Ping agrees to sponsor the Ping NGCA Players of the Year for Division I, II and III women’s collegiate golf. The top player in each Division will be recognized at the National Golf Coaches Association Awards Banquets in May. … Trigelle-sponsored Stacy Prammanasudh won at the Fields Open. … Blue Giraffe Sports LLC acquires Australian sports management company Vault Sports Management, located in Perth, Australia. Wayne Smith. Vault’s CEO and founder, will remain with the new company and will become president of Blue Giraffe Sports. BGS also announce the recent signings of Heath Slocum to its client list. … Barefoot Resort and Golf, located in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., adds a golf school and a yacht club with a marina and dockside restaurant to its array of amenities. … The American Junior Golf Association‘s Polo Golf Junior Classic will be staged for the first time on two of Ginn Reunion Resort‘s signature courses, the Tom Watson-designed Independence and the Arnold Palmer-designed Legacy in Reunion, Fla., Nov. 17-23. … Harris Golf breaks ground on Old Marsh Golf Club in Wells, Maine. Old Marsh GC will feature 131 real estate units and a resort-style course designed by architect Brian Silva. Clubhouse construction will begin this fall and, developers say, there is an outside chance that Old Marsh will be open for play by year’s end. … The Golf Channel kicks off its ninth season of Mutual of Omaha Drive, Chip & Putt, a golf skills competition for ages 7-14. Eighty-three local communities throughout North America will host events in 2007. The top-three junior golfers in each age division from the local championships will advance to one of 20 regional championships. Regional champions advance to the national championships in Orlando, Fla., in the fall. … ClubCorp announces the appointment of Douglas Miller as vice president of golf course management. In his role, Miller will serve as the senior leader providing guidance and coordination to all levels of management on golf course-related issues.
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