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PGA of America: Names Jacquelyn Endsley as championship director for the 2018 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, June 26-July 1 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, Ill.

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PGA of America: Names Jacquelyn Endsley as championship director for the 2018 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, June 26-July 1 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, Ill.
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Bishops Gate Golf Academy: Announces that five of its student-athletes made their collegiate commitments on national signing day, Nov. 8.

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Wickenburg Ranch Golf And Social Club | Wickenburg, Ariz.: Names Steven Outlaw as the club’s new head golf professional and Brad Bachman as associate golf professional.

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Wickenburg Ranch Golf And Social Club | Wickenburg, Ariz.: Names Steven Outlaw as the club’s new head golf professional and Brad Bachman as associate golf professional.
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Troon: Sixteen golf instructors from 15 Troon-affiliated facilities have been named Best in State by Golf Digest in the publication’s 2017/2018 ranking of America’s best instructors.

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Troon: Sixteen golf instructors from 15 Troon-affiliated facilities have been named Best in State by Golf Digest in the publication’s 2017/2018 ranking of America’s best instructors.
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Secret Golf: Signs Chris Stroud, recent winner of the Barracuda Championship, as its newest tour staffer. Stroud will have his own player channel on the brand’s website.

Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy: Founder Gary Gilchrist ranks No. 21 on Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers In America list. He ranks No. 9 in Florida.

OB Sports Golf Management: Appoints Brady Hatfield as general manager of Gamble Sands in Brewster, Wash. Hatfield will oversee all golf operations, as well as The Inn at Gamble Sands and Danny Boy Bar and Grill.

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Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy: Founder Gary Gilchrist ranks No. 21 on Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers In America list. He ranks No. 9 in Florida.

Vanderbilt Legends Club | Franklin, Tenn.: Announces that Joe Hallett, director of instruction, has been named the top Instructor in Tennessee, according to a Golf Digest poll. Hallett also ranks No. 40 on the magazine’s Best Teachers in America list.

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Yamaha Golf-Car Co.: Appoints Craig Sanford as regional manager, eastern U.S. direct sales. Sanford will manage a sales force of eight in a five-state territory that includes Tennessee and Florida.

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Honours Golf: Announces that Lee Shurden has been named director of golf / club manager for Cider Ridge Golf Club, an 18-hole public golf facility in Oxford, Ala.

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Rick Smith: Instructor comments on the opening of the Rick Smith Golf Performance Center at Trump; National Doral Miami on Jan. 1, and the recent play of long-time student Brendan Steele on the PGA Tour.

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Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Selects Frank Rossi, associate professor at Cornell University, to receive the 2018 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship. The award was established in 1991 to recognize “an exceptional environmental contribution to the game of golf; a contribution that further exemplifies the golf course superintendent’s image as a steward of the land.”

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Swing by Swing Golf: Announces that Gary Gilchrist, director of Swing-U Instruction, has been selected to Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers in America list. Gilchrist ranked No. 21.
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Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Selects Frank Rossi, associate professor at Cornell University, to receive the 2018 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship. The award was established in 1991 to recognize “an exceptional environmental contribution to the game of golf; a contribution that further exemplifies the golf course superintendent’s image as a steward of the land.”
[www.gcsaa.org]

Academy of Golf Art: Reports on Leslie B. DeMille, a portrait artist and longtime Academy member who died in September.

[academyofgolfart.org]

Golf Channel Academy: Announces that Randy Chang, founder of the Randy Chang Golf School at Journey at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., is scheduled to appear on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive,” today and Thursday, Nov. 2.

[golfchannelacademy.com]