I'm not a fan of early morning departures. I don't like early morning anything for that matter, but having only one free day this week, I booked a 6:55AM flight to Orlando and dutifully left my house before sunrise yesterday - in the middle of a snowstorm - for a turn-around trip to the PGA Merchandise show. The last flight back to NY was at 7:55PM which left me just enough time to do what I had to do and get back to my winter wonderland.
If you're into golf in any kind of business sense, the PGA show is an event you probably want to attend. With so many of the industry's major names exhibiting and/or attending, it's certainly the best place you can go to get a feel for the golf world's current mood and it's near term outlook. It's also a great place to meet in person, some of the golf people you've met virtually via Twitter and Facebook.
I'll be posting my observations later today. In the meantime you're probably wondering what the photo at left, featuring a race car and a couple of young ladies in
Photo via my awesome Facebook friend Dennis Thomas
So bummed I had to miss it, but there's always next year.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your insights.
Patricia,
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for some toasty, warm Florida observations.
My toes are still icy, cold from this morning's commute!
Them Booth Babes have no respect for the country club dress code.
ReplyDeleteGreat meeting you yesterday Patricia. I'm expecting to see some shots of the hula skirt girls later. I'm sure they sold lots of sunglasses... or whatever it was they were selling.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious as to how the golf industry handled it's first big post-Tiger-scandal trade show. I didn't make it this year but the past couple of years it seems you could walk more than a couple of yards with out being confronted with some kind of oversize image of the world number one.
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ReplyDeleteI've heard some companies have scaled back this year. Is it true that Taylormade skipped the demo day? I was shocked to hear that.
ReplyDeleteI didn't make it this year but the past couple of years it seems you could walk more than a couple of yards with out being confronted with some kind of oversize image of the world number one.
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