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Linksoul, Linksoul Club: Hires sales representatives – Todd Howerton (Southern California, Las Vegas), Larry Lyda (Georgia, Alabama, Florida panhandle), Alvin Newell (Mississippi, Louisiana), Leslie Robidoux (Northern California) and Doug Stone (eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the MET Section).

U.S. Golf Association: Announces Lisa McCloskey, of Houston, Texas, Erica Popson, of Davenport, Fla., and Emily Tubert, of Burbank, Calif., as the final three players to the eight-player U.S. Curtis Cup team.

Nike Golf: Signs Ross Fisher to a multi-year endorsement agreement. Fisher will exclusively play and wear Nike Golf products.

Adams Golf: Signs Caroline Hedwall, the 2011 Ladies European Tour Player of the Year, to an endorsement agreement. Hedwall will play a full bag of Adams clubs, including the Speedline Fast 12 LS driver and fairway wood, the Idea Super XTD hybrid and the Idea Pro a12 irons.

PSP Golf: Signs golf instructor Sean Foley to an endorsement agreement. Foley, who will endorse The Little One training club, will appear in the company’s booth at the PGA Merchandise Show on Jan. 28.

Linksoul, Linksoul Club: Hires sales representatives – Todd Howerton (Southern California, Las Vegas), Larry Lyda (Georgia, Alabama, Florida panhandle), Alvin Newell (Mississippi, Louisiana), Leslie Robidoux (Northern California) and Doug Stone (eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the MET Section).

Club Managers Association of America: Names 26 new Certified Club Managers, which indicates that a club manager has completed a course of study and training.

Golf Academy of America: Phoenix campus director Tim Eberlein to receive a Professional Clubfitter Award from Henry-Griffitts at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 26.

Graphite Design: Promotes Bill McPherson to director of sales and marketing.

GolfLogix: Signs Zach Johnson to a multi-year endorsement agreement, and will wear the brand’s logo during competition, be featured in company marketing initiatives and interact with the company’s nearly 1.5 million online community members.

Marriott Golf: Announces that Sean O’Brien, director of grounds at Hawk’s Landing Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., is the Florida Chapter Award winner for Resorts by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and Golf Digest as part of the Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards.

Annika Foundation: Founder Annika Sorenstam to appear at media day on Jan. 20 at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort and Grand Boulevard at Sandestin’s Town Center in Destin, Fla. The event kicks off the countdown to the Annika & Friends celebrity golf event and concert, May 12-13.

Marriott Golf: Announces that Sean O’Brien, director of grounds at Hawk’s Landing Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., is the Florida Chapter Award winner for Resorts by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and Golf Digest as part of the Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards.

Annika Foundation: Founder Annika Sorenstam to appear at media day on Jan. 20 at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort and Grand Boulevard at Sandestin’s Town Center in Destin, Fla. The event kicks off the countdown to the Annika & Friends celebrity golf event and concert, May 12-13.

Sligo Wear: Signs Russell Knox of Scotland to an endorsement agreement that will have Knox wear the company’s apparel during the 2012 PGA Tour season. Brian Gay and Canada’s Graham DeLaet already represent the Canadian label on the PGA Tour.

Annika Foundation: Founder Annika Sorenstam participated in President Bill Clinton’s inaugural “Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation” conference at the PGA Tour’s Humana Challenge.

French Lick Resort (French Lick, Ind.): Dave Harner, director of golf, and Jan Tellstrom, head professional, respectively earned awards for outstanding performance as Indiana’s PGA Professional of the Year, and Merchandiser of the Year.

International Network of Golf: Hires John Steinbach as director of industry relations. Steinbach previously worked at TaylorMade-adidas Golf.

Arnie: Signs PGA Tour player Ryan Moore to a multi-year endorsement agreement. As part of the agreement, Moore will exclusively wear Arnie, an apparel partnership between Arnold Palmer Enterprises and the co-founders of Quagmire Golf, during competition.

Tommy Hilfiger Group: Signs PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley to an endorsement agreement through 2014. Bradley will represent the brand by wearing select pieces from the men’s golf collection.