Bay Area Golf Show

It’s the same thing every year and both locations. Same golf equipment vendors and booths. The best thing, see the latest clubs and might be able to score on gear and clubs at the Golfmart area. But then agian, you can go to Golfsmith and Golfmart to get want you really need. To me, this event is good for a person, getting into the sport or someone that has nothing else better to do. Admission, could be lower to draw more in.

Horrible! Awful! A complete waste of time. Don’t ever go to this worthless show.

Drove down to the Golf Show this year, 2009. I’m not a pro, so I went down to get deals on golf courses and possibly new irons. I will say, that I think most of the stuff inside is useless. It was worth the $ 8 admission for the free voucher to play at Summitpointe as well as the buy 1 get 1 free green fee for another course. I was satisfied with the trip b/​c I was able to pick up a set of Titliest Iron, brand new for only $ 200! These things msrp for $ 900, and currently sell at golfsmith for $ 600. Not a bad find!

I went down to the Bay Area Golf Show on Saturday expecting the find the promised land of all things Golf. Lured by the potential of 2 free rounds at local courses and a sleave of Bridgestones, I trekked the 35 miles to San Jose and stood in line for 40 minutes eagerly awaiting the doors to open. Instead of the promised land, I found a fairly small expo that really wasn’t worth the price of admission. I’ll get into some high’s/lows below, but I could have had the same experience by just going to Golfmart/​Golfsmith any of the other 364 days of the year.
Highlightes:
–The «lost» golfball booth selling 4 doz «found» balls for $ 20. All used balls, the $ 5 a doz deal really cant be beat for some nice Callaway and Titelist balls
–Many of the booths were giving away tee’s and I got a boatload of ‘em
–Forgot the name of the booth, but the first booth in (middle isle) had some really nice deals on some non-​brand clubs.
Lowpoints:
–I was told at the door that the coupons for my free rounds were in the «goodie bag». When I went through the bag at home, there were no coupons… extremely disappointing considering I went to the show to get these coupons. I’ve emailed the show about this, and am hoping they remedy.
–Some of the exhibits I wanted to try out (putting challenge, chipping contest, long drive contest, etc) required additional fees. My $ 8 I paid at the door wasn’t enough?
–Many of the «deals» were priced the same as you would find at Golfmart any other day of the year. $ 450 for a set of used x-18’s? huh?
–The demo line was a good concept, but my local Golfsmith has a better setup and I try out clubs for free.
I still enjoyed walking around, but not really worth the price of admission.

Not worth the price of admission!!! They have okay deals on last years equipment, used equipment as well as apparel. You can go to Golfmart and find the same gear for the same price year round. The show comes twice a year, once to San Mateo and once to Pleasanton. 2 $ off admission coupons available on their website and at local golf courses and shops. It’s really hit and miss with what you can find, but once in a while you can find a rare gem. The vendors are not the best, but the free round of golf offered by Mt. House golf course makes up for the price of admission if you are ever in the Tracy (BFE) area.