Daily Herald Main Stage

The Daily Herald Main Stage is a can’t-miss destination for interactive and educational talks led by top IPGA pros, former athletes, and award-winning professionals, as they demonstrate tips and tricks to improve your skills! Thank you to all the incredible pros who took the stage, and our weekend headliner HANK HANEY, Premier Golf Instructor & Former Coach of Tiger Woods.

Chicagoland golfers ready for the best weekend of the season

CDGA Town Square

CDGA Longest Putt Contest Benefiting the CDGA Foundation and The Evans at Canal Shores

Nothing like hearing the horn go off after sinking the 85' putt

Illinois PGA Pros offered FREE 1-on-1 swing and putting lessons all weekend

First Tee-Greater Chicago hosted golf games and activities for young golfers

Hank Haney, Premier Golf Instructor & Former Coach of Tiger Woods, took the stage on Saturday & Sunday

Golf clinic + Q&A with Hank Haney - only at the Chicago Golf Show®

Chris Oehlerking, PGA, with Emery Moorehead, Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bear

New for 2025: Clubfitting Zone

Free fittings with Mark Pekarek, Golf Digest America's Best100 Clubfitter. Featuring top brands like TaylorMade, Mizuno, Srixon, and the full range of Nippon Shaft products.

Live broadcast of the CDGA Golf Show on ESPN 1000 with Mike Gilligan and Tyler Aki

Peggy and Dionne Show on ESPN 1000, live from the Chicago Golf Show®

All smiles after a day at the 2025 Chicago Golf Show®

Friday, February 28

2:00 PM
Shannon Rovers Parade

2:30 PM
Golf Travel Panel

Gary Jones (Florida Golf Alliance), Allie Higgins (Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail), Matt Golden (Tullymore Resort) & others

4:00 PM
Pro Teaching Pro

Jim “RoboCop” Thornton, Former Chicago Bears Tight End

Kevin Weeks, Former National PGA Teacher of the Year, Director of Instruction at Cog Hill G&CC

4:00-6:00 PM
Molson Coors HAPPY HOUR

Kick off your weekend at the Chicago Golf Show® Happy Hour, sponsored by Molson Coors!

Grab your free raffle tickets for a chance to win great prizes from Molson Coors, including:
- White Sox Miller Lite Landing Tickets – giving away 2 pairs!
- Coors Light Golf Bag
- Leinie’s Cooler
- Leinie’s Backpack
Prize drawing every 15 minutes from 4:30 PM. (You must be 21+ to enter. You must be present to win.)
Dream of summertime golf breezes with free samplers of Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy and Arnold Palmer Spiked and $6 Coors Light the Happy Hour Bar
DJ Gerry Jams returns to Rosemont to roll out the Happy Hour vibe with classic tunes