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Champ: Appoints Mark MacNeill as project manager. MacNeill is tasked with coordinating projects and communications between Champ’s global offices, transcontinental supply chains and international factories.

OnCore Golf: Hires Al Sinram, Moxie Sports’ principal, to assist OnCore in developing and managing its on-course and elite golf specialty store market growth. Sinram will also manage OnCore golf ball sales in Georgia and select major accounts within the regions covered by Moxie.

Hirzl: Signs LPGA player Natalie Sheary to an endorsement agreement.

New York Golf Center: Chief operating officer Josh Chervokas appeared on Fox Business Channel’s “Opening Bell” show on Aug. 26 to discuss the state of the golf industry.

KemperSports: Mark Hoesing will return to the company to serve as senior vice president of operations supporting the company’s east region.

54 Sports: Reports on Dan Garber, director of sales.

Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy: Hires instructor Matt Fields as a member of its staff.

54 Sports: Reports on Dan Garber, director of sales.

Back9Network: Hires Chris Lencheski to oversee the media organization’s linear and digital sales initiatives. Back9Network launches nationally on DirectTV, Sept. 29.

Haggin Oaks Golf Complex / Sacramento, CA: Tom Morton, co-owner of Morton Golf, is named recipient of the PGA of America Northern California Section’s 2014 Player Development Award of the Year Award.

Haggin Oaks Golf Complex / Sacramento, CA: Staff PGA professional Greg Ciavarelli wins the PGA of America Northern California Section’s 2014 Club Fitter of the Year Award.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Announces that Gerry Navarre, a 54-year-old Michigan State University student pursuing a second career in turf management, has earned the top prize of $6,000 among 14 awards in the 2014 Scholars Competition.

Asia Pacific Golf Summit: Announces that Brian Curley, principal of Schmidt-Curley Design, will be a featured speaker at the annual conference, Nov. 14-15 in Singapore.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Announces that Gerry Navarre, a 54-year-old Michigan State University student pursuing a second career in turf management, has earned the top prize of $6,000 among 14 awards in the 2014 Scholars Competition.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Selects Joe Stefanick, the equipment technician at Seven Lakes Golf and Tennis Community in Fort Myers, FL, as the recipient of the 2014 Most Valuable Technician Award Golf Course Management award.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Selects Joe Stefanick, the equipment technician at Seven Lakes Golf and Tennis Community in Fort Myers, FL, as the recipient of the 2014 Most Valuable Technician Award Golf Course Management award.

Haggin Oaks Golf Complex / Sacramento, CA: Stacy Baker named the PGA of America Northern California Section’s Golf Course Superintendent of the Year.

EZLinks Golf: Hires Paul Prickett as vice president of technical operations. Prickett will oversee the installation, configuration and support of EZLinks software at golf course clients and oversee IT and support for the EZLinks ecommerce site, TeeOff.com.

Arccos Golf: Hires C.B. Tuite as its vice president of sales and will oversee a sales force of 30 sales representatives and strategic partnerships with Arccos international distributors.

Asia Pacific Golf Summit: Tenniel Chu, vice chairman of the Mission Hills Group, will deliver a keynote address at the annual event, Nov. 14-15 in Singapore.