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Gary Player is scheduled to deliver the closing address at the Asia Pacific Golf Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 28.

Summit Golf Brands, parent company of Fairway & Greene, EP Pro and Zero Restriction, names Andy Bell as president of Fairway & Greene and Zero Restriction.

Buffalo Communications appoints Nicholas Keefe as director of information systems. Keefe will expand Buffalo’s strategic operating platforms and oversee the firm’s six-person team of technology specialists.

International Club Suppliers, the sales and marketing arm for Entegra Procurement Services in the golf club and resort channel, names Steve Troutman as northeast regional manager.

Imperial Headwear announces the hiring of Fran Boone as a golf sales representative for the territories of Kentucky and Tennessee.

Billy Casper Golf promotes Bryan Barrington to general manager of The Golf Club at Oxford Greens, ranked No. 3 in Connecticut by Golfweek.

Graphite Design appoints Tak Yamada, a member of Graphite Design International’s board of directors, as vice president of sales and marketing. Yamada will oversee all sales and marketing operations at Graphite Design International.

Graphite Design appoints Tak Yamada, a member of Graphite Design International’s board of directors, as vice president of sales and marketing. Yamada will oversee all sales and marketing operations at Graphite Design International.

Four-time major champion Donna Caponi-Byrnes has been named the recipient of the 2009 PGA First Lady of Golf Award. Caponi-Byrnes will be honored Jan. 28 at The PGA of America awards program in Orlando, Fla.

Cybex International Inc. announces that Scott Riehl has been named its Golf Performance Advisor.

Economist Todd Buchholz will be the keynote speaker at the National Golf Course Owners Association‘s 2010 Annual Conference, Feb. 8-12 in San Diego.

The Illinois PGA selects Kevin Weeks, Cog Hill’s PGA director of instruction, as its 2009 Teacher of the Year.

Economist Todd Buchholz will be the keynote speaker at the National Golf Course Owners Association‘s 2010 Annual Conference, Feb. 8-12 in San Diego.

The Illinois PGA selects Kevin Weeks, Cog Hill’s PGA director of instruction, as its 2009 Teacher of the Year.

KnetGolf co-founder Shaun Shienfield is named 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year by eBay Canada.

KnetGolf co-founder Shaun Shienfield is named 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year by eBay Canada.

Jessica Kent of Bellevue, Wash., wins KemperSports‘ Kids Fore Kids art contest, which will benefit The First Tee of San Francisco. As the winner, Kent and her family will attend The Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course.

Honours Golf Co. promotes Jim DeReuil to director of agronomy, and will be based out of Craft Farms, a 36-hole golf facility in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Bill Sturm of Douglasville, Ga., won the six-day Ultimate Road Trip to Myrtle Beach vacation by entering Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday‘s contest in the spring. Included in the package for Sturm and three friends is four nights of accommodations, a half-day of instruction and customized golf clubs.