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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.

Royal and Ancient Golf Club: Appoints Nigel Edwards as the captain of the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team that will face the United States at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in 2011.

Club Managers Association of America: Announces that Greg Norman will appear at the Golf Industry Show, Feb. 10-11 in San Diego, CA. Norman will be in attendance to promote Cybex Golf Fitness

Golf Course Superintendents Association of Northern California: Mark Woodward, CEO for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, will present the keynote address at the association’s annual meeting and awards ceremony, Jan. 11, in Milpitas, CA.

Royal and Ancient Golf Club: Appoints Nigel Edwards as the captain of the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team that will face the United States at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in 2011.

Club Managers Association of America: Announces that Greg Norman will appear at the Golf Industry Show, Feb. 10-11 in San Diego, CA. Norman will be in attendance to promote Cybex Golf Fitness

USGA: Awards Dr. Daniel A. Potter, 57, Professor of Entomology at the University of Kentucky, the 2010 USGA Green Section Award.

International Network of Golf: The association elects four members to serve three-year terms on its advisory board. Voted to serve are Patricia Dahan, senior director global apparel, Adidas Golf; Holly Geoghegan, president, Golf Marketing Services; Mike Kern, golf writer, Philadelphia Daily News; Cody Law, administrator, Golf Mesquite Nevada.

Bob Hope Classic: Iconic baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra is named the first-ever Classic Ambassador for the 51st playing of the tournament, set for Jan. 18-24. Berra played in the Classic 15 times from 1995-2009.

Buffalo Communications: Hires David Wood as public relations specialist. Wood joins Buffalo Communications to develop and execute strategic media-outreach initiatives.

KZG: Announces the 22 professional fitters who completed the company’s master clubfitting certification program.

Bob Hope Classic: Iconic baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra is named the first-ever Classic Ambassador for the 51st playing of the tournament, set for Jan. 18-24. Berra played in the Classic 15 times from 1995-2009.

Golf Academy of America: Eight students from its San Diego campus are chosen to play with PGA top 100 instructor Jamie Mulligan.

ClubPay: Founder Tom Howard to appear on “The Entrepreneurs Show” on Sunday, Dec. 6.

Powerbilt: Adds five new independent sales representatives in advance of the launch of its Air Force One clubs.

Dawgs Golf: Footwear maker hires sales representatives for across the U.S.

LebanonTurf: Names Bernard Bross as senior marketing manager, who will be responsible for leading the marketing function and managing the growth of the company’s fertilizer, seed and biological product portfolios.

Summit Golf Brands: The parent company of Fairway & Greene, EP Pro and Zero Restriction names Christopher Heyn as chief executive officer.