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OB Sports Golf Management: Appoints Tom Colceri to the newly-created position of vice president of business development.

PlayKleen Towels: Seeks to hire additional sales representatives in California, Nevada, Arizona, South Carolina, Minnesota and Louisiana.

Michigan Golf Hall of Fame: Steve Brady, Tom Doak and Fritz Balmer were inducted into the state’s golf hall of fame on Sunday, May 19.

Ecco: Promotes Jackie Kirkwood to general sales manager, Ecco USA Golf Division.

Glove It: Hires Maureen Greidanus as a sales representative for the upstate New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia region.

Mantis Golf: Seeks to hire territorial sales representatives in conjunction with its expansion across the U.S.

Affiniti Golf Partners: Names Geoff Collins as general manager at Thistle Golf Club, a semi-private facility located in Sunset Beach, N.C.

BogeyPro: Hires Terry Murphy as a green grass sales representative for the New York territory and the Fairfield County portion of Connecticut.

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Lake of Isles / North Stonington, Conn.: Announces that Derek Hooper, director of instruction at Troon Golf Academy at Lake of Isles, has been named the No. 1 golf instructor by the readers of New England Golf Monthly.

Lake of Isles / North Stonington, Conn.: Announces that Derek Hooper, director of instruction at Troon Golf Academy at Lake of Isles, has been named the No. 1 golf instructor by the readers of New England Golf Monthly.

TPK Golf: Hires the following new sales representatives – Ted Bilan (Michigan), Tom Conway (Indiana), Bruce Hollowell (Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas), Bill Jackson (Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho and western Montana), David Rutz (Illinois, Iowa, southern Wisconsin), Don Voth (Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota).

BogeyPro: Hires Frank Monk as its green grass sales representative for the South Carolina territory.

Golf Pride: Promotes Wright Chandler to global after-market sales manager and Steven Dougherty to the newly-created position of global OEM sales manager.

VGM Club: Announced promotions within its Agronomy division – Kyle Phillips as vice president-business development; Shawn Krusey as director of business development; and JoAnn Adams as director of member services.

Loudmouth Golf: Long driver pro Kevin Bullard has been selected to the 2013 Callaway X Hot Long drive team.

Pinnacle: Announces the honorees of its second Going the Distance Awards, a program that celebrates and honors golfers who are making a difference in the fight against breast cancer. The honorees are Connie Burns, of East Rockaway, N.Y.; Susan Gaston, of Fort Worth, Texas; Gregg Gerken, of New York, N.Y.; Diane Greenfield, of West Hartford, Conn.; Shelley King-D’Souza, of El Paso, Texas; Tina McDonough, of Ravensdale, Wash.; Kathy Neighbour, of Avon by the Sea, N.J.; Carol Rabinovitz, of Plymouth, Mass.; Vivian Semian, of Ballston Lake, N.Y.; Cindy Thomsen, of Houston, Texas.

TPK Golf: Hires the following new sales representatives: Jim Burke (North Carolina, South Carolina), Bill Ehman (central and north Florida), Wally Geesey (southern Florida), Pat Sellers (Tennessee, Kentucky), Al Sinram (Georgia and Florida panhandle), and Ed Turnage (Virgina, Maryland).

PGA Village / Port St. Lucie, Fla.: Names Jim Terry as its new general manager and will assume his new role on June 1.

G/Fore: Hires Jeff Greene as domestic vice president of sales.