Celebrities Make Their Mark on the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show

Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Ken Griffey Jr., Lee Trevino, Natalie Gulbis, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson, Tom Kite, Chip Beck, Michael Breed, Butch Harmon, Hank Haney & More ...

(NORWALK, Conn.) - Many of the 1,000-plus golf companies and brands at the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show will host celebrities, PGA & LPGA stars and renowned PGA teachers during PGA Merchandise Show events, Jan. 25-28 in Orlando, Fla.

PGA Merchandise Show week tees off with the PGA Show Outdoor Demo Day, January 25, at Orange County National Golf Center with a full schedule of special events and celebrity appearances including:
• 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Jay Golden - Golf Comedy Clinic, Tee 3
• 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Frankly Golf - Approach to Teaching, Tee 3
• 10:30 a.m. Celebrity Appearance - Mike Dobbyn, JumboMax Golf Grips Tent
• 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Peter Johncke - Trick Shot Master, Tee 3
• 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Brian Crowell - Slice Free Golf, Tee 3
• 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Celebrity Appeareance - Lexi Thompson, Cobra PUMA GOLF Cube
• 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Michael Breed - Three Degree Putting Solution, Tee 3
• 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Nike Golf Athlete Exhibition TBA
• 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Celebrity Appearance - Ronnie Renner, Cobra PUMA GOLF Cube
• 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Dennis Walters - Golf Lessons and Life Lessons, Tee 3
• 2:00 p.m. Celebrity Appearance - Mike Dobbyn, JumboMax Golf Grips Tent
• 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PX3 Athletics, Tee 3
• 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Celebrity Appearance - Blair O'Neal, Cobra PUMA GOLF Cube

PGA World Golf Hall of Fame member Jack Nicklaus will open the PGA Merchandise Show on Thursday morning, January 26, during the event's Opening Ceremony and lead the industry's keynote address on Golf 2.0 ~ an industry-wide initiative to grow participation in golf, on the PGA Forum Stage. Ken Griffey Jr., representing the U.S. Boys and Girls Club, joins Nicklaus and PGA officials to announce an exciting new program targeting junior golfers.

Throughout the three-day PGA Merchandise Show, January 26-28, at the Orange County Convention Center, PGA & LPGA stars such as Tom Kite, Lee Trevino, Chip Beck, Natalie Gulbis, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson and Diego Velasquez will be joined by top PGA teachers such as Hank Haney and Michael Breed, along with a host of trick-shot artists, long-drive champions, fashion designers, inventors, actors and authors.

The celebrity and special events schedule is updated daily at www.pgashow.com. Currently, appearances include:

* Jack Nicklaus
* Ken Griffey Jr.
* Tom Kite
* Lee Trevino
* Chip Beck
* Lexi Thompson
* Anna Nordqvist
* Paula Creamer
* Hank Haney
* Natalie Gulbis
* Butch Harmon
* Dave Pelz
* Nancy Lopez
* Michael Breed
* Diego Velasquez
* Blair O'Neal
* Sophie Horn
* Renee Powell
* Billy Casper
* Mike Dobbyn
* Peter Johncke
* Brian Crowell
* Ronnie Renner
* John Ashworth
* Mossimo Giannulli
* Brian Gay
* Karen Stupples
* Nicole Smith
* Ryan O'Toole
* David O'Keefe

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