1Town Talk Headwear hires two new sales reps for the Northeast, Stuart Miller and Jean Marie Murphy. … Purdue University announces the hiring of Johanna Josefsson as an assistant women’s coach. Josefsson played collegiately at the University of Southern California and has served as the manager of player services for the Duramed Futures Tour since 2007. … Lucas Glover leads the U.S. Ryder Cup team point standings through the PGA Championship. Glover leads with 1,650.000 points followed by Stewart Cink (1,291.096) and Tiger Woods (1,286.163). Other notables among the top eight automatic qualifiers include Tom Watson (732.603) in sixth and David Duval (559.830) tied for eighth. Points will be accumulated through the 2010 PGA Championship. … Titania Golf launches its new apparel division, Bling It On, which will consist of women’s and youth tops, tanks, long sleeve shirts, hats, visors and belts all embellished with crystals. … Reinier Saxton, 21, signs with the IMG sports management company. Saxton, the 2008 British Amateur and 2009 Spanish Amateur champion, turned pro in June. … Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, Ariz., hires Tony Barten as director of golf.
The Wyndham Championship will offer the Sunbrella Kids Zone, which is open to children of tournament attendees. The play area will be just outside the gates to Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. The tournament is Aug. 20-23. Also, the tournament will assist Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina by sponsoring a food drive. Every person who donates at least five cans of food will be entered into a raffle to win a seven-night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Vacation Ownership. For information, visit WyndhamChampionship.com.
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