{"id":1063,"date":"2026-01-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.34.14.113\/en\/2026\/01\/21\/golfzon-accelerates-overseas-market-push-with-its-largest-ever-presence-at-the-2026-pga-show-featuring-city-golf-and-gdr-max\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T06:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:12:14","slug":"golfzon-accelerates-overseas-market-push-with-its-largest-ever-presence-at-the-2026-pga-show-featuring-city-golf-and-gdr-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/golfzon-accelerates-overseas-market-push-with-its-largest-ever-presence-at-the-2026-pga-show-featuring-city-golf-and-gdr-max\/","title":{"rendered":"GOLFZON Accelerates Overseas Market Push with Its Largest-Ever Presence at the 2026 PGA Show, Featuring CITY GOLF and GDR MAX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span><span>Participating for the 11th time this year<\/span><span>, operating a large-scale 200-pyeong exhibition booth at the <\/span><span>&#8216;2026 PGA <\/span><span>Merchandise Show<\/span><span>&#8216;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span><span>Recreating an entire hole of the world&#8217;s first urban golf course <\/span><span>&#8216;<\/span><span>CITY GOLF<\/span><span>&#8216;<\/span><span> and unveiling <\/span><span>the golf practice simulator <\/span><span>&#8216;GDR MAX&#8217;<\/span><span> for the first time<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span><span>Announcing MOUs with major U.S. golf organizations including the USGA, Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, the National Golf Course Owners Association, and Golf Genius<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_ac30e1f0e015f9c5-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1064\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_ac30e1f0e015f9c5-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_ac30e1f0e015f9c5-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_ac30e1f0e015f9c5-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_ac30e1f0e015f9c5-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_ac30e1f0e015f9c5-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_ac30e1f0e015f9c5-scaled-1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span>(<span>Photo 1) The screen booth (front) and green area (back) of the urban golf course &#8216;GOLFZON CITY GOLF&#8217; installed at the 2026 PGA Show<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/27789d392ef7632dd38c5d4597ecdda3-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"2026 PGA Show \uc2dc\ud2f0\uace8\ud504 (CITY GOLF) (1)\" class=\"wp-image-3102\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/27789d392ef7632dd38c5d4597ecdda3-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/27789d392ef7632dd38c5d4597ecdda3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/27789d392ef7632dd38c5d4597ecdda3-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/27789d392ef7632dd38c5d4597ecdda3-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/27789d392ef7632dd38c5d4597ecdda3-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/img_002_ce23b026472998a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><strong>(Photo 2) The green area of the urban golf course &#8216;GOLFZON CITY GOLF&#8217; installed at the 2026 PGA Show<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>GOLFZON, a global golf total platform company, announced on the 21st that it will operate its largest-ever exhibition booth, including a CITY GOLF urban golf course experience hall, at the <\/span><span> &#8216;2026 PGA <\/span><span>Merchandise Show<\/span><span>&#8216;<\/span><span> held in Orlando, USA, from January <\/span><span>21<\/span><span> to <\/span><span>23<\/span><span> <\/span><span>(<\/span><span>local time<\/span><span>)<\/span><span>, as it steps up its push into the global market<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>The PGA Show is the world&#8217;s largest golf expo hosted by the Professional Golfers&#8217; Association of America <\/span><span>(PGA)<\/span><span>, and GOLFZON is participating for the <\/span><span>11<\/span><span>th time this year since its first appearance in <\/span><span>2015<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>This year in particular, GOLFZON has set up a booth of approximately <\/span><span>200<\/span><span> pyeong, the largest in its exhibition history, and prepared a variety of demonstration programs and visitor events to expand into the global market and grow its CITY GOLF business<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>At this PGA Show, GOLFZON will operate a total of <\/span><span> 2<\/span><span> exhibition booths\u2014CITY GOLF and GOLFZON America<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Among them, the CITY GOLF booth, which is expected to draw the most attention, is an experiential exhibition hall <\/span><span>designed so visitors can try out <\/span><span>&#8216;<\/span><span>CITY GOLF<\/span><span>&#8216;<\/span><span>, the world&#8217;s first urban golf course platform that GOLFZON unveiled in <\/span><span>2024<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>It will recreate an entire hole of <\/span><span>&#8216;<\/span><span>CITY GOLF<\/span><span>&#8216;<\/span><span>, which combines the strengths of screen golf and field golf, so that visitors can experience a vivid, field-like round even in the heart of the city<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>In particular, this PGA Show offers global golf industry officials and buyers the opportunity to experience CITY GOLF without traveling to China, where its <\/span><span>1st and 2nd<\/span><span> locations are situated<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>In addition, through various giveaway events and media promotions, GOLFZON plans to actively showcase the distinctive strengths and differentiated competitiveness of CITY GOLF, which is free from the constraints of time, space<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and weather<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>At the GOLFZON America booth, GOLFZON will unveil its latest golf practice simulator <\/span><span>&#8216;GDR MAX&#8217;<\/span><span> for the first time and run a variety of demonstration programs<\/span><span>. &#8216;GDR MAX&#8217;<\/span><span> is an all-in-one golf practice simulator equipped with world-class sensing technology that analyzes the shot<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>weight transfer<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and swing with a single swing<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Through a lesson session using GDR MAX led by world-renowned instructor David Leadbetter <\/span><span>(David Leadbetter)<\/span><span>, GOLFZON will introduce the <\/span><span>next-generation golf practice platform it is proposing<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>In particular<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>a real-time network play demonstration that lets visitors see the scalability of GOLFZON screen golf firsthand will be another major highlight<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>At the GOLFZON booth at the PGA Show, Jeon Jae-han and An Ye-in, professional players of GOLFZON&#8217;s screen golf tour GTOUR<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>along with players from the U.S. GOLFZON TOUR<\/span><span>, will take part and showcase spectacular play<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>They will also engage in real-time network play with local GOLFZON store operators, introducing the new experience that screen golf brings to life<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>At this year&#8217;s <\/span><span> PGA<\/span><span> Show, GOLFZON will also focus on raising its brand influence and market share in the U.S. through official announcements of partnerships with major American golf organizations<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>GOLFZON plans to announce MOUs with the United States Golf Association <\/span><span>(USGA), <\/span><span>Pebble Beach <\/span><span>(Pebble Beach), <\/span><span>California&#8217;s leading prestigious course, the National Golf Course Owners Association<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and Golf Genius, and to cooperate on ways to expand indoor golf and broaden the amateur base<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>It carries great significance that GOLFZON, which sparked the K-golf boom with screen golf, is moving to raise its brand influence and market share in the global golf market through partnerships with traditional American golf associations<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Demonstrations of the nearest-to-pin and long-drive functions of GOLFZON&#8217;s golf simulators, which embody the company&#8217;s unrivaled technology, will be held on an ongoing basis for visitors<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and a series of talks with leaders from the golf industry and various other fields has also been prepared<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>GOLFZON Cloud will present <\/span><span> &#8216;Smart Caddie&#8217; for the iPhone <\/span><span>(iPhone<\/span><span>) and Apple Watch <\/span><span>(Apple Watch)<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Smart Caddie, GOLFZON Cloud&#8217;s flagship service, is a <\/span><span>GPS<\/span><span>-based golf app<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and the company plans to enhance its global competitiveness and service recognition through this launch<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Sean Pyun, CEO of GOLFZON America, said<\/span><span> &#8220;The 2026 PGA<\/span><span> Show is an opportunity to showcase the GOLFZON Group&#8217;s latest technologies<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and it will demonstrate that the GOLFZON Group plays an important role in the golf industry\u2014from CITY GOLF and GDR MAX, the heart of the next-generation golf experience, to Smart Caddie<\/span><span>&#8220;<\/span><span>, adding<\/span><span> &#8220;<\/span><span>We will broaden our diverse golf touchpoints and further solidify our position as a global golf total platform company<\/span><span>&#8220;<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Meanwhile<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>CITY GOLF first opened its <\/span><span> 1st and 2nd<\/span><span> locations in the Chinese market in line with the Chinese government&#8217;s policy of fostering the smart sports industry, and it was even selected as a <\/span><span>&#8216;2024 <\/span><span>Representative Case of China Smart Sports<\/span><span>&#8216;<\/span><span>\u2014demonstrating its potential as a next-generation golf model\u2014while inquiries about business expansion continue to come in from Canada<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>Japan<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>and the Middle East<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOLFZON, a global golf total platform company, announced on the 21st that it will operate its largest-ever exhibition booth, including a CITY GOLF urban golf course experience hall, at the &#8216;2026 PGA Merchandise Show&#8216; held in Orlando, USA, from January 21 to 23 (local time), as it steps up its push into the global market. The PGA Show is the world&#8217;s largest golf expo hosted by the Professional Golfers&#8217; Association of America (PGA), and GOLFZON is participating for the 11th time this year since its first appearance in 2015. This year in particular, GOLFZON has set up a booth of approximately 200 pyeong, the largest in its exhibition history, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"family":[15],"class_list":["post-1063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-center","category-press-release","family-golfzon-korea"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1063"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4175,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063\/revisions\/4175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1063"},{"taxonomy":"family","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/family?post=1063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}