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Hampton Golf: Launches its redesigned website, HamptonGolfClubs.com. The new website features a number of enhancements and upgrades, including a streamlined and user-friendly interface, online tee time booking system, mobile apps for many of its courses, golf tips, membership information and links to social media. … ProQuip Golf: Appoints Honeypot Media Ltd. to handle its public relations and marketing communications. … Hunter Industries: Launches its Pilot software for central golf course irrigation control. The new system is available as an above-ground system using conventional field controllers or a below-ground system using decoders. … Braemar Golf: Announces the extension of its management advisory contract with Muscat Hills Golf Course project in Oman.

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PGA National Russia / Tver Region, Russia: Placed fourth in the Golf Inc 2012 Development of the Year awards. … Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services: National Golf & Resort Properties Group announces the sale of Firethorne Country Club in Marvin, N.C. Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a wholly owned company of Textron Financial, in the sale to an undisclosed buyer. … Walton Heath Golf Club / Surrey, England: To host to the 2014 Palmer Cup, an annual Ryder Cup-style competition contested between the top collegiate golfers from the United States and Europe. The Palmer Cup will be played on the club’s Old Course, June 26-28.

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Exotics: Fairway wood was played by the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner.

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Sunningdale Golf and Country Club / London, Ontario, Canada: Director of golf Patty Howard has been named recipient of the 2013 LondonOntarioGolf.com Heart Award for giving back to the game of golf. Howard will be honored at a fundraiser for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario on June 13. … Celebration Golf Management: Promotes Chad Poling to director of golf at RedTail Golf Club in Sorrento, Fla. The management firm also promoted Chris Brown to director of golf at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., and Sam Phillips to head golf professional at the club. … Great Bear Golf Club / East Stroudsburg, Pa.: Names Dave Korba as its new club manager, and Matthew McKeon as the club’s head golf professional. … IMG: Signs Daan Huizing to a worldwide management and marketing representation agreement. … Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Elects Patrick R. Finlen, director of golf maintenance operations at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., as its new president. Finlen was elected at the association’s annual meeting on Feb. 7 in San Diego, Calif. Keith A. Ihms, of Little Rock, Ark., was elected vice president, and John J. O’Keefe, of Wayne, N.J., was elected secretary/treasurer.

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