People

Tour Edge expands its sales force with the recent hires of Larry Lida (Georgia, South Carolina, Florida Panhandle, southeast Alabama), Nathan Kerr (Tennessee, Kentucky), John Roberts (Oklahoma, Arkansas) and Tom Henderson (North Carolina, South Carolina).

Frank Jemsek, CEO of Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, will be inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame this fall. He will join his late father, Joe, as the only father-son pair in the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame.

Padraig Harrington, who won the British Open and PGA Championship in 2008, is chosen by his fellow professionals as the inaugural winner of The European Tour Players‘ Player of the Year Award for 2008.

Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, appoints Jeffrey Parsons to general manager.

Zero Friction reports on staff player Bubba Dickerson‘s season on the Nationwide Tour, which includes a win and six of nine cuts made.

Padraig Harrington, who won the British Open and PGA Championship in 2008, is chosen by his fellow professionals as the inaugural winner of The European Tour Players‘ Player of the Year Award for 2008.

Ellen G. McGowen, 80, died on May 3. McGowen and her late husband, Neil, founded McGowen Displays Inc., in 1979 and were long-time supporters of the PGA Merchandise Show.

Junior Golf Corp. names Blaik Shew as chief executive officer. Junior Golf Corp. is the operating entity for the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy, the International Junior Golf Tour and Heritage Academy.

Lake of Isles, located in North Stonington, Conn., and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation announce the 2009 Junior Golf Scholarship Program recipients.

aboutGolf names Chuck Faust as its new president and chief operating officer.

Laura Sequenzia is named publisher of Golf World, and the appointment will be effective May 19.

Heritage Golf Group appoints Talbott Denny as golf course superintendent of TPC Eagle Trace.

B.J. Maloy, Evolve Golf founder and CEO, is named among the “Top 40 Under 40” executives by Sporting Goods Business.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland, announces Colin M. Brown as captain for 2009-10. Brown will assume the office on Sept. 24.

B.J. Maloy, Evolve Golf founder and CEO, is named among the “Top 40 Under 40” executives by Sporting Goods Business.

Billy Casper Golf promotes Tony Cianci, Jered Wieland and Brian O’Hare to vice president of operations for oversight of Billy Caper Golf regional staff and expanded corporate responsibility in marketing, agronomy, client relationships and portfolio growth.

Meadowlands Country Club in Blue Bell, Pa., names John Shapcott as its new head golf professional.

SouthWood Golf Club in Tallahassee, Fla., names Patrick Noonan as executive chef at its neighborhood-oriented restaurant and grill.

OB Sports Golf Management adds Brandon Cajthaml as the director of people services.

The LPGA names Leslie Andrews to the position of executive director of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals. Andrews will assume the role on April 27.