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Nike Golf: Signs Shunsuke Sonoda to an endorsement agreement. Sonoda will represent Nike Golf in clubs, ball, apparel, footwear, gloves, headwear and accessories as part of a multi-year agreement.

Poppy Hills Golf Course / Pebble Beach, CA: Names Cole Handley as head golf professional.

Keiser University: College of Golf & Sport Management announces the students who recently completed their Associate of Science degree in Golf Management – Zachary Allred, of Spokane, WA; Daniel Greer, of Whitesboro, NY; Sean Pemberton, of Kansas City, MO; and Jonathan Rodriguez-Sanz, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Bermuda Sands Apparel Co.: Appoints Jamie Wilson as its sales representative in central and northern Florida.

Ocotillo Golf Resort / Chandler, AZ: Announces that Kay Cornelius, director of instruction, has been named among U.S. Kids Golf’s Top 50 Kids Teachers.

Old Palm Golf Club / Palm Beach Gardens, FL: Honorary club chairman Raymond Floyd is selected as U.S. Ryder Cup team assistant captain.

TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Co.: Signs L{PGA player Anna Nordqvist to an endorsement agreement to play TaylorMade clubs and wear Adidas Golf footwear and apparel.

Keiser University: College of Golf & Sport Management announces the students who recently completed their Associate of Science degree in Golf Management – Zachary Allred, of Spokane, WA; Daniel Greer, of Whitesboro, NY; Sean Pemberton, of Kansas City, MO; and Jonathan Rodriguez-Sanz, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Ocotillo Golf Resort / Chandler, AZ: Announces that Kay Cornelius, director of instruction, has been named among U.S. Kids Golf’s Top 50 Kids Teachers.

Old Palm Golf Club / Palm Beach Gardens, FL: Honorary club chairman Raymond Floyd is selected as U.S. Ryder Cup team assistant captain.

Bermuda Sands Apparel Co.: Appoints Tanya Durni as its sales representative in western Pennsylvania and upstate New York.

Lamkin Corp.: Signs Brandt Snedeker, the 2012 FedEx Cup winner, to an endorsement agreement.

CordeValle Golf Club / San Martin, CA: Club member Carol Kaufman is appointed to serve as general chairman for the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, to be contested July 7-10.

Bermuda Sands Apparel Co.: Appoints Tanya Durni as its sales representative in western Pennsylvania and upstate New York.

CordeValle Golf Club / San Martin, CA: Club member Carol Kaufman is appointed to serve as general chairman for the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, to be contested July 7-10.

International Clubmakers Guild: Certifies Jeffrey Silva, of Silva’s Custom Golf in Peabody, MA, as an ICG Clubmaker.

Cleveland Golf/Srixon: Staffer Harold Varner III has been awarded an exemption into the Northern Trust Open. Varner, who was the first player in East Carolina University history to be named Conference USA Golfer of the Year in 2012, will be making his second-career start on the PGA Tour.

Greg Norman Collection: Names John Higinbotham as its 2013 Salesperson of the Year.

Asia Pacific Golf Group: Chief executive officer Mike Sebastian receives The BoardRoom Magazine’s 2013 International Leadership Of The Year Award.