People

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.

Golf Channel Academy: Forty-nine of its coaches were named to Golf Digest’s list of Best Teachers in America for 2015-2016.

Kendall Academy: Instructors Dave Kendall and Paul Haase chosen to Golf Digest’s biannual ranking of the best teachers in Michigan.

IBS Club Software: Robb Smyth, vice president of sales, will participate on a panel discussion, “Business Intelligence in the Private Club Industry,” at the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals Convention and Tradeshow, Oct. 21-24 in Bellevue, Wash.

Omega: Brand ambassador Hank Haney met with clients and customers at separate events in Mission Viejo and Costa Mesa, Calif., on Oct. 12.

Streamsong Resort | Streamsong, Fla.: Caddie Marc Dull finished second at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.

Golf Channel: Kip Puterbaugh, director of the Aviara Golf Academy in Carlsbad, Calif., to be a guest instructor on “Morning Drive,” Oct. 13-14.

Golf Channel: Kip Puterbaugh, director of the Aviara Golf Academy in Carlsbad, Calif., to be a guest instructor on “Morning Drive,” Oct. 13-14.

PGA of America | Middle Atlantic Section: David Hutsell, Rick Schuller and Ashley Grier were named the Player of the Year in the respective categories.

Golf Channel Academy: Adds Northern California’s Tom Rezendes to its roster of instructors.

Heritage Golf Group: Hires Ken Kasten as vice president of acquisitions.

EWGA: Reports on Sacramento, Calif., chapter member Karen Garcia, who recently won the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship.

EWGA: Reports on Sacramento, Calif., chapter member Karen Garcia, who recently won the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Reports on Steve Cook, the head golf course superintendent at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., who will attempt to climb Ama Dablam peak in Nepal to raise funds for the Michigan chapter of Make-A-Wish.

Grand Cypress Academy of Golf | Orlando, Fla.: Director Fred Griffin to appear as a guest instructor on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive.”

Asia Pacific Golf Group, Golf Inc.: Announces its “Most Powerful And Influential People In Golf In Asia” list for 2015.

Golf Channel Academy: Adds Rudy Duran, director of instruction at Morro Bay, Chalk Mountain and Dairy Creek courses, to its roster of instructors.

PGA of America | New Jersey Section, New Jersey State Golf Association: Scott Kmiec, longtime NJPGA executive director and current senior director of PGA Reach, is named the 2015 New Jersey Golf Distinguished Service Award winner.

SuperStroke: Reports on Jordan Spieth winning the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year award.

Grand Cypress Academy of Golf | Orlando, Fla.: Director Fred Griffin to appear as a guest instructor on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive.”