PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – PGA Professionals, specialty retailers and buyers representing many of the most influential golf clubs, resort destinations and sporting goods retailers are making plans to attend the 2011 PGA Expo, August 22-24, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Positioned in the center of Las Vegas “Fashion Week” and co-located with the MRket®, MODA™ and ACCESSORIES: The Show®* events at the Venetian Resort, the 2011 PGA Expo brings together more than 200 vendors for buyers to explore trends and source the latest merchandise from market leaders, veteran manufacturers and many up-and-coming companies making their mark in the golf market.
“The PGA Expo is the perfect mix of market leaders and fresh new faces and we are pleased that the event is resonating with top buyers who are making plans to attend,” said PGA Golf Exhibitions Industry Vice President John McGeary. “The intimate setting offers the opportunity for buyers to spend quality time getting to know the product and the company, while also personally testing the latest equipment, attending business seminars, networking among colleagues, plus exploring all that Fashion Week has to offer.”
Pre-registered buyers, as of July 11, 2011, represent golf clubs, resort destinations and retailers such as:
ABU DHABI GOLF CLUB (UAE)
ALISAL – RANCH COURSE
AMERICAN GOLF
ANAHEIM HILLS GOLF COURSE
ANGEL PARK GOLF CLUB
ANTHEM GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
AUSTIN COUNTRY CLUB
BILLY CASPER GOLF
BLOOMINGTON COUNTRY CLUB
BOULDERS GOLF CLUB
BRENTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB
BUTCH HARMON SCHOOL OF GOLF
CATHEDRAL CANYON CC
CHAPARRAL COUNTRY CLUB
CONGRESSIONAL CC
COPPER RIVER COUNTRY CLUB
CYPRESS RIDGE GOLF COURSE
DESERT HILLS GOLF COURSE
DESERT HORIZONS COUNTRY CLUB
DESERT MOUNTAIN
DIABLO COUNTRY CLUB
DORADO GOLF COURSE
DRAGONRIDGE COUNTRY CLUB
EAST LAKE GOLF CLUB
EDINA COUNTRY CLUB
EL DORADO GOLF & BEACH CLUB
FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS
GLENMORE COUNTRY CLUB
GOLF TOWN
GOLFSMITH
GOLFTEC
GRAYHAWK GOLF CLUB
HAGGIN OAKS
HONOLULU COUNTRY CLUB
HORSESHOE BAY RESORT
INDIAN RIDGE CC
INDIAN WELLS COUNTRY CLUB
ISLEWORTH COUNTRY CLUB
KO OLINA GOLF CLUB
LAS CAMPANAS
LAS VEGAS NATIONAL GOLF CLUB
LAUREL COUNTRY CLUB
LEGENDARY GOLF MANAGEMENT
LORENA OCHOA GOLF FOUNDATION
LOS CABALLEROS GOLF CLUB
MANDALAY BAY
MCCORMICK RANCH GOLF CLUB
NEVADA BOBS
NEVADA COUNTY COUNTRY CLUB
OAHU COUNTRY CLUB
PAINTED DESERT GOLF CLUB
PALMBROOK COUNTRY CLUB
PALO ALTO MUNI. GOLF COURSE
PETE CARLSONS GOLF AND TENNIS
PINEHURST
PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS
RANCHO SANTA FE
RED ROCK COUNTRY CLUB
RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB
SILVERSTONE GOLF CLUB
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS GOLF CLUB
TALKING STICK GOLF CLUB
THE BRIDGES
THE ESTANCIA CLUB
THE MEN’S WAREHOUSE/MOORE’S
THE PALMS GOLF CLUB
THE REVERE GOLF CLUB
TORREY PINES GOLF COURSE
TOSCANA COUNTRY CLUB
TPC LAS VEGAS
TRADITION GOLF CLUB
TROON GOLF
TUESDAY MORNING
WAIKOLOA VILLAGE GOLF CLUB
WAILEA OLD BLUE
WESTIN MISSION HILLS
With the PGA Expo’s return to the Venetian at the heart of the apparel industry’s “Fashion Week”, some 100,000 qualified apparel buyers will have access to the PGA Expo in addition to the MAGIC™*, MODA™*, MRket®*, and ACCESSORIES: The Show®* events. In 2010, more than 350 apparel buyers from “Fashion Week” events also explored the vendors of the PGA Expo. Additionally, PGA Golf Shows research finds that 60 percent of all apparel-buying PGA Professionals and AGM buyers visited the Fashion Week shows in previous years leading to significant convenience and added value for PGA Expo attendees.
About the 2011 PGA Expo
The 2011 PGA Expo begins with a new Demo Night and industry networking party at the Callaway Golf Center, just off the Las Vegas Strip, on Monday, August 22. PGA Professionals, buyers and industry leaders attending the PGA Expo will be able to field test the newest equipment, training aids and accessories first hand, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m., at the Center’s two-tiered 113-stall lighted driving range, plus the putting and chipping greens. The Center’s Divine Nine, a nine-hole lighted par-3 course, will be the site of a social golf outing and a Demo Night networking party will be offered throughout the facility.
More than 200 golf companies and brands will present and demonstrate their latest merchandise in the Venetian Ballroom on Tuesday, August 23, 9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, August 24, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Attendees can participate in the comprehensive education conference; test equipment right at the Golf Performance & Training Center; uncover the newest merchandise at the New Product Center; and network with colleagues among displays of the latest golf fashion lines in the new Fashion FOREward Spotlight.
Each Show day, the energy on the Show floor will be infused by numerous main stage presentations by industry leaders, golf fashion designers and PGA Professional instructors. Well-known golf instructor Butch Harmon and veteran NBC/Golf Channel broadcaster Mark Rolfing are among main stage presenters on the first day.
Also, the popular Elations Industry Reception will return the first night of exhibition events, Tuesday, Aug. 23, at the TAO Las Vegas in the Grand Canal Shoppes of the Venetian, with a new, complimentary Opening Night After-Party at LAVO in the Palazzo Las Vegas Resort.
Returning to the apparel industry’s “Fashion Week” and the Venetian ballroom, the PGA Expo is positioned at the center of the MAGIC™, MODA™, MRket®, and ACCESSORIES: The Show®* events. Registration for the 2011 PGA Expo is now open online at the re-designed official website of the event, www.pgaexpo.com.
The PGA Expo and PGA Merchandise Show are organized in partnership with The PGA of America.
*MAGIC™ is a trademark of Advanstar Communications Inc. Neither MAGIC nor Advanstar Communications Inc. is affiliated with The PGA of America, PGA 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 Expo, or Reed Exhibitions. PGA 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
