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Sundog Eyewear: Signs Louis Oosthuizen to endorsement agreement.

Antigua: Head designer Sean Gregg discusses the company’s fall line.

Cutter & Buck: Announces its spring 2012 golf line for men and women. The men’s collection represents a return to prep but with an edge, while the ladies’ collection displays an upscale resort feel with trendy retro details.

Cutter & Buck: Receives its Quality Certification Alliance designation, a certification that helps protect the brand and reputation by offering compliance with the highest product standards in the market.

Allen Edmonds: Reports on its Double Eagle shoe, which features a sturdy, breathable wrap-around mesh upper and has a 360-degree Goodyear welted construction. Both features make the shoe a popular choice during this national summer heat wave, the company says.

The Antigua Group: Names golf apparel veterans Jeff DiBona and Ron Hilo as its newest sales representatives. DiBona will be responsible for the New England states, while Hilo will cover southern Florida.

Fila Golf: Tour staffer Stacy Lewis placed second at the Evian Masters, her sixth top-10 finish this season.

New Wave Group AB: Enters into an agreement to acquire AHEAD, a headwear and apparel company. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011.

Zero Restriction: Reports that the Open Championship winner wore its outerwear and performance apparel.

Antigua Group: Reports on finalizing the U.S. Solheim Cup uniforms. “Designing uniforms for multiple days and multiple rounds of competition with Ireland’s unique weather as an added variable has been a tremendous challenge,” said Danielle Dellios, senior designer at the Antigua Group.

Trion:Z: Staffer Chie Arimura won her eighth career victory at the JLPGA Stanley Ladies tournament.

Trion:Z: Will give away 1,000 Active Series wristbands and 10 Tao necklaces if tour staffers Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler or Ryo Ishikawa win the Open Championship.

Kaenon Polarized: Tour staffer Robert Allenby wore the brand’s Hard Kore sunglass en route to a sixth-place finish at the AT&T National.

Tommy Hilfiger Group: Signs an agreement with Fletcher Leisure Group to license men’s and women’s golf apparel, beginning spring 2012 in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

Cutter & Buck: Annika Collection introduces its spring 2012 line.

Sundog Eyewear: Renews its endorsement agreement with Paula Creamer, the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open champion who has the Sundog Eyewear Paula Creamer Collection.

Hollas: Tour staffer and PGA Tour rookie Matt McQuillan placed third at the John Deere Classic. Fellow staffers Jason Bohn and Bryce Molder also finished in the top 30.

Golf4Her: Re-signs LPGA player Mallory Blackwelder to an endorsement contract for 2011.

AHEAD: Will support Patriot Golf Day and add polos and accessory gift packs to the merchandise program. Patriot Golf Day is slated for Sept 2-5 and AHEAD will commit to donate $2.50 for every cap and polo shirt sold and $1.50 for each accessory gift set to the Folds of Honor Foundation.

Abacus: Selected by the European Solheim Cup team to design a full line of clothing for this year’s match, Sept. 23-25 in Ireland.