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Iomic USA: Appoints Katz Murai as general manager. Murai will be responsible for overseeing and directing the day-to-day business operations of the company.

Srixon: Signs K.J. Choi to a multi-year endorsement agreement, and includes him playing a Srixon golf ball and wearing a Srixon glove.

Srixon: Signs K.J. Choi to a multi-year endorsement agreement, and includes him playing a Srixon golf ball and wearing a Srixon glove.

EZLinks Golf: Hires Ray Scheppach as chief financial officer.

EWGA: Chief executive officer Pam Swensen is named a finalist in the International Network of Golf Industry Honors Awards’ Business Achievement category.

U.S. Kids Golf: Announces the recipients of the Top 50 Kids Teachers Award, which annually recognizes the top youth golf instructors.

EWGA: Chief executive officer Pam Swensen is named a finalist in the International Network of Golf Industry Honors Awards’ Business Achievement category.

Ping: Signs Todd Anderson, Sea Island director of instruction in Sea Island, GA, to an endorsement agreement.

Global Turf Equipment: Promotes Josh Berman to vice president of operations.

Concert Golf Partners: Announces Ann Liguori as a celebrity ambassador for Heathrow Country Club and The Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes in Longwood, FL.

OB Sports Golf Management: Appoints Mark Woodward as senior vice president of operations.

Callaway Golf: Signs Matteo Manassero, 20, to its tour staff. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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International Clubmakers Guild: Announces that Dave Hohnke, of Dave’s Club House in Bloomington, IN has been recognized as an ICG certified clubmaker.

International Clubmakers Guild: Recognizes Agustin Sanchez, of GolfInteligente in Hernani, Spain, as an ICG certified clubmaker

French Lick Resort / French Lick, IN: Announces that Brett Fleck, head superintendent on the Donald Ross Course, has been honored as the Tri-State Golf Course Superintendents Association’s 2013 Superintendent of the Year.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of Northern California: To announce its annual award winners within the golf and turfcare industry at its annual meeting on Jan. 13 at Oakhurst Country Club in Clayton, CA.

Srixon: Signs Inbee Park to a multi-year contract extension to remain a member of its professional tour staff. The 25-year-old South Korean is currently ranked No.1 on the Rolex Women’s World Rankings and also the reigning LPGA Player of the Year. A nine-time LPGA Tour winner, Park had six victories in 2013, including three straight majors.

Callaway Golf Co.: Signs three collegiate All-American players to its professional staff – Thomas Pieters, James Erkenbeck and Chase Seiffert. All three will play Callaway equipment.

International Club Suppliers: Names Debbie Nipper vice president of client and vendor relations.