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GolfProHelp.com Newsletter
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Issue 30, December, 2002
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In this issue:

* In The News
* Sponsor
* GolfProHelp.com Resources
* The Big 6 with... The Gean-Edwards Company
* Calendar
* Classified
* Giveaways
* Subscribe/Unsubscribe Info

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* In The News
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PGA Golf Exhibitions' education conference schedule features more than 60 seminars for registered attendees of the PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 22-26, in Orlando. Professional development programs will be presented to attending buyers and industry members at the Orange County Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jan. 22-25. Nearly 20 PGA of America member education programs will be staged Jan. 20-23 at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Grand Cypress Academy of Golf, Hawk's Landing GC and the Renaissance Orlando Resort. For more info, visit http://www.pgamerchandiseshow.com/

A panel discussion on the state of the business of golf and its future will be held during the PGA of America's first Business of Golf Conference, from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Jan. 22, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The conference will focus on the wide impact that technological advances in the equipment sector have had on the golf industry. The first of two sessions will address television's perspective of golf as programming and a business, the effect of public investment in the game and the role golf's major championships have in the promotion of the game and in highlighting the advances in player performance and golf equipment. Panelists include CBS Sports President Sean McManus, NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, USGA Executive Director David Fay, Augusta National General Manager Jim Armstrong and Royal and Ancient Secretary Peter Dawson. The second session will address technology and its effect on the performance for professionals and every day players, plus its effect on golf course design. Panelists will include Callaway Golf Chairman Ron Drapeau, TaylorMade Golf President Mark
King and noted golf course architect Tom Fazio. For information on registering for the Business of Golf Conference visit http://www.pgaexpo.com/. PGA professionals
should check http://www.PGALinks.com/ for information on registration for the conference.

Golf course owners and other employers of superintendents receive complimentary admission to this year's Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Conference and Show, to be held in Atlanta, Feb. 10-15, when their registration is sent together with the GCSAA member superintendent's form. For more information visit http://www.golfcourseshow.com/

PING golf equipment now has a way for golfers to create their own custom-designed PING SPECIFY putter online. Visit http://www.PINGgolf.com/Specify

A new live weekly one-hour golf program, PGA TOUR Sunday on USA, premieres on USA Network Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. ET. The show will feature "game-day" reports, topical golf stories and analysis as well as lifestyle and instruction.

The Women in The Golf Industry web site is now live, featuring information on the organization's goals, membership information, links to member businesses and news as well as a private area for members only. Visit http://www.wigi.info

Bruce Johnson of Links Worldwide has submitted an article which shows how you can make more money during your next tournament from hole in ones and putting contests. To read the article, please visit:
http://www.golfprohelp.com/Articles/Make_More_Money.asp

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* Sponsor
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* GolfProHelp.com Resources
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* The Big 6 with... The Gean-Edwards Company
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1. Who are you?
The Gean-Edwards Company, designer and manufacturer of premium quality golf socks since 1939, previously was the sport hosiery division of the Handcraft Company. Gean-Edwards was purchased by a group of Wisconsin investors, including women and veterans, at the beginning of 2001. While remaining steadfast in its's traditional commitment to quality and customer service the company has recently introduced several innovative products under it's new Sock Magic®, Promosox and Black Mountain labels. All products are manufactured, from USA made yarn, in the company's vertical mill located in Princeton, Wisconsin. Our web site is located at: http://www.gean-edwards.com/

2. What products/services do you provide to the golf community? Gean-Edwards takes pride in providing a wide array of premium quality golf socks designed to ensure comfort, fit and durability thereby enhancing the player's performance. Among the many product offerings are: Sock Magic® - Premium cotton/CoolMax® golf sock with ballmarker. Great tournament gift. The ball markers can be customized with company or course logos. Each pair of Sock Magic® socks has a small hand-sewn pocket inside one of the socks. The pocket holds a small Neodymium magnet that secures a metal ball marker to the sock. Markers are also available in a wide variety of standard designs. Promosox - Embroidered socks are great for tournament gifts, teams, schools, promotions, uniforms, and fund-raisers. Give your club, team, school, business, municipal or non-profit organization a look of distinction. All embroidery is done in-house. Classic Men's Styles, Classic Women's Styles, Hand Trimmed Women's Styles - finished by individuals, not machines, giving the products a unique style and quality. The Liberty Line - fund raising patriotic styles Black Mountain - cold weather socks for die-hard golfers. Outlast® Phase Change Technology enables Black Mountain socks to actually absorb and store excess body heat and release it back to the wearer when conditions cool down. Gift Packs - perfect for gift giving, golf outings and awards. They can be customized to fit your needs and budget.

