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Scottish golf course photographer Mark Alexander releases his first set of images taken at courses in France. The three French courses featured include Chateau Des Forges, Manoir De Beauvoir and Golf du Haut Poitou. … Matt Flory is named director of business development at the PGA Tour’s TPC San Antonio. Scheduled to open in January 2010, the club will serve as the new home to the tour’s Valero Texas Open. … The Brunswick Isles Golf Trail, located along the northern coast of South Carolina and the southern coast of North Carolina, is offering fall golf packages that start at $182 per person. The package includes a free night’s accommodations with two or more paid nights and golf at 22 Trail courses. The packages are available Sept. 10-Nov. 29. For information, visit www.brunswickislesgolftrail.com. … Black Butte Ranch in Oregon retains Charles Kingsbaker as director of sales and marketing. Previously, Kingsbaker was with Troon Golf, where he served as regional sales and marketing director.

The Wyndham Championship unveils a new advertising campaign produced by WilsonMcGuire Creative. The tournament’s new ad campaign features a Wyndham Championship golf ball in multiple parts of the Piedmont Triad with the caption, “Big Time Golf Hits the Triad.” The tournament is set for Aug. 20-23 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Also, Brian Gay, David Duval, Webb Simpson and Bill Haas commit to play in the tournament. … Seventy junior golfers from The First Tee have been selected to play in the Champions Tour’s Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, Sept. 4-6.