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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.

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.