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Freedom Golf Association: Hires Andy Mears as its director of golf operations.

Billy Casper Golf: Names Ryan Ballengee to the newly-created position of managing editor of the soon-to-launch BCG Digital Network.

International Clubmakers Guild: Announces its 2014 ICG Hall of Fame class of inductees.

SkyGolf: Re-signs four staff advisors – instructors Michael Breed and Hank Haney, LPGA player Natalie Gulbis and Champions Tour player Peter Jacobsen.

Back9Network: Hires Scot Thor as senior vice president of programming.

Wilson Staff: Re-signs Ricky Barnes to a multi-year endorsement agreement. Barnes will continue to play the company’s equipment and display the brand’s logo on his bag and headwear.

Wilson Staff: Signs Marcel Siem to a multi-year contract to play Wilson Staff clubs.

Proponent Group: Membership-based service company for instructors and coaches names its Member Advisory Board for 2014-15.

National Golf Management: Announces that LPGA player Natalie Gulbis will serve as a company spokesperson in 2014. Gulbis will be featured in advertisements and promotions for NGM’s 22 Prime Times Signature Courses at Pawleys Plantation.

Ogio: Signs Kevin Streelman and Chris Stroud to endorsement agreements. Streelman and Stroud will wear the brand’s apparel throughout the 2014 PGA season.

Circling Raven Golf Club / Worley, ID: Tom Davidson, the club’s director of golf, is named the PGA of America’s Pacific Northwest Section’s 2013 PGA Merchandiser of the Year for resort facilities.

Nexbelt: Hires John Oliver as its global sales manager, effective immediately.

Global Turf Equipment: Names Debbie Nipper as vice president of marketing.

Legacy of the Links: Creates the Top 100 Hall of Fame to honor visionaries and golf architects who have built and designed the iconic top 100 golf courses around the world.

In Fiamme: Signs Rocco Mediate, the 2013 PGA Champions Tour Rookie of the Year, to an apparel endorsement agreement for the 2014 season.

Circling Raven Golf Club / Worley, ID: Tom Davidson, the club’s director of golf, is named the PGA of America’s Pacific Northwest Section’s 2013 PGA Merchandiser of the Year for resort facilities.

Billy Casper Golf: Announces that Billy Casper will make appearances at Dubsdread Golf Course in Orlando, FL, and Country Club of Winter Haven in Winter Haven, FL, on Jan. 21.

Greg Norman Collection: Names Robert LaFontant as design director for the company’s GN Women’s Collection.

Golf 20/20: Announces Darrell Crall, chief operating officer of the PGA of America, as its chair for 2014. Crall succeeds Mike Hughes, chief executive officer of the National Golf Course Owners Association, who served as chair from 2010 to 2013.

TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Co.: Announces contract extensions for LPGA tour staffers Jessica Korda, Beatriz Recari and Danielle Kang.