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Cobblestone Golf Course | Acworth, GA: Joyce Wilcox, the course’s academy director, is named a Master Kids Teacher after earning her third consecutive Top 50 Kids Teachers Award from the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation.

Cobblestone Golf Course | Acworth, GA: Joyce Wilcox, the course’s academy director, is named a Master Kids Teacher after earning her third consecutive Top 50 Kids Teachers Award from the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation.

Galvin Green: Hires John Lyman as sales representative for Southern California.

World Golf Foundation: Pete Bevacqua, PGA of America chief executive officer, is named the foundation’s board of directors for 2015.

Heritage Golf Group: Appoints Cameron Wiebe as the new general manager of Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, GA.

Tifosi Optics: Hires Brad Abbott as national sales manager for the Optics, RX and outdoor markets; Adam Brim as new national sales manager for golf, tactical/shooting sports, and general sporting goods markets; and Jorge Verdin as creative director.

Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club | Rancho Viejo, TX: Wendy Werley Bullock, director of sports and wellness, is named a Master Kids Teacher by the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation.

Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club | Rancho Viejo, TX: Wendy Werley Bullock, director of sports and wellness, is named a Master Kids Teacher by the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation.

Lamkin Corp.: Signs Miguel Angel Jimenez to an endorsement agreement. Jimenez has been using Lamkin’s Perma-Wrap grip.

Cure Putters: Hires Tommy Butcher as its new national sales manager.

Arccos Golf: Signs 2014 FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel to an endorsement agreement.

Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design: Jason Straka to join the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation’s executive committee for a one-year term.

Heritage Golf Group: Appoints Chris Calloway as its new director of project management.

International Clubmakers Guild: Selects Ray Tomaszewski, of Ray’s Golf Repair, as its 2015 ICG Europe Clubmaker of the Year.

Golf Coaches Association of America: Profiles SwingThought.com Tour alumnus Robert Streb, who played collegiately at Kansa State and currently sits atop the FedEx Cup standings.

International Clubmakers Guild: Names Eddie Smith, of Smitty’s Golf Shop, as the 2015 ICG North America Clubmaker of the Year.

OnCore Golf: Hires Andy Hyjek and Jeff Mauricio as sales representatives.

Ping: Signs Brooke Henderson to an endorsement agreement to play the brand’s equipment.

Chase54: Signs Jerry Kelly to an endorsement agreement. Kelly, a three-time PGA Tour winner, will wear the apparel brand on tour and serve as a “strategic advisor,” the company claims.

Sunice: Hires Marc Gagnier as vice-president of marketing, effective Dec. 8. Gagnier will be responsible for global marketing activities for the Sunice, AUR and Tommy Hilfiger Golf brands.