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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.”

Bermuda Sands Apparel: Hires Chris Nicholson as its sales representative covering central and northern Florida.

Bermuda Sands Apparel: Hires Chris Nicholson as its sales representative covering central and northern Florida.

Forest Dunes Golf Club (Roscommon, Mich.): Hires Michael R. Green as chef and Fred Bauer as operations manager for the club.

Fourteen Golf: Hires DeMargo Smith to represent the brand in Southern California.

OneAsia: Appoints Tenniel Chu, vice chairman of Mission Hills China, as a senior official as the golf tour embarks on its fourth season. Chu will handle an array of responsibilities, including working with national golf governing bodies, professional golf associations, tournament sponsors and course and resort owners to develop additional events.

Leupold & Stevens Inc.: Hires Nicole Herranen as a national accounts merchandising specialist.

Billy Casper Golf: Founder and Hall of Famer Billy Casper will hold a meet-and-greet session at Alvamar Country Club in Lawrence, Kansas, on April 18.

Leupold & Stevens Inc.: Hires Nicole Herranen as a national accounts merchandising specialist.

KemperSports: Appoints Randy Farber as general manager of Highland Park Country Club in Highland Park, Ill.

EWGA: Chief executive officer Pam Swensen is recognized as one of the top women-led business leaders by The Commonwealth Institute South Florida. The institute is a non-profit organization that helps women entrepreneurs, CEOs, and senior corporate executives build businesses.

KemperSports: Appoints Andrew Perez to general manager of The Course at Aberdeen in Valparaiso, Ind.

Buffalo Communications: Promotes David Griffith to public relations director. Griffith will assume a larger role in strategy development and oversight of program execution within the company’s products division.

Association of Golf Clubfitting Professionals: Announces that life member Dana Upshaw of Warner Robins, Ga., has been named a Top 100 Fitter by Mizuno Golf.

PuttingZone: Certifies Ryan Vermeer of Oak Hills Country Club in Omaha, Neb., as a PuttingZone coach.

Dancin’ Dogg Golf: Names Mike Smith as European business manager. Smith will oversee OptiShot sales through his longstanding network of contacts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and continental Europe.

Dancin’ Dogg Golf: Names Mike Smith as European business manager. Smith will oversee OptiShot sales through his longstanding network of contacts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and continental Europe.

EWGA: Names Janet Phillips as its 2011 EWGA Businesswoman of the Year.

KemperSports: Hires Andy Crosson as vice president of business development. Crosson will join the new business team responsible for growing KemperSports’ golf course management portfolio.