Spirit Leatherworks: Names Brian Lohman as its vice president of sales. Spirit Leatherworks is a licensee of Nike Golf Accessories and manufacturer of Will Leather Goods and Bill Adler Design.
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Golf Legend Billy Casper To Appear At Heatherwoode Golf Club 20th Anniversary Celebration On Saturday, August 20
Billy Casper Golf: Reports that Billy Casper will appear at Heatherwoode Golf Club’s 20th anniversary celebration on Aug. 20. Heatherwoode is located in Springboro, Ohio.
Golf Channel Names Jay Madara CFO
Golf Channel: Names Jay Madara as chief financial officer.
Glove It, LLC Expands Sales Staff
Glove It: Hires Sherri Hansen as a sales representative for the non-coastal Georgia, Alabama and Florida panhandle regions.
Bettinardi Announces Advisory Staff
Bettinardi Golf: Announces members of its first advisory staff – Gideon Traub, PGA Professional at Southern Hills CC in Tulsa, Okla.; Trey Robbins, Director of Golf Flossmoor CC in Flossmoor, Ill.; and Jeffrey Williams, PGA Director of Golf at the Brickyard Crossing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Club Car Names Randy Marquardt VP Global Marketing
Club Car: Names Randy Marquardt vice president of global marketing for the company, which is an Ingersoll Rand brand.
Mitchell® Golf Adds Director Of Business Development & Education
Mitchell Golf Equipment Co.: Hires Larry Baldridge as director of business development and education.
Mitchell® Golf Adds Director Of Business Development & Education
Mitchell Golf Equipment Co.: Hires Larry Baldridge as director of business development and education.
John Erickson Promoted To Regional Operations Director For KemperSports
KemperSports: Promote John Erickson to regional operations director.
Buffalo Communications Promotes Gary Trask to Public Relations Manager
Buffalo Communications: Promotes Gary Trask to public relations manager. Trask will focus on select golf resort, destination and real-estate clients.
Dynamic Brands Announces Sales Awards For Bag Boy, Datrek, Burton And Devant
Dynamic Brands: Announces its 2010 sales awards for its four golf brands – Bag Boy, Datrek, Burton And Devant.
Bettinardi Ads Jeff Williams To Advisory Staff
Bettinardi Golf: Announces the addition of Jeff Williams, PGA Director of Golf at The Brickyard Crossing in Indianapolis, Ind., as the newest member to its advisory staff.
Marc Dufour Named President and CEO of Club Car; Longtime Ingersoll Rand Executive Succeeds Gary Michel
Club Car: Names Marc Dufour as president. He succeeds Gary Michel, who recently was named president of Ingersoll Rand’s residential solutions sector.
State of Indiana Honors Legendary Golf Course Architect Pete Dye by Launching Golf Trail
Pete Dye Golf Trail: Established by the state of Indiana to honor golf course architect Pete Dye. The trail will feature seven of his more than 20 designed courses
Maryland Woman Named 2011 EWGA ‘Women On Par®’ Scholarship Winner
EWGA: Announces Angela Traynor of Annapolis, Md., as the the 2011 recipient of the EWGA Foundation’s “Women On Par” scholarship. Traynor will receive $1,000 to continue her studies at the University of Baltimore.
New Head Golf Professional Named For Devils Knob
Devils Knob Golf Course: Names Philip Licata as head golf professional for the Wintergreen, Va., resort course.
Harmon, Rolfing and Huber Headline Main Stage at 2011 PGA Expo
PGA Fall Expo: Announces that instructor Butch Harmon, veteran NBC-Golf Channel broadcaster Mark Rolfing and TNT broadcaster Jim Huber headline the main stage schedule of presentations at the expo, Aug. 23-24 at The Venetian Casino Hotel Resort in Las Vegas.
Maryland Woman Named 2011 EWGA 'Women On Par®' Scholarship Winner
EWGA: Announces Angela Traynor of Annapolis, Md., as the the 2011 recipient of the EWGA Foundation’s “Women On Par” scholarship. Traynor will receive $1,000 to continue her studies at the University of Baltimore.
Antigua Golf Appoints Two New Sales Reps
The Antigua Group: Names golf apparel veterans Jeff DiBona and Ron Hilo as its newest sales representatives. DiBona will be responsible for the New England states, while Hilo will cover southern Florida.
Golf Adventurer Michael Goldstein Completes Quest to Play 10 Courses in One Day at Mission Hills Hainan
Mission Hills Group: Reports on golf adventurer Michael Goldstein’s quest to play all 10 courses at Mission Hills Hainan in Haikou, China. Goldstein played 810 shots and finished in 12 hours, 44 minutes.
