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Traveling Golfer Unveils Pa. Golf Capital
As Also the Family Sports Capital
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – (September 4, 2024) – For years Montgomery County (Pa.) has been known as Pennsylvania’s Golf Capital. More golf courses than any other county in this golf-rich state. And more great golf courses.
But now the county has branched out. With thousands of families coming to the area each year to engage in a large variety of organized sports, especially youth sports, the atmosphere has changed. Golf is just one of the many sports activities that have made Montgomery County Pennsylvania’s Family Sports Capital.
“We have always had close to 50 beautiful golf courses in Montgomery County,” explains Rachel Riley, the vice president of marketing for the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board. “Now, thanks to the tourism board bringing so many different sports tournaments to our area, it’s really putting us on a national stage of exposure to let folks across the country know just how family friendly we are.”
In addition to its renowned lineup of championship golf, Montgomery County has become a haven for shopping, culinary excellence, fine hotels, family attractions … and sports of every kind. Sports complexes have blossomed throughout the county, attracting soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, baseball, softball and more.
While families have flocked to the area for these activities … and golf … the September episode of the Traveling Golfer shines the spotlight on the total picture. Segments featuring the new Hotel West and Main, the Southern Cross restaurant, the Town Center in Valley Forge, the 100-year-old Elmwood Park Zoo and Conshohocken’s bustling main shopping and dining district are certain to tempt even more visitors to the area.
“I grew up in this area, and everyone loves their home town,” says Traveling Golfer host Tony Leodora. “But the transformation of Montgomery County into one of the great tourism destinations in America has been absolutely amazing. Simply put, it has the best of everything.”
The September episode of the Traveling Golfer airs as a scheduled weekly feature show on NBC Sports and NBC Sports + throughout three markets in the Mid-Atlantic regions. NBC Sports airings are 10:30 a.m. on Sundays, 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and 11 a.m. on Thursdays. NBC Sports + airs the show at 8 p.m. Mondays and Fridays. While the half-hour show on NBC Sports has become the standard, this special episode also is featured in an extended version, available on www.travelinggolfer.tv. No longer is some of the best footage landing on the cutting room floor.
In addition, the show airs nationally, three times every day, on the Fun Roads Network (funroads.tv/schedule) – in 71 markets across the country including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Wichita, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Nashville, Detroit, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Minneapolis. Orlando and many more.
Additionally, national and international expansion has taken place via the new wingding™ Network, which reaches more than 120 million million households via on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast and iTunes. The total broadcast reach on all networks for the Traveling Golfer television show is 210 million households worldwide.
The show also airs on the Traveling Golfer network of websites, including The Golf Director Network and The Myrtle Beach Golf Channel (see full list of sites on www.travelinggolfer.tv).
As part of every Traveling Golfer show there is the feature, “Tech Talk”, hosted by Tour Edge Golf experts, such as President Dave Glod. With years of experience as a club maker, Glod presents an inside look at the research and development of high-quality golf equipment.
Responding to golfers’ never-ending demands to learn more about interesting golf courses and golf resorts across the country and around the world, well-traveled host Tony Leodora created the Traveling Golfer so he could take viewers on video trips to some of the most exciting golf locations. In each of its 11 years on the air, the show has been honored by the International Network of Golf with one of its prestigious awards. In four of those years the Traveling Golfer was named the No. 1 Golf Television Show in America.
The Traveling Golfer is a series of monthly shows hosted by Leodora and his partner, Jeff Gilder and produced by Executive Producer Dustin Gilder. All have many years of experience in televised golf. The featured destination stays on the website for one month, before being replaced by a new show. Alternate shows also air in a two-month rotation. All old shows are archived for continued viewing on the YouTube Network and on the home website, www.travelinggolfer.tv.
For more information about the Traveling Golfer, or to find out how a property can be featured on the show, call TL Golf Services at (610) 721-8186 , Zeus Digital Marketing at 843-272-1919 or e-mail Tony Leodora at [email protected]. or Jeff Gilder at [email protected].
