Another Great Minnesota Golf Show is over, and based on the comments of some of the exhibitors and my experience from Sunday afternoon, it appeared to be quite successful.Personally, I don't recall seeing a Sunday afternoon that busy. Frequently, exhibitors were starting to take down their booths shortly after 2 pm but not this year. There were plenty of people wandering the halls, hitting balls and getting free lessons provided by my fellow Minnesota Section PGA professionals, and picking up last minute deals. Of course, I don't think Sunday's 64*, perfectly sunny sky did anything to deter people from coming. In fact, the combination of the later date and the perfect golf weather only increased everyone's desire to get playing.
In fact, I was even swayed to part with some of my hard earned money when lured into the Lyons Golf & Associates booth. The salesperson invited me to come in and make an offer, any offer, on any of their remaining inventory. Turned out, Lyons is owned by Jeremy Segal, a (former?) MGA player. I ended up purchasing a pair of $100 retail Callaway golf shoes for ... well, it was almost stealing!! Thanks, Jeremy -- I'll think about you every time I wear them.
And while we all know that more cold weather, and (ugh) snow, is still quite likely before the golf season gets into full swing (pun intended), yesterday saw the first course opening in MN with more to come in the next few days. What could be better than an early start to this golf season?
Until next time-
Doug
(Picture courtesy of Natalie Gille, MGA Associate Member from "Swing and Dine".)
