1. Get the second day of the 2023 PGA Show started with an update on the highly anticipated golf courses set to open soon at the new Home of the PGA. The PGA Industry Stage Powered by CapTech will host a 9 a.m. Fireside Chat with architects Gil Hanse and Beau Welling to discuss the Fields Ranch courses at PGA Frisco. Fields Ranch PGA Director of Golf Operations Paul Earnest will also participate to talk about the two courses, which will open later this year when the Fields Ranch East course, designed by Hanse, hosts the 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.
2. PGA of America Members are invited to attend the annual PGA Town Hall in the PGA Member Business Center at 11 a.m. This yearly gathering gives PGA Officers the chance to update their fellow members on the business of the Association, and PGA Professionals can participate in a Q&A session as well.
3. Golf lost a giant when World Golf Hall of Famer Kathy Whitworth passed away last month at age 83. You can take part in remembering the winningest professional golfer of all time by attending a special PGA Industry Stage Powered by CapTech presentation by LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan at 2 p.m. today.
4. Today’s a big day in the Inventor’s Spotlight Pavilion and New Product Zone. At 2 p.m., the United Inventor’s Association will name its annual winners at booth 4017, while the winners of the annual New Product Zone awards will be unveiled in booth 4301 at 3 p.m. Stop by and see which trend-setting new products will take home the hardware!
5. Lights, camera, action! Hollywood star Dennis Quaid will walk the PGA Show Floor carpet this afternoon before a special first look at “The Long Game,” a new golf movie based on a true story. Stop by the PGA Industry Stage Powered by CapTech at 5 p.m. for a sneak peek of the movie with Quaid and director Julio Quintana, which will be folled by a Q&A and cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m.