3. How does Gean-Edwards work?
With the player's comfort in mind all Gean-Edwards socks are designed with at least one substantially long gore line, a visible line in the knit, resulting from a change in direction of the knit, causing the sock to conform comfortably to the wearer's foot. Additionally Gean-Edwards socks are made from the highest quality yarns consisting of long fibers thus ensuring durability. CoolMax® and Outlast® Phase Change Technology are among the fibers used to provide comfort in extreme temperatures.

4. Where do you sell Gean-Edwards products?
Gean-Edwards sells it's products to green grass shops, off course retail stores, event organizers, golf merchandise catalogs, golf merchandise distributors, gift catalogs, promotional products distributors, and golf apparel companies.

5. When did you begin and how long have you been in business?
The tradition of providing quality and service dates back to 1939, when Martha Hiestand began crocheting specialty caps at her home in Princeton, Wisconsin. Her husband Ernest, a traveling salesman for a ready-to-wear clothing company, began selling the caps in the Midwest. As the demand grew, the product line expanded to include slippers, mittens and socks. By the early 1950's Handcraft employed nearly 400. Ernest and Martha's son, Preston (Pres), was named Secretary and Treasurer. By the late 1970's Handcraft had sold its slipper business to focus exclusively on sock knitting. As President of Gean-Edwards, Pres Hiestand founded the Gean-Edwards Pro-Am golf tournament in 1975. The popular tournament raised money for the Golf Foundation of Wisconsin, Special Olympics and other charities. Pres Hiestand passed away on December 17, 2000, but the Gean-Edwards tradition lives on.

6. Why should someone purchase Gean-Edwards products instead of the competitions?
Gean-Edwards stands with pride behind its quality products, guaranteeing customer satisfaction. The company is equally proud of the support it gives to its wholesale customers. Real people who are on site answer telephone calls placed to the company during regular hours. Emails are also answered promptly by individual people. Products sold to US customers never linger on a barge offshore. All Gean-Edwards socks are 100% made in the U.S.A. by adults who care about your satisfaction.

If you'd like to participate in "The Big 6", and have you're golf company highlighted here in future months, please send answers to "The Big 6" to golfprohelp@gmail.com.

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* Calendar
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January 3-5, 2003
Kentucky Golf Show
Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, West Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Phone: 800.968.5531
Email: johnvalant@golfexpos.com
Web: http://www.golfexpos.com/

January 4-5, 2003
Florida First Coast Golf Show
Omni Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phone: 904.223.0498
Web: http://firstcoastgolfshows.com/

January 5-8, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
Port St. Lucie, FL
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

January 6 - March 13, 2003 (Winter Session)
The Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School
Office of Continuing Professional Education
Rutgers University, Cook College
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732.932.9271
Email: wohl@aesop.rutgres.edu

January 9-12, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
Charleston, SC
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

January 10-12, 2003
VirginiaFairways.com Golf Show
600 E. Laburnum Ave.
Richmond, VA 23222
Phone: 800.441.0013
Email: chris@royalshows.com
Web: http://www.royalshows.com/

January 10-12, 2003
Greater Columbus Golf Show
Franklin County Veterans Memorial
Columbus, OH
Phone: 800.939.0040
Email: northcoast@cybergate.net

January 12-15, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
Phoenix, AZ
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

January 12-16, 2003
National Institute of Golf Management
Oglebay Resort and Conference Center, Wheeling, WV
Phone: 561.744.6006
Web: http://www.ngf.org/

January 17-19, 2003
Greater Washington Golf Show
Capital Expo Center
Chantilly, VA
Phone: 800.939.0040
Email: northcoast@cybergate.net

January 17-19, 2003
Lexington Golf Show
Heritage Hall, West Hall
Lexington, Kentucky
Phone: 800.968.5531
Email: johnvalant@golfexpos.com
Web: http://www.golfexpos.com/

January 20-22, 2003
The Super Show
Sands Expo Center - Venetian Convention Complex
Las Vegas, NV
Phone: 800.327.3736
Web: http://www.thesupershow.com/

January 22, 2003
Association of Golf Merchandisers Orlando Retail Show
The Peabody, Orlando, FL
Phone: 480.836.8250
Web: http://www.agmgolf.org/

January 23-26, 2003
PGA Merchandise Show
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
Phone: 800.840.5628
Web: http://www.pgaexpo.com/

January 29 - February 2, 2003
Greater Philadelphia Golf Show
Ft. Washington Expo Center
Ft. Washington, PA
Phone: 800.939.0040
Email: northcoast@cybergate.net

February 3-6, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
San Diego, CA
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

February 3-7, 2003
CMAA World Conference Annual Expo
Fontainbleau Hilton Resort and Towers and Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami Beach, FL
Phone: 703.739.9500
Web: http://www.cmaa.org/

