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French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind., names PGA professional Jan Tellstrom as its head golf professional for the new Pete Dye golf course, scheduled to open April 24.

Dream Shot Golf Inc. hires Matthew Fiorenza vice president of sales.

Chris Knobloch, PGA professional and owner of the Gwinnett County, Ga., franchise for Total Golf Adventures, earns top honors from his PGA section and is named to U.S. Kids Golf’s “America’s Top 50 Kids Teachers” list.

Trick shot artist and paraplegic golfer Dennis Walters ends a six-month nationwide search by adopting a 20-pound terrier mix to co-host his traveling golf show.

GPS Industries Inc. announces its new senior management team – Ben Porter, chief operating officer and president; David Chessler, chief executive officer; Russ Lee, chief financial officer; and Kevin Carpenter, vice president.

Imperial Headwear announces the addition of Ollie Hallet as a sales representative for New England, and Joanne Balestrieri for Hawaii.

KemperSports announces that Ross Liggett will assume responsibilities as sales and marketing director at Heron Lakes Golf Club in Portland, Ore.

SouthWood Golf Club in Tallahassee, Fla., promotes Cara Lauwaert to director of sales.

GolfBuddy, maker of GPS rangefinders, announces that instructor Rick Smith will make an appearance at the company’s booth at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla. Smith will appear on Friday, Jan. 30.

GolfGym announces that Joey Diovisalvi, a PGA Tour biomechanics, strength and conditioning coach and newly-named GolfGym partner, will appear at the company’s booth at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 29-30.

GolfGym announces that Joey Diovisalvi, a PGA Tour biomechanics, strength and conditioning coach and newly-named GolfGym partner, will appear at the company’s booth at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 29-30.

SkyGolf, maker of the SkyCaddie rangefinder, appoints caddie Mike “Fluff” Cowan to its advisory board. Cowan joins Jim Furyk, for whom Cowan caddies, on the board.

AHEAD announces the addition of four new sales reps – Linda Hunziker (Illinois and southern Wisconsin), Jimmy Senger (Arizona and Nevada), Tom Newton (Colorado and Utah), and Scott Scearse (Tennessee and southern Kentucky).

SkyGolf, maker of the SkyCaddie rangefinder, appoints caddie Mike “Fluff” Cowan to its advisory board. Cowan joins Jim Furyk, for whom Cowan caddies, on the board.

Jay Manner has been named general manager at Maggie Valley Club in Maggie Valley, N.C. Manner began his new role in late 2008 after managing a collection of four East-West Partners clubs in Jacksonville, Fla., for three years. Maggie Valley Club recently switched to East-West Partners Club Management to handle day-to-day operations.

Mike Bender of the Mike Bender Golf Academy at Timacuan Golf Club in Lake Mary, Fla., is listed among the “Top 100 Teachers” by Golf Magazine in its February issue.

Mike Bender of the Mike Bender Golf Academy at Timacuan Golf Club in Lake Mary, Fla., is listed among the “Top 100 Teachers” by Golf Magazine in its February issue.

Accra hires Ron Chalmers to aid in growing the company’s brand and to specialize in international growth to new markets.

KemperSports names John Vest as general manager of Chuck Corica Golf Complex in Alameda, Calif.

Buffalo Communications, the golf, lifestyle and travel publicity, media-relations and marketing-communications firm that is a division of Billy Casper Golf, promotes Tom Williams to vice president.