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Davis Love Foundation: Names Todd Thompson as the RSM Classic’s tournament director.

[rsmclassic.com]

Golf Channel Academy: Mark Polich, owner and founder of Mark Polich Golf, an indoor training facility in Tucson, Ariz., will appear on “Morning Drive,” March 29-30.

[golfchannelacademy.com]

18Birdies: Signs Paige Spiranac, a professional golfer and social media influencer, to an endorsement agreement. Spiranac will appear in various marketing collateral, including a national TV advertising campaign, and will generate social content exhibiting the benefits of the 18Birdies app.

[18birdies.com]

V-One Sports: Appoints Chris McGinley as chief executive officer.

[v1sports.com]

Golf Channel Academy: Mark Polich, owner and founder of Mark Polich Golf, an indoor training facility in Tucson, Ariz., will appear on “Morning Drive,” March 29-30.
[golfchannelacademy.com]

Oglebay Resort and Wheeling Park | Wheeling, W.Va.: Names Danny Ackerman as general manager of golf operations.

[oglebay.com]

Maccabi USA: Announces the Open Golf Team for the 20th World Maccabiah Games, July 4-18 in Israel. The will feature Scott Adams (Colgate University), Hannah Berman (University of West Florida), Joseph Burkinshaw (Shepherd University), Zachary Burkinshaw (Shepherd University), Ben DuBois (Gonzaga University), Benjamin Feld (Drexel University, 2013), Julia Hyman (Georgetown University), David Lebowitz (Tulane University, 1997), Marni Murez (Boston College), Alexa Popowitz (Georgetown University), Ashton Silk (University of San Francisco), Benjamin Smith (University of Delaware, 2009), Julie Steinbauer (Rollins College), Sean Wigler (Arizona State University).

Golf Channel Academy: Brech Spradley, PGA director of instruction at Barton Creek Golf Academy in Austin, Texas, is scheduled to appear as a guest instructor on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive,” March 22-23.

[golfchannelacademy.com]

Golf Channel Academy: Brech Spradley, PGA director of instruction at Barton Creek Golf Academy in Austin, Texas, is scheduled to appear as a guest instructor on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive,” March 22-23.
[golfchannelacademy.com]

PGA Tour Superstore: Ralph Stokes, director of partnership marketing and events, is named to the Georgia State Golf Association’s board of directors executive committee.

[pgatoursuperstore.com]

PGA Tour Superstore: Ralph Stokes, director of partnership marketing and events, is named to the Georgia State Golf Association’s board of directors executive committee.
[pgatoursuperstore.com]

Bermuda Sands: Hires Shelia Bishop as a sales representative for the Texas and Oklahoma territories.

[bermudasandsapparel.com]

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Reports on Patrick Drinkard, equipment manager at The Clubs at Cordillera Ranch outside of San Antonio, Texas. Drinkard who became the first in the United States to complete the GCSAA’s professional certificate program.

[gcssa.org]

Heritage Golf Group: Sean McLaren, general manager at The Dominion Club in Glen Allen, Va., has been elected president of the Club Managers Association of America’s Virginia Chapter.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Reports on Patrick Drinkard, equipment manager at The Clubs at Cordillera Ranch outside of San Antonio, Texas. Drinkard who became the first in the United States to complete the GCSAA’s professional certificate program.
[gcssa.org]

Heritage Golf Group: Sean McLaren, general manager at The Dominion Club in Glen Allen, Va., has been elected president of the Club Managers Association of America’s Virginia Chapter.

Callaway Footwear: Announces its sales representatives in four key regions throughout the United States.

[callawayfootwear.com]

Middle Atlantic PGA Section: Names Patrick D. Coyner, director of instruction at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Md., as its 2017 Horton Smith Award recipient.

Middle Atlantic PGA Section: Names Trillium Rose, director of instruction at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., as its 2017 Teacher of the Year recipient.

Middle Atlantic PGA Section: Matthew Schulze has been named the Section’s 2017 Professional of the Year. Schulze currently serves as the 47th president of the Section.