People

KemperSports: CEO Steve Skinner and president Josh Lesnik have been named to Golf Inc. Magazine’s list of Most Powerful People in Golf. Skinner and Lesnik share the No. 13 spot on the list, which appears in the magazine’s fall 2012 issue.

DSG Fleet Solutions: Hires Bill Allison as director of sales for eastern Canada.

PGA of America (Middle Atlantic Section) Ashley Grier, of Hagerstown, Md., a PGA apprentice golf professional at Beaver Creek Country Club, won the 2012 MAPGA Women’s Player of the Year title.

Ecco: Re-signs JB Hansen to a multi-year endorsement agreement. Hansen will wear the new Tour Hybrid shoe during his rookie season on the European Tour.

PGA of America (Middle Atlantic Section) Ashley Grier, of Hagerstown, Md., a PGA apprentice golf professional at Beaver Creek Country Club, won the 2012 MAPGA Women’s Player of the Year title.

Humana Challenge: Appoints Bob Marra as executive director and CEO of the PGA Tour event effective immediately. Marra replaces Larry Thiel, who served as the PGA Tour event’s tournament chairman since 2010. Thiel will continue with the tournament in an of-counsel capacity.

Acushnet Co.: Announces that its relationship with Rory McIlroy will not extend beyond Dec. 31.

The PuttingZone: PuttingZone certified coach Chris Como, of Plano, Texas, is ranked among America’s Best Young Teachers listing in Golf Digest’s November issue.

The PuttingZone: PuttingZone certified coach Chris Como, of Plano, Texas, is ranked among America’s Best Young Teachers listing in Golf Digest’s November issue.

PuttingZone: Reports on staffers Katie Burnett and Lanto Griffin and their respective showings at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament and the PGA Tour Q-School Stage 1.

Malcolm DeMille: Reports on Padraig Harrington’s win at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. The company provided the event with money clips and pendants.

PuttingZone: Reports on staffers Katie Burnett and Lanto Griffin and their respective showings at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament and the PGA Tour Q-School Stage 1.

Affiniti Golf Partners: Names Tony Branham as head golf professional at Cobblestone Park Golf Club in Columbia, S.C.

California Golf Course Owners Association: Announces that Bradley S. Klein, architecture editor for Golfweek, will be the keynote speaker at the CGCOA annual meeting, on Oct. 30 in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

California Golf Course Owners Association: Announces that Bradley S. Klein, architecture editor for Golfweek, will be the keynote speaker at the CGCOA annual meeting, on Oct. 30 in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

iGate Corp.: Announces that Hall of Fame player Gary Player will co-host the inaugural iGate CEO Cup charity golf tournament, Jan. 12-13 at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Fla. Player will also conduct a clinic for the participants.

KemperSports: Appoints Bob Swezey as general manager of Andover Golf and Country Club in Lexington, Ky.

GolfTEC: Nick Paez, owner of three GolfTEC improvement centers in the northern Ohio, has been named one of America’s Best Young Teachers by Golf Digest.

Eagle Golf: Names Ramon J. Muñoz to its board of director.

SeeMore Putter Co.: Company’s Ted Gallina and John Higgins will be featured speakers at the LPGA Regional Conference in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 20-22.