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LPGA golfer Angela Stanford will host the third Let Your Light Shine Angela Stanford Charity Tournament on Nov. 1 at Diamond Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Proceeds will benefit the Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth and Mental Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant County. … Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Tampa Bay, Fla., announces additions to its executive team – Lloyd Williams as resort manager; Doug Schmidt as director of marketing and membership; and Daniel Miller as director of sales. … According to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 15, Frederick Quandt, senior vice president, merchandising, for Golfsmith International Holdings Inc., has resigned. The move is effective Oct. 28. … The World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla., will unveil its Inductee Exhibits, which honor this year’s class of inductees – Bob Charles, Pete Dye, Carol Semple Thompson, Denny Shute, Herbert Warren Wind and Craig Wood – on Saturday, Nov. 8. … Corsicana Country Club in Corsicana, Texas, chooses ClubTec‘s SQL Club Management Solutions. … Rain Bird Services Corp. announces the dates and locations of Rain Bird Academy’s 2008-09 training season. Irrigation and landscape professionals interested in enhancing their irrigation knowledge and skill sets now have 28 event locations across the country from which to choose. … The inaugural Scott Medlock Invitational, set for Nov. 16-17 in Malibu, Calif., names The Pat Tillman Foundation as sole beneficiary of the event. … Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., is ranked No. 3 among American private clubs in Golf World‘s first “Reader’s Choice Awards.” Chechessee Creek Club in Oaktie, S.C., is ranked No. 16. UNC Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C., ranks 39th among public courses. Shaftesbury Glen Golf and Fish Club in Conway S.C., is ranked No. 34 among resorts. … Golf Magazine names four Myrtle Beach, S.C., area courses to its “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” list, which was published in the magazine’s September issue. The list recognizes Caledonia Golf and Fish Club (No. 25), Dunes Golf and Beach Club (No. 47), Love Course at Barefoot Resort (No. 86) and Tidewater Golf Club and Plantation (No. 100).

Triton Financial will become the new title sponsor of the Austin, Texas, Champions Tour event through 2011. The tournament, formally known as the FedEx Kinko’s Classic, will continue to be played at The Hills Country Club. The Triton Financial Classic will be held June 1-7, 2009. … Lorena Ochoa commits to play the HSBC Women’s Champions, March 5-8 at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore. … Anthony Kim and Camilo Villegas commit to play the HSBC Champions, Nov. 6-9 at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai.