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Join Us on the Main Stage at the 2026 Michigan Golf Show

  • Writer: Metro Detroit Golfers
    Metro Detroit Golfers
  • Mar 3
  • 3 min read

Updated: Mar 6

We’re proud to host the Main Stage at the 2026 Michigan Golf Show — three full days of conversations with industry leaders, PGA professionals, business owners, golf influencers, and special guests shaping the future of the game.


From instruction and retail to business, course management, private clubs, and golf culture — this year’s lineup delivers insight, perspective, and real stories from inside the game.


Below is the complete Main Stage schedule so you can plan your weekend.


Friday – March 6, 2026


Time: 2:00–3:00 PM

Lesson on Golf joining Metro Detroit Golfers network and bringing his show to Make The Turn studios

Host: Kyle Bogenschutz & Mike Sullivan

Guest: Jeff Lesson


Time: 3:00–4:00 PM

Make Golf Your Career Panel

Host: Kyle Bogenschutz

Guests:

  • Jada Paisley (MGCA)

  • Adam Ikamas (MIGCSA)

  • Kevin Helm (Michigan PGA)


Time: 4:00–5:00 PM

State of Golf Retail: Insights from Leading Retailers and Equipment Manufacturers

Host: Kyle Bogenschutz

Guests:

  • Luke Nesbitt

  • Zach Martin


Time: 5:00–6:00 PM

Behind the Greens with MiGCSA: What It Takes to Maintain Michigan’s Golf Courses

Host: Mike Sullivan

Guests:

  • Adam Ikamas (MiGCSA)

  • Skip Connoly (Alpine Golf Club)

  • Craig McKinley (Golf Course Superintendent at Bucks Run G.C)

  • Ross Miller (CGCS, Golf Course Superintendent at Country Club of Detroit)


Time: 6:00–7:00 PM

What Caddying Teaches: Leadership, Discipline, and Life Lessons from the Loop

Host: Mike Sullivan

Guests:

  • Scott Coleman (Red Run)

  • Dave Robinson (Evans Scholars)

  • Doug Brody (Warwick Hills)


Time: 7:00–8:00 PM

Women in Golf: Shaping the Game’s Present and Future

Host: Allison Taiariol & Carly Smith

Guests:

  • Anika Dy (Team Michigan Lead)

  • Madison Maurier MI PGA

  • Rae Carr (President, LPGA Amateurs Detroit)


Michigan Golf Show 2026 Main Stage Panels schedule graphic for Friday, March 6 featuring session times, topics, and speakers including Kyle Bogenschutz, Jeff Lesson, Jada Paisley, Chris Whitten, Adam Ikamas, Kevin Helm, Luke Nesbitt, and Zach Martin.

Saturday – March 7, 2026


Time: 10:00–11:00 AM

Golf Instruction: Your child’s pathway to competitive golf

Host: Justin Rose

Guests:

  • Ben Bockin (BE Golf)

  • Chad Elledge (BE Golf)

  • Monica Simoncinci (College Golf Drive)


Time: 11:00–12:00 PM

Inside the PGA Championship: Stories and Insights from Michigan’s Club Professionals

Host: Mike Sullivan

Guests:

  • George Bowman (Oakhurst)

  • Ryan Lenahan (Walnut Creek)

  • Tim Pearce (Birmingham CC)


Time: 12:00–1:00 PM

Golf leadership panel

Host: Kyle Bogenschutz

Guest:

  • Patrick Pardington, GM Warwick Hills

  • Eric Suran, Boulder Pointe Golf Club


Michigan Golf Show 2026 Main Stage Saturday schedule featuring golf instruction, PGA Championship insights, and private golf panel with Justin Rose, Mike Sullivan, Kyle Bogenschutz, and guest Ryan Lenahan.

Time: 1:00–2:00 PM

Why Golf Is the Ultimate Business Tool: Relationships, Trust, and Real Time Together

Host: Mike Sullivan

Guests:

  • Derek Dickow (Power Connections)

  • Dan Fischer (Citizens State Bank)

  • Jack Miller (Hylant)


Time: 2:00–3:00 PM

Golf Creators and Influencers: The New Voice of the Game

Host: Justin Rose

Guests:

  • Marco Scratch Golf

  • Yip Strickler

  • Erin Stone


Time: 3:00–4:00 PM

KEYNOTE: Well Hello Buddy! A Discussion With Fritz aka Old Time Hawkey

Host: Mike Sullivan

Guests:

• Fritz aka Old Time Hawkey


Michigan Golf Show 2026 Main Stage Saturday afternoon schedule featuring business leadership panel, golf creators discussion, and keynote guest Fritz aka Old Time Hawkey from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.

Time: 4:00–5:00 PM

The Connections Golf Creates: Family, Friends, and Purpose

Host: Mike Sullivan

Guests:

  • Dewey Steffen

  • Josh Richter (Boyne)

  • Kevin McVay (TriCovery)


Michigan Golf Show 2026 Main Stage Saturday evening schedule featuring The Connections Golf Creates panel and How GAM Is Shaping the Michigan Golf Experience from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

Sunday – March 8, 2026


Time: 11:00–12:00 PM

How GAM Is Shaping the Michigan Golf Experience

Host: Justin Rose

Guests:

  • Chris Whitten – Executive Director

  • Laura Bavaird – Director, GAM Foundation

  • Hunter Koch – Director of Course Rating


Time: 12:00–1:00 PM

Creating the Perfect Golf Outing: Strategy, Planning, and Best Practices for Courses & Organizers

Host: Mike Sullivan

Guest:

  • Eddie Murray (Hope Network & Former Lions player)

  • Nick Becks (The Cardinal)


Michigan Golf Show 2026 Main Stage Sunday schedule featuring Planning the Perfect Golf Trip and Creating the Perfect Golf Outing panels with Justin Rose, Mike Sullivan, Chris Whitten, Laura Bavaird, Hunter Koch, Nick Becks, and guest Eddie Murray.

Time: 1:00–2:00 PM

Red Wings Alumni Panel

Host: Mike Sullivan

Guests:

  • Darren McCarty

  • Dean Kolstad

  • Joe Kocur


Time: 2:00–3:00 PM

What It Means to Be a PGA Professional: Career Path, Purpose, and Impact

Host: Kyle Bogenschutz

  • Guests:

  • MI PGA

  • Kyle Martin (The Fortress)

  • Joe Hatch (PGA Professional and the Director of the PGA Professional Golf Management Program at Ferris State)

  • Steve Brady (Oakland Hills)


Time: 3:00–4:00 PM

PGA Tour Events In Michigan! Discussion with Rocket Classic and Ally Challenge

Host: Justin Rose

Guests:

  • Mark Hollis


Michigan Golf Show 2026 Main Stage Sunday schedule featuring Red Wings Alumni Panel with Joe Kocur and Darren McCarty, PGA Professional career discussion, PGA Tour events panel, and leadership session from 1:00 to 5:00 PM.

We’ll see you at the Main Stage!


If you’re serious about golf — whether you play it, teach it, manage it, or build a business around it — this is where the real conversations are happening.


 
 
 

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