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The PuttingZone Magazine names Jeff Jackson of Tour Golf Products as its clubmaking editor.

Paul Norris joins Legendary Marketing as a marketing success specialist.

The golf equipment manufacturing Hansberger brothers — Bob, 86; Lyle, 84; Al, 82; and Jim, 72 — are the 2006 inductees into the Professional Clubmakers Society‘s Hall of Fame.

The First Tee of Boyne Highlands in Northern Michigan names Shauna K. Bezilla as executive director.

Datrek Miller International adds five section managers and two independent representatives to the company_s on-course sales team: Ken Allen (section manager, Pacific Northwest); Ken Dudley (section manager, Colorado and Utah); Joe Lopez (section manager, Southern Texas and Southern Louisiana); Jon Mazza (section manager, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Southern Kansas); Gerald Moynihan (independent sales representative, Pennsylvania and West Virginia); Jeff Nybeck (independent sales representative, Minnesota and Dakotas); and Ray Richardson (section manager, Virginia, Maryland and D.C.).

The Professional Clubmakers’ Society announces that Jim Breece of Fuquay-Varina, N.C.; Dale Moser of Berkeley, W.V.; and Thomas Collins of Hamilton, Ohio, have been elected to three-year terms on the PCS Board of Directors.

The Professional Clubmakers’ Society announces that Jim Breece of Fuquay-Varina, N.C.; Dale Moser of Berkeley, W.V.; and Thomas Collins of Hamilton, Ohio, have been elected to three-year terms on the PCS Board of Directors.

Henry DeLozier begins term as president of the National Golf Course Owners Association.

Divix Golf promotes John Murin to national sales manager and Jennifer Ovist to marketing coordinator.

Datrek Miller International promotes Max Waits to executive vice president and chief operating officer effective immediately. Waits had served as COO and interim chief financial officer for the past four months.

PrideSports announces the promotion of Harby Tran to director of marketing.

LPGA commissioner Carolyn F. Bivens names Liz Ausman to the newly-created position of chief strategic officer, effective immediately.

Golf Intelligence names Peter Dennis as its president.

Clickit Ventures promotes Jeremy Noel to director of Clickitgolf.com and Shelly Swaringen to project manager.

Walter W. Driver Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., has been elected to serve a one-year term as president of the U.S. Golf Association. The election of officers and the full executive committee took place Feb. 4 at the USGA’s annual meeting in Atlanta.

Peter Michel Heilmann joins BuffaloGolfer.com as a contributing Web expert.

George "Buddy" Marucci, a 53-year-old career amateur who was runner-up to Tiger Woods in the 1995 U.S. Amateur, has been chosen to be captain of the 2007 U.S. Walker Cup squad.

George "Buddy" Marucci, a 53-year-old career amateur who was runner-up to Tiger Woods in the 1995 U.S. Amateur, has been chosen to be captain of the 2007 U.S. Walker Cup squad.

U.S. Golf Association president Walter Driver accepts an invitation to serve as honorary captain for the 2006 Georgia Cup Match at The Golf Club of Georgia on March 29.

Chichester Golf Club in Chichester, West Sussex, England, announces that Richard Kirby has been honored as a PGA advanced professional.