Chi
Chi Rodriguez At Golf Show Jan.17-19
Chi Chi
Rodriguez is known as one of the greatest showmen in sports history and one of
the most recognizable faces in professional golf and area golfers will have the
opportunity to meet him at the Saturday January 18 North Coast Golf Show at the
17th Annual New Jersey Golf Show held in the Garden State Exhibit Center, 50
Atrium Drive, Somerset, NJ.
The show, which runs from Friday January 17 through
Sunday January 19 is staged by the North Coast Golf Shows and has become a great
mid-winter break for many New York and Tri-County area golfers and in years past
is a showcase for several area golf facilities. Chi Chi brings to the show a highly respected career that
includes 38 professional wins including 22 Champions Tour victories. He was the
first Puerto Rican to be inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame in
1992.
His passion for assisting youngsters
led him to create The Chi Chi Roddriguez Youth Foundation and spends countless
hours devoted to "Chi Chi's kids" and is also very active in the golf community
throughout Puerto Rico .
He currently resides in Dorado,
Puerto Rico and serves as the Ambassador for the PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open. He
no longer plays competively but takes parst in many corporate outings throughout
the United States and Puerto Rico each
year.
Other special guest at this weekend's
show includes Michael Breed, director of instruction at the Michael Breed Golf
Academy located at the Manhattan Woods Golf Club in West Nyack, NY and The
Putting Doctor Joseph Bermel Jr. who contributes putting tips in our Golfing
Highlights Column.
This show is tabbed as a consumer
golf exposition, in a three-day "Golf Theme Park" that features a wide array of
displays, demonstrations and interactive activities designed to educate and
entertain the golf enthusiast.
Upwards of 200 booths with
exhibitors from across the country are expected to attend and will offer for
sale the latest in golf equipment and accessories as well as golf apparel,
artwork, real estate, destination packages and much, much
more.
Numerous participatory activities
will also be available for golfers of all skill levels. There will be a
long-drive championship, the manufacturers demo range, long putt championship
and free lessons from local PGA Professionals. The demo range is where you can
swing, hit and compare the latest clubs.
The hours for the show are Friday 1-6
p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 adults and free to children under
12.
The show is staged and managed by
North Coast Golf Show President Joe Stegh. Driving directions are available
at www.northcoastgolfshows.com
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