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Total Golf Adventures: TGA of North Atlanta owner Chris Knobloch, a PGA member, is selected among U.S. Kids’ Top 50 Teachers in the country. Four others from the TGA network – TGA of Charlotte owner Champ Detamore, TGA of North Bay director Sherman Leland, TGA Founder Joshua Jacobs, and TGA national program director Steve Tanner – received honorable mention.
received honorable mention.

Sunice: Hires Caroline Gowan as strategic accounts manager. In her role, Gowan, a former LPGA player, will manage Sunice’s relationships with all of the major tours, and will serve as liaison with all internal components of the major U.S. tours.

Just Fore You Jewelry: Hires Jim Hames as director of sales, and will be responsible for initiating a sales program, including hiring and overseeing territorial sales representatives.

UST Mamiya: Names industry veteran Michael Guerrette as senior director of research and development.

Annika Experience: Jennifer Mills, NBC host and former Golf Channel anchor, will emcee the Annika Sorenstam, Mia Hamm golf match at the Annika Experience at WaterSound, Feb. 19.

Annika Experience: Jennifer Mills, NBC host and former Golf Channel anchor, will emcee the Annika Sorenstam, Mia Hamm golf match at the Annika Experience at WaterSound, Feb. 19.

Utopia Golf: Hires Jim Hames as director of sales, and will be responsible for initiating a sales program, including hiring and overseeing territorial sales representatives.

USGA: Barbara Douglas of Scottsdale, Ariz., has been appointed by the USGA Executive Committee to serve a second one-year term in 2010 as chairman of the United States Golf Association’s Women’s Committee.

Cog Hill Golf and Country Club: Kevin Weeks, Cog Hill’s PGA director of instruction, has been named one of the Top 50 Kids Teachers for 2009. This is Weeks’ third time on this prestigious list.

Innoventions Enterprises: Company president Steve Asman to appear on Tee Time on the Gulf Coast radio show on Saturday, Jan. 9. Asman will talk about the company’s award-winning GustBuster umbrellas and SunBuster Sport Enhancement Eyewear.

Peter Millar: Hires Todd Martin as president of the company’s golf division. Martin will be responsible for all of Peter Millar’s golf sales efforts and strategic partnerships.

USGA: Barbara Douglas of Scottsdale, Ariz., has been appointed by the USGA Executive Committee to serve a second one-year term in 2010 as chairman of the United States Golf Association’s Women’s Committee.

Cog Hill Golf and Country Club: Kevin Weeks, Cog Hill’s PGA director of instruction, has been named one of the Top 50 Kids Teachers for 2009. This is Weeks’ third time on this prestigious list.

Innoventions Enterprises: Company president Steve Asman to appear on Tee Time on the Gulf Coast radio show on Saturday, Jan. 9. Asman will talk about the company’s award-winning GustBuster umbrellas and SunBuster Sport Enhancement Eyewear.

Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus Sportswear: Apparel brands hire Jared Henzlik and Patty Crosby as regional account executives. Henzlik’s region will encompass Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Kentucky, while Crosby will cover Oklahoma and Texas.

French Lick Resort: Signs PGA Tour player Craig Bowden to a sponsorship agreement in which Bowden will be the official touring pro representative for the resort during the 2010 season.

Etonic: Hires Kent Wheeler as director of sales and marketing for its golf division. Wheeler will oversee the company’s sales force and the development and implementation of growth strategies in golf footwear and gloves.

Fourteen Golf: Appoints Greg Gersen to expand their market in the pacific northwest territory.

National Golf Course Owners Association : To honor 1964 U.S. Open champion and long-time CBS Sports golf analyst Ken Venturi with its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.