Arrowhead offers Golf Demo Day

On the lower level of Arrowhead Golf Club's clubhouse in Wheaton, thousands of customers have passed beneath an assertive-looking pelican.

It's the logo of Pelican Golf, a full-service golf experience featuring personalized club fitting and repair and golf-related merchandise that opened in April 2016.

Pelican will offer a Golf Demo Day that includes short clinics from PGA professionals, raffle prizes, giveaways, discounted merchandise and beer tastings from Revolution Brewing for those older than 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the clubhouse, 26W151 Butterfield Road, Wheaton.

"Demo day is a great way to see and try equipment from different manufacturers in one place," said Bruce Stoller, director of golf. "The big advantage to an outdoor event is the ability to see the golf ball actually fly through the air instead of into a net."

That's thanks to the club's lighted driving range, renovated in 2015. With dozens of bays, an automatic ball dispenser, and abundant wildflowers, it was named Best Golf Driving Range by West Suburban Living magazine's readers for 2017. It elevates Pelican Golf's service, too.

"Pelican has all the latest fitting technology and a very knowledgeable staff," Stoller said. "They also have access to all manufacturers, which means players get fitted for the equipment best for them. Many places with this technology don't have access to an outdoor range, so customers can't see actual ball flight."

The first 200 guests receive a tee gift and entry into two grand prize drawings: a $2,500 custom-fit set of golf clubs and a 50-inch television.

Free golf clinics from PGA assistant golf professionals Andrew Ogata and Matthew Nations are giveaways of a different sort. Putting takes the green at 11 a.m., chipping at noon, bunker at 1 p.m., and full swing at 2 p.m.

Guests also will get a first look at Arrowhead's new golf skate caddies, a hybrid of a traditional golf cart and a scooter shown to reduce play time by up to 25 percent.

"I hope people learn a little bit from the clinics," Stoller said.

"I also think seeing what Pelican offers will help people realize what a great resource we have here at Arrowhead and how their game can be improved with the proper equipment."

To learn about Pelican Golf and the demo day, visit arrowheadgolfclub.org.