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Cobblestone Golf Course / Acworth, GA: Joyce Wilcox, the course’s academy director, earns a Top 50 Kids Teachers Award for the second year in a row.

Ecco: Signs PGA Tour rookie Will Wilcox to an endorsement agreement. Wilcox will showcase the company logo on his shirt collar and compete in its Biom golf shoes.

International Clubmakers Guild: Announces formation of Hall of Fame to honor members who have made contributions to the ICG and the golf industry. The inaugural class of 2014 includes Charles Blume, Rick Canter, Bob Dodds, Tim Hewitt, Dave Hohnke, Don Johnson, Ed Mitchell, Niimi Kiyorani, Jeff Summitt and Tom Wishon.

PGA of America / South Florida Section: Honorary member Dennis Walterss will perform his trick-shot show and speak for more than 300 students at HL Watkins Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens, FL today, Monday.

Cobblestone Golf Course / Acworth, GA: Joyce Wilcox, the course’s academy director, earns a Top 50 Kids Teachers Award for the second year in a row.

Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club / Rancho Viejo, TX: Director of sports and wellness Wendy Werley Bullock earns a second successive Top 50 Kids Teachers Award.

Greenactive Golf: Signs Ian Poulter to endorse the company’s CS2 putting training aid.

PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Selects Bernie Najar, PGA director of instruction at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, MD, as its 2014 Teacher of the Year.

PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Selects Jay Dufty, head PGA professional at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, MD, as the 2014 President’s Award winner.

Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club / Rancho Viejo, TX: Director of sports and wellness Wendy Werley Bullock earns a second successive Top 50 Kids Teachers Award.

PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Selects Bernie Najar, PGA director of instruction at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, MD, as its 2014 Teacher of the Year.

PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Selects Jay Dufty, head PGA professional at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, MD, as the 2014 President’s Award winner.

PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Selects Jim Fitzgerald, head PGA Professional at Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, MD, as the recipient of its 2014 Bill Strausbaugh Award.

PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Selects J.P. Lunn, the former PGA general manager at Holly Hills Country Club in Ijamsville, MD, as recipient of its 2014 Horton Smith Award.

Club Managers Association of America: Names 100 new Certified Club Managers, a designation that indicates that a club management professional has completed a course of study and training and shows proficiency and expertise in club management.

Volvik: Signs Craig Stadler to a two-year endorsement deal.

PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Selects Jim Fitzgerald, head PGA Professional at Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, MD, as the recipient of its 2014 Bill Strausbaugh Award.

PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Selects J.P. Lunn, the former PGA general manager at Holly Hills Country Club in Ijamsville, MD, as recipient of its 2014 Horton Smith Award.

Ping: Announces a new program that distinguishes its Top 100 National Fitters of the Year. The awards honor authorized Ping fitters who have demonstrated a high commitment to custom fitting.

PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Selects Linda Gaudi, the PGA/LPGA director of instruction at the Country Club of Fairfax in Fairfax, VA, as its 2014 Youth Player Development Leader.