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the world’s largest b2b golf event specials and promotions; plus some 47 testing bays at the indoor Equipment Test Center, a New Product Zone for a one-stop shopping of the newest golf merchandise; an Inventor’s Spotlight Pavilion for patented products not yet available at retail; and numerous specialty exhibitor pavilions including a PGA Golf Travel Pavilion, PGA Partners Pavilion, Women’s Accessories Pavilion, New Exhibitor Discovery Zone, and several international exhibitor pavilions. More than 1,000 media from some 23 countries came to the PGA Merchandise Show to cover the newest golf products, trends, industry announcements and newsmakers of the game. Golf Channel delivered a record 25 hours of coverage from the PGA Show with “Morning Drive” and “Golf Central,” giving viewers worldwide insider access to the “MAJOR of Golf Business,” featuring interviews with industry leaders and insight Attendees during the PGA Merchandise Show held at Orange County Convention Center on Friday, on the latest products and trends for 2016. Jan. 29 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Traci Edwards/The PGA of America). Additionally, Golf Channel instruction programs originated from the PGA Show with “School of Golf ” at the PGA Show Outdoor Demo Day and “The Golf Fix” from the PGA Merchandise Show floor. Also, complementing the many media outlets providing daily live digital coverage, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio Network broadcast 35 hours live during PGA Merchandise Show Week. Daily video and blog reports are available at www.PGA.com and the daily PGA Show News, the official daily publication of the PGA Merchandise Show, is available at www.PGAmagazine. com.  A social media campaign promoted content at #PGAShow and #ThxPGAPro on multiple social media platforms and was widely successful, resulting in strong engagement. PGA Merchandise Show Winners Award-winning PGA Professionals and top golf buyers voted for the three best new products among the merchandise displayed in the PGA Show New Product Zone. The 2016 New Product Zone winning Cushman booth during the PGA Merchandise Show held at Orange County Convention Center on products were: Jan. 29 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Hailey Garrett/The PGA of America). • Scarborough & Tweed - \