2013 PGA EXPO

Golf industry leaders inspired by new products and business solutions 

With the most extensive showing of leading golf brands and a significant increase in attending industry professionals, the 2013 PGA Expo proved to be a valuable platform for previewing new golf merchandise from some 200 vendors, testing the latest equipment; participating in hands-on, high impact teaching and business education programs and networking among peers. 

 

Scene and Heard: Wednesday at the 2013 PGA Expo
For his final report from Las Vegas this week, PGA.com’s John Kim was determined to discover products that are so imaginative, different and useful that you just have to have them. So what made his cut? A collection of products truly unique and innovative, that's what. 

 

Scene and Heard: Tuesday at the 2013 PGA Expo
PGA.com's John Kim created Tuesday's "Scene and Heard" column under the premise of "Stuff I Want." There are more than 200 exhibitors here and, quite honestly, they've all got great products, so what caught his eye? Click on in and find out.

 

Leading brands and influential buyers headline 2013 PGA Expo
When the doors swung open on Tuesday, it marked the PGA Expo's most extensive showing of top golf brands and industry professionals to participate in recent years. Thousands of PGA Professionals, golf buyers and industry leaders from 47 U.S. states and 14 countries are on hand to source the newest golf-related merchandise, test the latest equipment and learn the latest in technology advancements, instruction and business, all while networking with their peers.

 

PGA Expo gets into full swing with Demo Night and education programs
The PGA Expo teed off Monday with in-depth education programs and product testing of the newest equipment, training aids and accessories during the PGA Expo Demo Night at the TaylorMade Golf Experience. Nearly 40 golf companies showcased new products, among them PING, TaylorMade and Foresight Sports.

 

Scene and Heard: Monday at the 2013 PGA Expo
Another PGA Expo began on Monday in beautiful Las Vegas, but this year there is definitely a different vibe. For years, the site of Demo Night was the Callaway Golf Center just down from the famed Las Vegas Strip, but though the location was the same, the name was simply the Las Vegas Golf Center. The significance is that no single manufacturer had a dominant presence, and thus many of them showed up.

 

PGA Expo features new business and education programming in Vegas
The PGA Expo features the most extensive showing of top golf brands and pre-registered industry professionals to participate in the annual industry event in recent years. Thousands of PGA Professionals, golf buyers and industry leaders are expected to attend the PGA Expo to source the newest golf-related merchandise from some 200 vendors; test the latest equipment; learn the most innovative advancements in golf technology; participate in hands-on, high impact teaching and business education programs and network among peers.

 

2011 PGA Teacher of Year Malaska featured in Demo Night workshop
Mike Malaska, the 2011 PGA of America Teacher of the Year, Worldwide Director of Jack Nicklaus Golf Academies and PGA Director of Instruction for Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in the Phoenix metropolitan area, is the featured instructor for the Instructional Workshop at PGA Expo Demo Night, sponsored by Orange Whip Trainer, on Monday, Aug. 19.

 

Networking opportunities and shared best practices help drive business
PGA Professionals, golf buyers and industry leaders attending the 2013 PGA Expo can anticipate numerous opportunities to share best practices and network with colleagues from around the world. Networking programs are becoming an increasingly important aspect of the PGA Expo, where more than 200 top golf brands and companies will showcase the latest equipment, training aids, fashions and accessories.

 

Demos and product testing bring new technology focus to PGA Expo
The 2013 PGA Expo will feature a renewed focus on technology innovations in equipment, teaching aids and golf services with the introduction of the new PGA Expo Technology Symposium and “Tech Talk” demonstrations, plus access to hands-on product testing of the newest technology from leading vendors indoors at the Club Performance Testing Center and outdoors at the annual PGA Expo Demo Night.

 

Strong showing of apparel brands and equipment companies at PGA Expo
The 2013 PGA Expo will host a record number of equipment companies, led by Ping and Callaway, along with all of the best names in golf apparel and accessories, plus a concentration on golf technology products and services among the more than 200 golf-related vendors at the annual industry marketplace. 

 

PGA Fast Track, Jump Start education programs available at PGA Expo
The PGA’s Fast-Track Leadership Seminar and Certified Professional Program 2.0 top the new additions to an already diverse education conference at the 2013 PGA Expo. The enhanced education schedule provides PGA Professionals and industry leaders with a variety of high-level, national education programs to organize a custom educational calendar while sourcing the latest merchandise among more than 200 golf vendors and networking among peers at the industry’s annual golf marketplace.

 

Fashion is center stage at 2013 PGA Expo designer panel and Fashion Row
Fashion once again is in the spotlight of the 2013 PGA Expo, when nearly 100 top golf and resort apparel companies converge at The Venetian Resort Casino Hotel and at the center of Las Vegas “Fashion Week” for 2014 apparel line introductions, designer panel discussions on the latest trends, special events and professional networking among thousands of golf, resort and activewear buyers.

 

TaylorMade Golf Company to exhibit at PGA Expo in Las Vegas 
TaylorMade Golf Company returns to the PGA Expo for the first time in 15 years to showcase its newly announced SLDR driver and host the PGA Expo Demo Night at its new TaylorMade Golf Experience location.  Additionally, TaylorMade is joined by adidas Golf and Ashworth, which have exhibited for the last three years at the PGA Expo.

 

PGA Expo returns to Venetian Resort in Las Vegas August 19-21 
The PGA Expo, the industry retail springboard for golf equipment, accessories and apparel in the second half of the golf season, returns to The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino. Multiple fashion tradeshows will take place at The Venetian and in Las Vegas during the PGA Expo timeframe, providing synergy to golf industry apparel buyers and manufacturers. Attending industry professionals also will have access to high-level golf instruction and business education seminars at the PGA Expo from leading PGA teachers and industry executives.