Heard at the PGA Show: Friday

  • “It’s interesting to see how the PGA Show has changed and evolved over the past 10 years. There are more people of color at the Show, which is great, and there are more women, youths and young men and women.” —Jimmy Beers, PGA Owner, Jimmy Beers Golf, Stow, Ohio
  • “I’ve come to the PGA Show for at least 20 years, and every year I come I find something new and exciting for our golf shop. I like to keep our inventory fresh for our members, and the best way to do that is to walk the aisles of the PGA Show and see everything that’s out there. Today, I found headcovers I can customize for our member-guest event and to sell in the shop.” —Justin Japour, PGA, Director of Golf, Sunset Hills Country Club, Carrollton, Georgia
  • “It’s always interesting to talk to people during the first two days of the PGA Show to get their input and perspective on our new Callaway golf balls and new Elyte equipment. Sometimes I just listen and learn from their perspectives. The energy and enthusiasm at the Show the first two days and the Demo Day have been off the charts. The new Callaway Chrome Soft Tour Triple Diamond won’t be released officially until Jan. 31, but it’s already the talk of the Show in our booth.” —Mike Brennan, Senior Manager, Golf Balls, Callaway Golf
  • “There is only one way to stay abreast of the newest technologies in clubs and golf equipment, and that’s coming to the PGA Show, where all the companies are under one roof. It has almost become a situation where if you have last year’s driver, you have a VHS tape from 15 years ago. You’re behind the times. The future is now at the PGA Show.”
    —Chris Sheffield, PGA, Head Golf Professional, Yocha Dehe Golf Club, Brooks, California
  • “The variety of apparel companies at the PGA Show this year is dynamite – everybody has new offerings. I also got in a couple of PGA Education sessions, which were fabulous. That’s the beauty of the PGA Show – there are so many things to do and companies to see, but only nine hours or so every day to accomplish everything.” —Chris Champagne, PGA, Head Professional at The Preserve Golf Club, Biloxi, Mississippi