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PGA of America / Carolinas PGA Section: Member John Faidley is honored for his commitment to The First Tee of the Triad with the naming of the John Faidley Learning Center at Winston Lake. The center will be constructed at Winston Lake Golf Course in Winston-Salem, NC, and will be the first teaching facility in the Piedmont Triad to also include an academic center.

Golfweek: To honor Craig Dolch as the 2014 Father of the Year during this year’s Father & Son Open, which will be played June 13-15 at Streamsong Resort in Streamsong, FL. Dolch, a 55-year-old father of two, was a sports writer at The Palm Beach Post for 26 years, currently writes a weekly golf column for Scripps and is co-host of The Golf Exchange on ESPN Radio.

Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame: To induct Tun Dr. Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid, chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad and chairman of the Professional Golf of Malaysia.

Wolsey: Hires Mark Williams as its sales representative for California and the Pacific Northwest.

Club Managers Association of America: Names 15 new Certified Chief Executives – James W. Aspley (NC State University Club, Raleigh, NC), Jeffrey J. Blais (Green Island Country Club, Columbus, GA), Frank H. Benzakour (Village Club of Sands Point, Sands Point, NY), Michael Bradfield (Countryside Golf and Country Club, Naples, FL), Dana R. DiChiara (Mountain Brook Club, Birmingham, AL), Christopher B. Everhart (Key Largo Anglers Club, Key Largo, FL), Michael-M.C. Gardner (Birnam Wood Golf Club, Santa Barbara, CA), Gavin B. Inglis (Knickerbocker Country Club, Tenafly, NJ), Mark W. Moon (Cherokee Country Club, Knoxville, TN), Max D. Moreno (Elmcrest Country Club, Cedar Rapids, IA), Joseph B. Meyer (Pasadena Yacht and Country Club, Gulfport, FL), Eric J. Rhodes (Inverness Club, Toledo, OH), John M. Schultz (Carmel Country Club, Charlotte, NC), Ryan Shaw (Fiddlesticks Country Club, Ft. Myers, FL) and Susan T. Sheahan (Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL).

54 Sports: Hires Alison Adams as the company’s new event director.

FitGolf Performance Centers: CEO Dave Ostrow to attend the ShopRite LPGA Classic with the Girls Golf Revolution board, an organization aimed at making golf more accessible to junior girls.

The Antigua Group: Extends its apparel endorsement agreement with Stacy Lewis, currently ranked No. 2 in the world, for three additional years through 2017.

FitGolf Performance Center: CEO David Ostrow will be a presenter on “Long Term Athletic Development for Juniors” at the Philadelphia Sports and Education Expo on June 1.

FitGolf Performance Center: CEO David Ostrow will be a presenter on “Long Term Athletic Development for Juniors” at the Philadelphia Sports and Education Expo on June 1.

Mizuno: Selects Tim Buckland, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Joseph Wechsler, of Reston, VA, as the latest members of its 2014 Team JPX who will be featured in Mizuno’s Play Famously campaign.

Mizuno: Selects Tim Buckland, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Joseph Wechsler, of Reston, VA, as the latest members of its 2014 Team JPX who will be featured in Mizuno’s Play Famously campaign.

FitGolf Performance Centers: Golf fitness specialist Dave DuPriest to appear on “The Golf Club with Hardy” on FM 98.5 the Sports Hub in Boston on Saturday, May 24.

E-Z-Go: Promotes Chris Dyer to regional sales director, East Region.

Heritage Golf Group: Appoints Jeff Burkle as vice president of acquisitions.

Chase54: Names Amy Yanda-Lee as its director of marketing and public relations.

The First Tee / Orange County, CA: Appoints Gail Krause as the chapter’s new executive director.