INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, The Schaumburg Golf Club on Roselle Road has an exciting 2019 shaping up for golfers. First on the tee now is you when you come and work on your game this winter in the updated simulator bays on the lower level of the clubhouse that are now complete with several new Top 100 golf courses and Ryder Cup venues. The second phase of the renovation the Baer Nine should be complete around July 1st and open for play. Schaumburggolf.com or call the club at (847)-885-9000 #teetimes     _____________________________________________________________________

THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation. Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy. At the 2019 PGA Merchandise Show, Orlando Florida

(REPORTING FROM ORLANDO-and the Orange County Convention Center)

On Tuesday the demo day at the Orange County National Golf Club was packed with show attendee’s and one of the hot spots was the Wilson space when you entered the range area.

There was a line to hit and check out the new Wilson Driver Cortex and Wilson’s other clubs. The Distance challenge was a big hit in more ways than one.

This year being at demo day was different for the winner of Driver vs Driver 2, Evan Hoffman, because last year he was a secret and was kept away from most everyone who did visit the Wilson area, because it wasn’t supposed to be known who the finalists were.

Driver vs Driver 2 winner Evan Hoffman holds his winning driver the Cortex at the Wilson booth on Demo day

This year was different. Hoffman was one of the big hits with both media, and golf professionals lined up to meet him and Hoffman could talk to anyone he wanted.

Hoffman called the process nerve wracking, saying he knew that other finalists had good designs and you don’t know what the judges will do or think.

While the show ran only six weeks on the Golf Channel , the entire process took over one year to complete. But the process is one that Hoffman would go through again in “a heartbeat”. There was a hint from Wilson Golf President Tim Clarke that another show could be in the works, and an announcement could come in a few months, stay tuned.

Click here to hear the interview with Driver vs Driver 2 Winner Evan Hoffman.

Hoffman spent demo day looking at other equipment around the big circular range, who knows what he might come up with next time, if Wilson has another club creation program. See more at Wilsongolf.com