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Bishops Gate Golf Academy: Students Maria Hoyos and Ana Paula Valdes have been named to the Rolex Junior All-America second team.

Boyne Golf: Golf academy’s Brian O’Neill named one of Michigan’s best instructors in Golf Digest’s biennial Best Teachers in Your State rankings.

Bermuda Sands Apparel: Hires Les Buell as its new sales representative for Georgia, Alabama and the Florida panhandle.

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Island Resort Championship: Reports on Sweden’s Dani Holmqvist, who won the Symetra Tour event in June and later earned her 2016 LPGA tour card.

Zero Friction: Hires Tom Tiffany as director of business development.

Boyne Golf: Golf academy’s Brian O’Neill named one of Michigan’s best instructors in Golf Digest’s biennial Best Teachers in Your State rankings.

Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club | Katy, Texas: Sending junior golfers Treed Huang and Lauren Nguyen to represent Southern Texas in the fourth Texas Junior Cup Matches, Oct. 24-25.

PGA of America | MIddle Atlantic Section: Reports on military veteran James Robinson, who is currently attending the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as a PGA Professional Golf Management student and recently passed his Player Ability Test at Great Hope Golf Club in Westover, Md.

Chuck Evans Golf Academy: Owner Chuck Evans will appear as a guest instructor on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive,” Oct. 27-28.

Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort | Hilton Head Island, S.C.: Director of instruction Doug Weaver is selected as one of South Carolina’s best teachers in the annual Golf Digest state rankings.

Chuck Evans Golf Academy: Owner Chuck Evans will appear as a guest instructor on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive,” Oct. 27-28.

Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort | Hilton Head Island, S.C.: Director of instruction Doug Weaver is selected as one of South Carolina’s best teachers in the annual Golf Digest state rankings.

Divots Sportswear: Hires Teri Martin as vice president of design and merchandising. Martin will be responsible for the design, sourcing and merchandising for the entire Divots collection, plus its apparel subsidiaries Sope Creek and Byron Nelson USA.

EduKaytion Golf: Instructor Kay McMahon to join Pat Bradley in conducting a clinic prior to a Girls Independent Golf League tournament on Nov. 1 in Mamantapett, Mass.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: GCSAA leaders David Fearis and Paul McGinnis, and longtime Penn State University professor Al Turgeon have been selected to receive the association’s 2016 Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award.

Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy: Instructor Gary Gilchrist is selected to Golf Digest’s 2015 50 Best Teachers in America list.

Omni Homestead Resort | Hot Springs, Va.: Appoints Barry Ryder as its director of golf.

Billy Casper Golf: Chairman and chief executive officer Peter Hill has been ranked No. 6 on Golf Inc. magazine’s recently-released Most Powerful People in Golf list. It marks the 11th consecutive year Hill has finished in the top 10.

PGA of America | South Florida Section: Warren Bottke and Don Law lead the list of the Section’s annual award winners. Bottke, director of instruction at the Abacoa Golf Club Academy in Jupiter, Fla., is the 2015 PGA Golf Professional of the Year, while Don Law, PGA director of instruction at the Don Law Golf Academy, has is named the 2015 PGA Teacher of the Year.

Hirzl: Tour staffer and long drive specialist Heather LeMaster was recently featured on the Golf Channel.