February 7-9, 2003
Greater Cleveland Golf Show
Cleveland Convention Center
Cleveland, OH
Phone: 800.939.0040
Email: northcoast@cybergate.net

February 7-9, 2003
Knoxville Golf Show
Knoxville Convention/Exhibition Center
Knoxville, Tennessee
Phone: 800.968.5531
Email: johnvalant@golfexpos.com
Web: http://www.golfexpos.com/

February 7-9, 2003
London Golf & Travel Expo
Western Fair Event Center, London, Ontario, Canada
Web: http://www.golf-show.com/

February 7-9, 2003
Denver Golf Expo
Denver Merchandise Mart Pavilion, I-25 & 58th Ave.
Denver, CO
Web: http://www.denvergolfexpo.com/

February 7-9, 2003
Sacramento Golf Show
Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA
Phone: 530.273.7934
Email: john@golfshowtime.com
Web: http://www.golfshowtime.com/

February 8-10, 2003
Great Iowa Golf Show
Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA
Phone: 800.221.1280
Web: http://www.golfshows.com/

February 9-12, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
Norcross, GA
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

February 10-13, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
Dallas, TX
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

February 10-15, 2003
GCSAA Conference & Show
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
Georgia World Congress Center
Web: http://www.golfcourseshow.com/

February 14-16, 2003
Chicago Golf Show
Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, IL
Email: George@corcexpo.com
Web: http://www.chicagogolfshow.com/

February 14-16, 2003
Greater New Jersey Golf Show
Garden State Exhibit Center
Somerset, NJ
Phone: 800.939.0040
Email: northcoast@cybergate.net

February 14-16, 2003
Vancouver Golf & Travel Show
B.C. Place - 777 Pacific Boulevard
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Phone: 800.891.4859

February 16-19, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
Far Hills, NJ
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

February 16-19, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
Memphis, TN
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

February 21-23, 2003
Atlanta Golf Show
Cobb Galeria, Atlanta, GA
Email: George@corcexpo.com

February 21-23, 2003
West Michigan Golf Show
Grand Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Phone: 800.328.6550
Email: events@ShowSpan.com
Web: http://www.WestMichiganGolfShow.com

February 21-23, 2003
IMG National Golf Expo
I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Phone: 877.898.8780
Web: http://www.imggolfexpo.com

February 21-23, 2003
Cincinnati Golf Show
Sharonville Convention Center
Cincinnati, OH
Phone: 800.939.0040
Email: northcoast@cybergate.net

February 22-23, 2003
East Bay Golf Expo
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA
Phone: 530.273.7934
Email: john@golfshowtime.com
Web: http://www.golfshowtime.com/

February 22-24, 2003
Great Minnesota Golf Show
HHH Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 800.221.1280
Email: golfshow@mr.net
Web: http://www.golfshows.com/

February 22-26, 2003
NGCOA Annual Conference/Trade Show
Wyndham & Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA
Phone: 843.881.9956
Web: http://www.ngcoa.org/

February 23-26, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
Seaside, CA
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

February 23-26, 2003
PGA/USGA Workshop on the Rules of Golf
Orlando, FL
Web: http://www.pgalinks.com/

February 28 - March 2, 2003
Spring Indiana Golf Show
Indiana Convention Center, Hall F
Indianapolis, Indiana
Phone: 800.968.5531
Email: johnvalant@golfexpos.com
Web: http://www.golfexpos.com/

February 28 - March 2, 2003
Greater Pittsburgh Golf Show
Pittsburgh ExpoMart
Monroeville, PA
Phone: 800.939.0040
Email: northcoast@cybergate.net

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* Classified Section
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Sock Magic® - Premium cotton/CoolMax® golf sock with ballmarker. Great tournament gift. The ball markers can be customized with company or course logos. One sock in each pair has a small pocket inside. The pocket holds a small magnet that secures a metal ball marker to the sock. Markers also available in a wide variety of standard designs. http://www.gean-edwards.com/socks/promo.htm

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* Giveaways
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This month we have 7 giveaway items:

Toucan Golf
http://www.toucangolf.com/
Three (3) leather bag tags, laser engraved with the winners name.

Gean Edwards
http://www.gean-edwards.com/
One (1) pack of three (3) pair of golf socks, complete with a small magnet and ball marker. All Gean-Edwards socks are 100% made in the U.S.A. by adults who care about your satisfaction. Quality costs a little more, but we believe your foot comfort is worth every penny.

Online Golf Solutions
http://www.onlinegolfsolutions.com/
Three (3) folding golf caddies, with 5 tees, a divot tool, a ball marker, and a pencil, all with the Online Golf Solutions logo.

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