PGA Golf Shop

The PGA Golf Shop: Merchandising & Design Center is designed to focus on “educating” PGA Professionals/Golf Industry Professionals on how to drive “sell-thru” by utilizing partners such as Bauer International and selected apparel & equipment companies who offer more than product.

This replica of a high-end working golf shop featured a wide range of merchandise categories, hands-on learning models, as well as on-site experts, including the PGA of America Merchandisers of the Year and the Association of Golf Merchandisers Award Winners. These key industry professionals were be available to discuss retail best practices (covering Resort, Public and Private categories), share merchandising insights and offer proven strategies and advice on how to drive bottom line earnings.

A special thank you to our presenters:

Melissa & Dan Dempsey - The International GolfRite Learning Center

Beth Ann Riecke - Retail Consultant, Fort Wayne, IN (AGM Front Nine Award Winner)

Sheryl Bindelglass - Retail Consultant, Martinsville, NJ (AGM Front Nine Award Winner)

Joseph Galan Jr. - New Jersey Section 2007 (PGA MOY Award Winner)

Adam Carney - National 2007 (PGA MOY Award Winner)

Kevin Edwards - Philadelphia Section 2007 (PGA MOY Award Winner)

Shim La Goy - Northern California Section 2007 (PGA MOY Award Winner)

Additional thanks to Willy Choma of WPC Retail Consulting for once again acting as lead consultant in the development of the 2008 PGA Golf Shop: Merchandising & Design Center Presented by Bauer International.

A special thanks to our participating companies:

adidas Golf
Ash City
Ben Hogan
CHAMP/MacNeill Engineering
Cocchia
Creative Metal Castings
Glove It
Golf Digest Publications
Golf Logix
House of Carrington
Jack Nicklaus Sportswear
L.B. Belt Company
Leading Edge
Legendary Headwear
Name it Golf
Nick Price Apparel
Smith & Tweed
Sport-Haley, Inc.
Tehama

The $5,000 Sweepstakes Certificate offered by Bauer International was drawn on the Fashion Show Stage on Saturday, January 19th at 12:00 Noon and was won by Mike Socha from Hot Springs Villages, AR.