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U.S. Amateur: Riviera Country Club corporate officer Michael R. Yamaki has been named general chairman and Thomas Pulchinski has been selected tournament director for the national championship set for Aug. 14-20 at Riviera in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

U.S. Amateur: Riviera Country Club corporate officer Michael R. Yamaki has been named general chairman and Thomas Pulchinski has been selected tournament director for the national championship set for Aug. 14-20 at Riviera in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Galvin Green: Hires Carl Rust as sales representative for Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

GolfThere: Hires Bryan Martin as a sales executive.

GolfThere: Hires Ed Bell as a senior sales executive.

Golf Course Superintendents Association Of America: Paul R. Latshaw, who prepared golf courses for nine major championships over 38 years as a golf course superintendent, will be the recipient of the GCSAA’s 2017 Old Tom Morris Award.

GolfThere: Hires Robert Vintilla as senior director of business development.

Summit Golf Brands: Announces Evan Miller an account executive in the Mid-Atlantic region. He will be the representative for Fairway & Greene and Zero Restriciton.

Golf Channel: Brian Jacobs, owner and director of instruction for Brian Jacobs Golf at Ridgemont Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., will appear on “Morning Drive,” Aug. 23-24.

American Society of Golf Course Architects: Reports that Bob Cupp, a past president, died Aug. 19. He was 76.

Golf Channel: Brian Jacobs, owner and director of instruction for Brian Jacobs Golf at Ridgemont Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., will appear on “Morning Drive,” Aug. 23-24.

Summit Golf Brands: Hires Matt McFarlane as regional sales manager in the Mid-Atlantic area covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Delaware.

Ecco: Appoints Andrzej Bikowski as new lead designer.

New England Publishing Group Inc.: Appoints James P. Smith as director of operations.

Eagle Mountain Golf Club | Fountain Hills, Ariz.: Hires Mike Reinecke as superintendent.

Golf Channel: Cheryl Anderson, director of instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy in Lake Mary, Fla., is scheduled to appear on “Morning Drive” on Aug. 16.

Golf Channel: Cheryl Anderson, director of instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy in Lake Mary, Fla., is scheduled to appear on “Morning Drive” on Aug. 16.

Lamkin Grips: Appoints Andy Gilkison as the company’s vice president of global sales.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Selects Yvon Jeaurond, the service manager at Victoria Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, as the recipient of the Most Valuable Technician Award.