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TaylorMade Golf Co.: Announces the expansion of its tour staff with the signings of major champion Stewart Cink and 2012 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year John Huh. TaylorMade has also signed two-time PGA Tour winner Ryan Moore, J.J. Henry, Chad Campbell and Brian Davis.

Second Skin Garment Co.: Expands its U.S. sales force, adding the following territory representatives: Chris Sumrell (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska), Mark Dillard & Associates (Georgia, Alabama, Florida panhandle), Gary and Nancy Coleman (Northern Cal, northern Nevada), Lou DeVito (Ohio, western Pennsylvania), Al Rappaport (Philadelphia, Pa., Mid-Atlantic), and Johnnie Waldrop (North Carolina, South Carolina).

International Network of Golf: Announces that noted golf instructor Mike Bender will be the guest speaker at the 20th ING Media Awards Presentation press conference.

Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday: Reports on company spokesman Dustin Johnson’s win at the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

Chase54: Signs Jason Kokrak to an endorsement agreement, and Kokrak will make his debut in Chase54 apparel at this week’s Sony Open.

Spirit Leatherworks: Hires Matt McCormick as senior vice president of sales and business development for Nike Golf Accessories.

Nike Golf: Signs Seung Yul Noh to a multiyear endorsement agreement. Noh will represent Nike in clubs, ball, footwear, glove, apparel, headwear and accessories.

Golden Horseshoe Golf Club / Williamsburg, Va.: Announces that Del Snyder, the club’s longtime PGA teaching professional, died on Jan. 8. Snyder was 80.

Heritage Golf Group: Appoints Brady Boyd as director of operations of The Heritage Collection on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Also, Justin Wink will assume Boyd’s previous position as general manager at TPC Tampa Bay.

Nike Golf: Signs European Tour player Thorbjørn Olesen to a multi-year agreement to play and wear Nike’s clubs, ball, footwear, glove, apparel, headwear and accessories.

Volvik: Announces hiring of 25 independent sales representatives covering to cover 42 U.S. states. The reps are Ned Abernathy (southern Ohio), Robert Beam (North Carolina, South Carolina), Tom Brown (Georgia, Alabama, Florida panhandle), Jeff Castine (western Pennsylvania, West Virginia), Steve Cisco (Tennessee), Dave Clinkhammer (New York), Mark Danton (southern Texas), Dave Denoyer (Wisconsin), Gary Domagalski (Michigan), Al Fiscus (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, west Tennessee), Rick Fitzgerald (northern Florida), Greg Gersen (Oregon, Washington, Idaho) Jeff Haiskenen (North Dakota, South Dakota), Billy Higgins (New England), Bruce Hollowell (Missouri, Kansas), Tip Kockentiet (Indiana, Kentucky), Mark Larson (southern Florida), Mike Lazoran (northern Ohio), Kregg Moyer (Metropolitan New York), Jim Quinn (north Texas, Oklahoma), Dave Trueman (Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah), Bill Welch (Illinois, Iowa), Ken Wilson (Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Washington D.C.), Mark Whritner (Southern California) and Matt Zarilla (Northern California).

Nike Golf: Signs European Tour player Thorbjørn Olesen to a multi-year agreement to play and wear Nike’s clubs, ball, footwear, glove, apparel, headwear and accessories.

Adams Golf: Signs Jeff Overton, a 2010 Ryder Cup member, to an endorsement agreement, and he will play the company’s new Super LS hybrid beginning with this week’s Sony Open.

Bermuda Sands Apparel Co.: Hires Stephanie Roth as its west coast regional sales manager.

Levelwear: Signs PGA Tour rookie Brad Fritsch to an apparel sponsorship agreement. Fritsch will wear items from the officially-licensed Levelwear NHL Golf collection.

U.S. Kids Golf: Announces its Top 50 Kids Teachers and its fifth class of Master Kids Teachers. The top 50 teachers will be recognized on Jan. 25 at the PGA Merchandise Show.

National Golf Course Owners Association: To award Hall of Famer Billy Casper with its 2013 Award of Merit and will honor him at the association’s annual conference on Feb. 6 in San Diego, Calif.

National Golf Course Owners Association: To award Hall of Famer Billy Casper with its 2013 Award of Merit and will honor him at the association’s annual conference on Feb. 6 in San Diego, Calif.

Glove It: Hires Debbie Pickering as its sales representative in Michigan.

Global Golf Advisors: Opens a new office outside Dublin, Ireland, to serve the firm’s clients across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Also, Rob Hill has been appointed director of Global Golf Advisors’ EMEA division.