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Marriott Golf: Names Sean O’Brien, director of grounds for Hawk’s Landing Golf Club at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Fla., has been named Golf Grounds Manager of the Year.

Pinnacle: Announces the 10 honorees of its first Going the Distance Awards, a program established to honor individuals who are making a difference in the fight against breast cancer.

OB Sports Golf Management: Appoints Eric Lohman as general manager of Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point, Calif.

Michigan Golf Hall of Fame: Inducted designer and instructor Rick Smith, Flint area PGA professionals Larry Mancour and Jack Seltzer, and amateur Jack Van Ess on Sunday, May 20.

Scooter Pines Holdings: Names Renee Powell to its advisory board.

Ashworth Golf: Signs Justin Rose to an endorsement agreement to wear the brand’s apparel and footwear, starting at this week’s European Tour BMW PGA Championship.

Affiniti Golf Partners: Names John Morris as its new chief financial officer.

Cutter & Buck: Names Jake Rawson as its new global director of sales for golf.

Keiser University: Reports on College of Golf student Wendy Castaldi of Port St. Lucie, Fla., who is learning about the game so she can caddy for her 7-year-old daughter, Brianna, who has placed either first or second in more than 85 tournaments.

Cutter & Buck: Names Jake Rawson as its new global director of sales for golf.

Billy Casper Golf: Chairman and CEO Peter Hill has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the National Golf Foundation.

AHEAD: Appoints Anne Broholm as chief executive officer, while Chuck Lord has been appointed chief operating officer.

Pound Ridge Golf Club (Pound Ridge, N.Y.): Names Kevin Nalepka director of sales.

Pound Ridge Golf Club (Pound Ridge, N.Y.): Names Kevin Nalepka director of sales.

Lake of Isles (North Stonington, Conn.): Names 15 Junior Golf Scholarship Program recipients. Among the benefits will be weekly practice and training sessions with a Troon Golf Academy instructor.

Scooter Pines Holdings: Announces Mary Bea Porter-King as the first member of the multi-media company’s advisory board.

Middle Atlantic PGA: Reports on First Tee 16-year-old student Matthew Padgett, who scored back-to-back holes-in-one on May 5.

Mary Hafeman Golf Academy: Founder Mary Hafeman is honored as the PGA of America’s Northern Chapter of the North Florida Section 2012 Teacher of the Year. Hafeman operates the academies at The Champions Club at Julington Creek and Windsor Parke Golf Club.

VCT: Selects Dianne Hart of Broken Sound Club in Boca Raton, Fla., as the winner of its promotional drawing held at the 2012 National Club Conference. VCT will make a $1,000 donation to the NCA Foundation in the name of Broken Sound Club.

Honours Golf Co.: Appoints Matthew Devine as course superintendent for Limestone Springs Golf Club in Oneonta, Ala.