Reigning with excitement the PGA Showhttps://www.pgashow.com/en-us.html takes off this week in Orlando Florida with a whole lot to do and see. The Show is an amazing line-up of some of the top golf product and service companies in the world, yet only industry professionals are invited to attend. But we all know that where there’s a will there’s a way, so everyone who loves golf somehow finds a way to get through the entry doors at the Orange County Convention Center.
This mega-show, its 69th presentation, will, however, from Tuesday to Friday have a scaled-down version of its original 10-miles-of-aisles self, due to the social and economic impact of COVID, along with the perilous travel situation that still exists across the globe. This year, the PGA Show will have more of a ’boutique’ feel. Exhibitors will be there–500 are estimated to attend–but just not in the thousands that normally perpetuate this event. Typically, 50,000 industry professionals descend on the PGA Show from every state and countless countries around the world.
This year, a substantial reduction to that number is expected. Yet, with more than 16,000 golf courses and facilities in the USA, recreation and sport both amateur and professional make the PGA Show a destination to attend.
Over the next several days our reporters will be on the ground and we’ll give you a glimpse of things that are happening including shared highlights of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion educational seminar (of which we are a proud Title Sponsor), African American exhibitors (such as Buck-A-Fogey) displaying their products and services, and more.
The Show provides a multiplicity of core economic benefits to the golf industry, even with an appreciation for the magic of transforming one-million square feet of exhibition space into the world’s largest 3-day golf city. The golf industry churns out $85 billion annually and employs over two-million Americans.
The 2021 edition was a virtual affair because of COVID-19 and the 2022 version is also being impacted by the global pandemic. This year, the Show management has also put into place cautionary procedures to keep everyone safe.
The PGA Show is still the world’s largest golf exhibition, business and educational event.
