It is an industry-only event and is not open to the public. Buyers, exhibitors and PGA Professionals can register and learn more information about the 2010 PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas online at www.pgaexpo.com.
The PGA Fall Expo, 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 Merchandise Show in Orlando and the Ontario PGA Golf Merchandise Show in Toronto, Canada.
*MAGIC™ is a trademark of Advanstar Communications Inc. Neither MAGIC nor Advanstar Communications Inc. is affiliated with The PGA of America, PGA Fall Expo, or Reed Exhibitions. MODA™, MRket®, and ACCESSORIES: The Show® are trademarks of Business Journals, Inc. These shows and Business Journals, Inc. are not affiliated with The PGA of America, PGA Fall Expo, or Reed Exhibitions. PGA Fall Expo® is a registered trademark owned by The PGA of America.
Contact:
Sherry Major
PGA Golf Exhibitions
716.662.3855
smajor@reedexpo.com
Jamie Carbone
PGA of America
561.624.8446
jcarbone@pgahq.com
