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ProLink Holdings Corp., provider of GPS golf course management systems and digital out-of-home on-course advertising, appoints Ron Bension to its board of directors.

KemperSports names Rosa Guevara as sales and marketing director of Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club in Dinuba, Calif.

K-Motion Interactive promotes Brian Vermilyea to general manager.

The San Diego Golf Academy reports on brothers who have made golf business a family affair.

KemperSports names Rosa Guevara as sales and marketing director of Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club in Dinuba, Calif.

Buffalo Communications, a golf lifestyle and travel publicity, media-relations and marketing-communications firm, names David Griffith as public relations specialist.

Speaker, author and acknowledged authority on business golf Suzanne Woo will appear at a series of “Women in Golf” events in June for selected CourseCo facilities, in conjunction with the American Express Women’s Golf Month.

KemperSports names Scott DeRosier as general manager of Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Va.

Speaker, author and acknowledged authority on business golf Suzanne Woo will appear at a series of “Women in Golf” events in June for selected CourseCo facilities, in conjunction with the American Express Women’s Golf Month.

Crystal Mountain Golf Schools‘ Junior Golf Academy in Thompsonville, Mich., adds PGA professional Adam Schriber as its lead instructor.

Hamish M.J. Ritchie has been nominated as Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews for 2008-2009. He will assume the office of Captain at the traditional "Driving In" ceremony, which will take place on the first tee of the Old Course on Sept. 18.

Golfalot.com seeks communications manager.

Fred Klauk will wrap up a 23-year stint as the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Class A superintendent at TPC Sawgrass by prepping for The Players Championship one last time, May 8-11 on the Players Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

The Environmental Institute for Golf elects Bob Wood, president of Nike Golf, as chairman during its winter meeting in Orlando, Fla. Ken Melrose, president of Leading By Serving and retired chairman and CEO of The Toro Co., was elected vice chairman/treasurer.

KemperSports names Matt Allen as general manager of Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.

The Environmental Institute for Golf elects Bob Wood, president of Nike Golf, as chairman during its winter meeting in Orlando, Fla. Ken Melrose, president of Leading By Serving and retired chairman and CEO of The Toro Co., was elected vice chairman/treasurer.

Fujikura promotes David Schnider to COO and president of Fujikura Composite America. Also, Alex Dee is promoted from director of engineering to vice president of Fujikura Composites.

Hi-Tec announces that Duncan Patmore rejoins the company as product and marketing director. Also, global brand president Tony Linford has left the company.

Jonas Software hires Stephen King as the company’s director of customer relations.

TaylorMade-adidas Golf Co. names Pete Sanchez as vice president of business development for TaylorMade Golf.