Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Ken Griffey Jr., Lee Trevino, Natalie Gulbis, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson, Tom Kite, Chip Beck, Michael Breed, Butch Harmon, Hank Haney & More …
NORWALK, Conn. – Many of the 1,000-plus golf companies and brands at the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show will host celebrities, PGA & LPGA stars and renowned PGA teachers during PGA Merchandise Show events, January 25-28, 2012, in Orlando, Fla.
PGA Merchandise Show week tees off with the PGA Show Outdoor Demo Day, January 25, at Orange County National Golf Center with a full schedule of special events and celebrity appearances including:
• 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Jay Golden – Golf Comedy Clinic, Tee 3
• 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Frankly Golf – Approach to Teaching, Tee 3
• 10:30 a.m. Celebrity Appearance – Mike Dobbyn, JumboMax Golf Grips Tent
• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Peter Johncke – Trick Shot Master, Tee 3
• 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Brian Crowell – Slice Free Golf, Tee 3
• 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Celebrity Appeareance – Lexi Thompson, Cobra PUMA GOLF Cube
• 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Michael Breed – Three Degree Putting Solution, Tee 3
• 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Nike Golf Athlete Exhibition TBA
• 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Celebrity Appearance – Ronnie Renner, Cobra PUMA GOLF Cube
• 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Dennis Walters – Golf Lessons and Life Lessons, Tee 3
• 2:00 p.m. Celebrity Appearance – Mike Dobbyn, JumboMax Golf Grips Tent
• 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PX3 Athletics, Tee 3
• 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Celebrity Appearance – Blair O’Neal, Cobra PUMA GOLF Cube
PGA World Golf Hall of Fame member Jack Nicklaus will open the PGA Merchandise Show on Thursday morning, January 26, during the event’s Opening Ceremony and lead the industry’s keynote address on Golf 2.0 ~ an industry-wide initiative to grow participation in golf, on the PGA Forum Stage. Ken Griffey Jr., representing the U.S. Boys and Girls Club, joins Nicklaus and PGA officials to announce an exciting new program targeting junior golfers.
Throughout the three-day PGA Merchandise Show, January 26-28, at the Orange County Convention Center, PGA & LPGA stars such as Tom Kite, Lee Trevino, Chip Beck, Natalie Gulbis, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson and Diego Velasquez will be joined by top PGA teachers such as Hank Haney and Michael Breed, along with a host of trick-shot artists, long-drive champions, fashion designers, inventors, actors and authors.
The celebrity and special events schedule is updated daily at www.pgashow.com. Currently, appearances include:
Jack Nicklaus
Ken Griffey Jr.
Tom Kite
Lee Trevino
Chip Beck
Lexi Thompson
Anna Nordqvist
Paula Creamer
Hank Haney
Natalie Gulbis
Butch Harmon
Dave Pelz
Nancy Lopez
Michael Breed
Diego Velasquez
Blair O’Neal
Sophie Horn
Renee Powell
Billy Casper
Mike Dobbyn
Peter Johncke
Brian Crowell
Ronnie Renner
John Ashworth
Mossimo Giannulli
Brian Gay
Karen Stupples
Nicole Smith
Ryan O’Toole
David O’Keefe
About the PGA Merchandise Show
The 2012 PGA Merchandise Show, held January 26-28, in Orlando, Fla., will welcome some 1,000 top golf companies and brands and more than 40,000 industry professionals from around the world to the industry’s 59th annual global summit for the business of golf. Outdoor Demo Day, the world’s largest professional golf testing event, tees off the Show on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Orange County National Golf Center. During Show days, PGA Professionals, retailers and industry leaders will uncover the latest trends, source the newest golf merchandise, test the latest equipment, learn proven business best practices, network among peers and move forward the business of the game. Organized in partnership with The PGA of America as a trade-only event, the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show will be held in the Orange County Convention Center ~ 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Jan. 26-27; and 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Jan. 28. For more information, visit www.pgashow.com.
Contact:
Sherry Major
(716) 662-3855
smajor@reedexpo.com
