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XGolf: Appoints Jay Russo as chief marketing officer and chief strategy officer.

Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects: Announces that Robert Trent Jones Jr. will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, awarded by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, on May 12.

FlightScope: Ambassador Michael Jacobs has been named the Metropolitan PGA Section’s 2012 Teacher of the Year.

National Golf Management: Names Brent Wise as its corporate controller.

KemperSports: Hosted its annual KemperSports Leadership Conference at The Glen Club in Glenview, Ill., and announced its 2011 award winners.

EWGA: Announces its annual Women Who Lead awardees, specifically recognizing excellence in volunteer leadership throughout the organization. The honored are Deborah Allen (Hampton Roads, Va. Chapter), Elizabeth Armstrong (Greater Richmond, Va. Chapter), Aura Arriaga (Omaha, Neb. Chapter), Pam Banister (Atlanta, Ga. Chapter), Sherry Bruck (Westchester, N.Y. Chapter), Dawn Filippine (Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Mich. Chapter), Alice Hoctor (Cincinnati, Ohio Chapter), Kris Leone (Palm Beach County, Fla. Chapter), Kim Thomas (Washington, D.C. Metro Chapter) and Nancy Williams (Central Indiana Chapter).

Edwin Watts Golf Shops: Announces that Freddie Mangum, manager of the Miami-Doral shop, has been honored by Ping as a 2011 Regional Club Fitter of the Year.

EWGA: Announces its annual Women Who Lead awardees, specifically recognizing excellence in volunteer leadership throughout the organization. The honored are Deborah Allen (Hampton Roads, Va. Chapter), Elizabeth Armstrong (Greater Richmond, Va. Chapter), Aura Arriaga (Omaha, Neb. Chapter), Pam Banister (Atlanta, Ga. Chapter), Sherry Bruck (Westchester, N.Y. Chapter), Dawn Filippine (Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Mich. Chapter), Alice Hoctor (Cincinnati, Ohio Chapter), Kris Leone (Palm Beach County, Fla. Chapter), Kim Thomas (Washington, D.C. Metro Chapter) and Nancy Williams (Central Indiana Chapter).

Edwin Watts Golf Shops: Announces that Freddie Mangum, manager of the Miami-Doral shop, has been honored by Ping as a 2011 Regional Club Fitter of the Year.

CordeValle Golf Club (San Martin, Calif.): Member Carol Kaufman has been appointed to serve as general chairman for the 2013 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship to be hosted at CordeValle.

Callaway Golf: Signs reigning U.S. Amateur champion Kelly Kraft to a multi-year contract to play and endorse Callaway Golf equipment. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

CordeValle Golf Club (San Martin, Calif.): Member Carol Kaufman has been appointed to serve as general chairman for the 2013 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship to be hosted at CordeValle.

PuttingZone: Certifies the 10-coach instructional staff at Robert Linville’s Precision Golf School in Greensboro, N.C.

Billy Casper Golf: Hall of Famer Billy Casper will conduct a short-game clinic at Whittle Springs Golf Course as part of a fundraising tournament benefiting the Knoxville City Junior Golf Program on Saturday, May 19.

PGA of America: Names two-time PGA champion Dave Stockton as recipient of the 2012 PGA Distinguished Service Award.

SeeMore Putter Co.: Reports that Jim Weeks, creator of the SeeMore putter and its patented RifleScope Technology in the 1990s, died on April 17.

Billy Casper Golf: Annnounces that Ka’anapali Golf Courses in Hawaii will sponsor Honolulu-born LPGA Tour player Stephanie Kono for the remainder of the 2012 season.

Billy Casper Golf: Annnounces that Ka’anapali Golf Courses in Hawaii will sponsor Honolulu-born LPGA Tour player Stephanie Kono for the remainder of the 2012 season.

Denehy Club Thinking Partners: Announces that Dan Denehy, president of Club Thinking Partners, will moderate a panel discussion, “Best Practices for Club Leaders: 50 Ways to Improve Your Board,” as part of the National Club Conference in New York, April 29-30.

Scor Golf: President and CEO Terry Koehler to be a featured speaker at the Haggin Oaks Golf Expo, April 27 in Sacramento, Calif. Koehler’s presentation is titled “Short Game Boot Camp – Tools and Fundamentals for Scoring.”