Rosemont gets into swing with Chicago Golf Show
Nearly 20,000 golfers are expected in Rosemont this weekend for one of the largest golf shows in the Midwest. The Chicago Golf Show opened Friday at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, and continues 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.
First held in 1984, it was the first consumer golf show in the United States.
The show has more than 180 vendors, a 4,500-square-foot demo area and appearances by top PGA professionals.
For more information, visit www.chicagogolfshow.com
Casey Brozek, right, the golf pro at Crystal Lake Country Club, helps John Bigwood of Evanston, with his swing.
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Dan Moss of Des Plaines tries his luck at an 80-foot putt, in the Longest Putt Contest on Friday. He didn't win.
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Peter Cahill of Arlington Heights tries out the Visual Sports Swing Track Simulator at the Chicago Golf Show at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
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Golfers search for new bags at the Chicago Golf Show at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
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Ten-year-old Tommy Mikuta of Naperville powers a drive on the golf range at the Chicago Golf Show at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
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Tony Albano of Park Ridge tries drives into the Visual Sports Swing Track Simulator.
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