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Bring it, and they will come. With apologies to the Field of Dreams set, that‘s exactly what organizers of the inaugural Golden Triâ€" angle Golf Show at Bingeman Park did in early Febâ€" ruary. And boy did they come â€"â€" golfers that is: "We were at the Sportsmen‘s Show in Toronto last year and talked about bringing a golf show to our community," said Elmira Golf Club head pro Brad Matthews. And so, Matthews and Galt head pro Dave Smallâ€" wood hooked up with the Bingeman people to stage a threeâ€"day extravaganza that included seminars, driâ€" area pros, resort golf packages, new equipment and much more. Realistically hoping it may draw 2,000, the show outstripped anyone‘s expectations as approximately 3,500 people took it in in the dead of winter. According to Matthews, you can pencil it in as a perâ€" manent event â€" despite the fact the Toronto Golf Show several weeks later has grown into the largest The profile of golfers has changed in the 1990s, mostly due to mmfl/mm as a result, golf courses are responding in kind to reflect those changes. "And the biggest reason for that is our economy," said Foxwood head pro Danny Maue, indicating that while he‘s pleased with membership levels at his club, they are again taking on new members after a surge in the late 1980s essentially caused the rolls to top out. "Back in the ‘80s, a lot of people had the time to come out several times a week â€"â€" now they‘ve had to go back to their businesses in a hands on capacity, and their time available for golf is more special." value will win a golfer‘s loyalty these days. Hill, with a ratio of about 60 per cent green fees and 40 per cent members, has added extenâ€" sive on and offâ€"course improvements. "Service is a big end of it these days," said Snyder. "We have to be mm-m-mmmo::diump ple come out to Merry Hill for an enjoyable time on and off the course. "Times have changed. The same guy who used to come out every Satâ€" urday and Sunday, we‘re only seeing him once a week now. On the other Mhnfi&mflu”mmhhhhml Thursday, and it so much they came out every Thursday to play." Snyder indicated coupon marketing has worked well for his club in Golf show a smashing hit solving the February blahs PAGE 30 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1994 of its kind in North America. "We‘re different," Matthews said. "The Toronto show has a really heavy emphasis on travel, real estate, that sort of thing. We brought this to the comâ€" munity to show people what we‘re doing locally, help them out with clinics and tips, and focus on the equipâ€" ment end. Of course we‘ll still have booths that deal with the travel end, but it‘ll have a different flavor than other shows." Matthews is the first to admit that with early knowledge of the 1994 show being a go, he personally had a successful show by ordering in his new equipâ€" ment early to have on hand. He and Smallwood also presented from a professional show booth with eight stalls. "The others will know for next year, they‘ll get their new stock in for February instead of April," he said. Organizers expect the show to grow even more for next year, and with the experience and contacts gleaned from this year‘s effort, Matthews is confident 1995s show will be even bigger and better than this year‘s success. ' King St. N., Waterloo across from St. Jacobs Farmers‘ Market C | WEST PAR 61 Saerr* | (519) 821â€"1441 "NOW OPEN®" * Tournaments * Pay As You Play * Outâ€"ofâ€"Town Memberships * Special Weekday Green Fee Packages 20 Game Package â€" WHETORIA PARK GOF CdB VICTORIA RD. SOUTH GUELPH, ONT. MAPLE SYRUP IS SWEET .. â€" _ SO ARE THE DEALS! ~â€" at Elmira Golf Pro Shop: $ > GRIP SPECIALS â€" $49.95 11 PCE. 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