The 2023 West Michigan Golf Show

The 2023 West Michigan Golf Show has come and gone. This is my 4th year attending, so I've become accustomed to the regular booths and vendors - Maple Hill has the biggest booth in the show, Treetops Resort has their Hole In One challenge, etc.

The 2022 show left me with an email inbox full of spam, so this year, I created an alternate email account specifically for golf spam. Trouble is, in 2023, they rolled out a feature at every booth wherein you'd scan your ticker (pre-loaded with your email address) in order to enter their contests and giveaways, so my golf spam email address was moot.

Speaking of, in years past, I walked out with a bag full of trinkets - ball markers, tees, stickers, coupons, etc. The 2023 show seemed a little low on swag. In fact, it felt like there were fewer vendors overall.

There was one guy who had spent time at the PGA Trade Show in Florida who brought a bunch of PGA merch and pre-production balls up to sell...In 2022, I bought a bunch of Bridgestone balls from him, and did likewise in 2023, although his selection was a bit more picked over in 2023. But, he seemed to have more brands in 2023, so there is that.

Stay tuned for a golf ball dissection post!

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