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Imperial Headwear: Names John Brisbane, who represents Texas and Oklahoma, as its 2016 Salesperson of the Year.

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Junior.Golf: Hires Jeff Wells, previously of ClubCorp, as vice president of strategic accounts.

Greg Norman Collection: Names Joe-Jo Gittelman as its 2016 Salesperson of the Year.

Reks Optics: Signs PGA Tour player Michael Putnam to an apparel endorsement agreement.

Reed Exhibitions Americas: Ed Several, formerly senior vice president and general manager of PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions, is named senior vice president, integration and commercial optimization-Reed Exhibitions Americas.

Reks Optics: Signs PGA Tour player Michael Putnam to an apparel endorsement agreement.

Dunning: Hires Kate Cunningham, as new senior vice president of sales and business development.

Levelwear: Signs Sandra Gal to an endorsement agreement, and Gal will help promote the newly launched Verve collection.

Levelwear: Signs Canadian Adam Hadwin, who shot a 59 at the CareerBuilder Challenge, to an apparel endorsement agreement.

Eyeking: Hires Steve Humphreys as national sales manager.

Volvik: In a commitment to long drive competition, the brand signs long drive champion Tim Burke and re-signs European long driver champion Maurice Allen to endorsement agreements.

Imperial Headwear: Signs Beau Hossler, the 2016 Fred Haskins Award winner as the nation’s top collegiate golfer, to a multi-year endorsement agreement.

National Alliance for Accessible Golf: Announces its 2017 executive committee and board of directors. The selection was finalized and approved during the December 2016 board of directors meeting.

Clubessential: Names Randy Eckels as the company’s new chief executive officer and board director.

Eyeking: Hires Alex Webb as its national sales manager.

Argolf USA: Signs Rocco Mediate to an endorsement agreement. Mediate will play Argolf’s Perceval model putter in competition.

The Antigua Group: Announces its 2017 Tour Team, which includes Women’s U.S. Open champion Brittany Lang.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Honors Ed Ward, the equipment manager at city-owned Mariana Butte Golf Club in Loveland, Colo., with its 2016 Edwin Budding Award. The award is named for the inventor of the lawnmower and is given annually to an equipment manager or related innovator, technician, educator or engineer.

The Antigua Group: Hires Chris Alcocer as its sales representative covering the Los Angeles and Orange County regions in Southern California.

Ping: Signs Australian professional Brett Coletta, recently the sixth-ranked amateur in the world, to a multi-year agreement.