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Heritage Golf Group: Champions Retreat in Evans, Ga., hires Douglas Snyder as its new director of food and beverage.

Heritage Golf Group: Champions Retreat in Evans, Ga., hires Douglas Snyder as its new director of food and beverage.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Reports on Kevin Black, the 62-year-old former golf course superintendent at Prairie View Golf Links in Worthington, Minn. The City Council decided to shutter Prairie View this year.

Golf Channel Academy: Seven academy coaches – Jeff Ritter, Martin Hall, Todd Sones, Kevin Weeks, Trent Wearner, Cheryl Anderson and Mike Bender – will participate in Golf Channel’s National Instruction Day coverage.

Galvin Green: Signs Web.com Tour players Taylor Pendrith, Greg Yates and Doug Letson to apparel endorsement agreements.

Golf Channel: Claude Brousseau, director of instruction and coaching and player development for the Ko Olina Golf Academy in Honolulu, Hawaii, is scheduled to appear as a guest instructor on “Morning Drive,” May 3-4.

Golf Channel: Claude Brousseau, director of instruction and coaching and player development for the Ko Olina Golf Academy in Honolulu, Hawaii, is scheduled to appear as a guest instructor on “Morning Drive,” May 3-4.

Longball Athletics: Signs Tyler Aldridge to an endorsement agreement for the 2016 and 2017 PGA Tour seasons.

Chase54: Chief designer and creative director Lulu Faddis to be featured in the company’s annual Mother’s Day advertising campaign.

Billy Casper Signature: Names Danielle Hopper as its new national sales and marketing director.

Longball Athletics: Signs Tyler Aldridge to an endorsement agreement for the 2016 and 2017 PGA Tour seasons.

Chase54: Chief designer and creative director Lulu Faddis to be featured in the company’s annual Mother’s Day advertising campaign.

Brainstorm Golf: Signs Stacy Lewis to an endorsement agreement.

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Dynamic Brands: Hires five sales representatives for its various companies – Mike Giarratano (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah), Steven Sinclair (Florida Panhandle, Alabama), Bart Turner (Kentucky), Todd Vangellow (upstate New York) and Kraig Kesner (Ohio).

FlightScope: Signs long drive champion Sandra Carlborg to an endorsement agreement.

Golf Channel: Rob Strano, owner and director of instruction for the Strano Golf Academy at Kelly Plantation Golf Club in Destin, Fla., will appear as a guest instructor on “Morning Drive,” April 26-27.

Biion Footwear: Signs Canadian Mac Boucher to an apparel endorsement agreement.

Bermuda Sands Apparel: Hires T.J Gillen as the brand’s sales representative in the Northern California territory.

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Billy Casper Golf: Promotes Emily Clark to vice president of marketing.

Blast Motion: Signs Brad Faxon to an endorsement agreement. Faxon will share short game improvement drills through the company’s website, the Blast Golf app and with his followers on social media.