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G/Fore: Signs Japan Golf Tour player Shingo Katayama to an endorsement agreement. Also, the brand announced it is expanding distribution into select high-end Japanese retailers.

Keiser University: College of Golf graduate David Wixson receives his PGA Master Professional designation.

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa (Acme, Mich.): Reports on 51-year-old Dave Kelley, who is legally blind and who routinely scores in the 90s. Kelley went through the resort’s golf academy.

Keiser University: College of Golf graduate David Wixson receives his PGA Master Professional designation.

Jamison Golf Group: Hires Michelle Maier as its chief facilitator. Maier will oversee the facilitation of all member benefits programs of the International Network of Golf.

Bermuda Sands Apparel Co.: Hires Bryan Harvey as its sales representative for New Jersey and upstate New York.

Fletcher Leisure Group: Reaches an agreement with PGA Tour pro Billy Hurley III to wear Aur golf apparel.

Bermuda Sands Apparel Co.: Hires Bryan Harvey as its sales representative for New Jersey and upstate New York.

Tifosi Optics: Hiring independent sales representatives for its northern California and northern Nevada territories.

Scooter Pines Publishing: Announces that NBC golf analyst Dottie Pepper, author of “Bogey Tees Off Vol. 1 – A Lesson About Being Truthful,” will appear on the Capital Area Golf radio show on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Scooter Pines Holdings: Announces that Dottie Pepper will hold a book signing for “Bogey Tees Off Vol. 1 – A Lesson About Being Truthful” on Friday, Aug. 10, 7-9 p.m. ET in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Polara Golf: Announces that Jeff Guzy has been elected to the board of directors of Aero-X Golf, inventors of the Polara brand golf balls.

Ecco: Hires Brandon Hottman as technical field representative to oversee the company’s Comfort Tech Van, clinic and demo day programs.

Dixon Golf: Announces its sponsorship of Chris Osborne, who is competing in the 64th National Amputee Golf Association Championship, Aug. 6-10 at Brickyard Crossings Golf Club in Indianapolis, Ind.

Tijeras Creek Golf Club (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.): Mardell Wilkins, teaching professional at the club was recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Teachers In The Country in Golf Digest’s biennial ranking of the top women instructors in America.

KemperSports, KemperLesnik: Hires Brian Milligan as its new chief financial officer.

Tijeras Creek Golf Club (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.): Mardell Wilkins, teaching professional at the club was recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Teachers In The Country in Golf Digest’s biennial ranking of the top women instructors in America.

Omega: Hosted tour staffers Greg Norman and Michelle Wie at the Omega Hour in London’s Soho district on Tuesday, July 31.

Fletcher Leisure Group: Signs PGA Tour player Brian Davis to an endorsement agreement to wear Sunice golf apparel.

Dynamic Brands: Names Ron Holeman as sales representative of the year for 2011. Holeman, based in Southern California, covers Los Angeles, Orange County and Palm Springs, Calif.