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Nike Golf appoints Rob Arluna to the position of director of marketing, effective Oct. 1.

K-Motion Interactive announces that John Scheffler has been promoted to director of golf swing training and education.

Buffalo Communications, the golf-lifestyle and travel publicity, media-relations and marketing-communications firm that is a division of Billy Casper Golf, names Stephen Reynolds as public relations specialist.

Bob Wood, president of Nike Golf, has been selected to join the Environmental Institute for Golf‘s advisory council. The Institute is the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

GPS Industries Inc. announces that Geoff Hunter has been added to the company’s board of directors and Marc Potter has been transferred to the corporate head office in Vancouver to assume the role of executive vice president.

ProLink Solutions announces that Chris Kager has been named executive vice president of its ProLink Media division.

Turnstile Publishing Co. names William P. Kupper Jr. as president, effective Sept. 5.

Sonartec, Inc. names Andrew Tarlow as company president.

Daymond Willis Holdings announces that Paul Sunderland has rejoined the company as director of strategic planning and has taken an ownership position.

Remedy Golf announces it has appointed four additional veteran golf reps.

United Sports Technologies appoints Robb Schikner as its new director of engineering design and technical sales.

Marriott Golf names Dominik Naughton as director of golf at Mirage City Golf Club in Egypt.

Peter Scott and Sunderland of Scotland hire Jay Nieporte as a representative for its south Florida market.

Roy Case accepts the nomination to become president elect of the English Golf Union in 2008.

Linna Golf reports that Mikko Ilonen won the Scandinavian Masters to become the first professional from Finland to win multiple tournaments on the European Tour.

The U.S. Golf Association names Alex Withers as the organization’s director of new media, a newly created position making Withers responsible for the overall online and new media efforts of the USGA.

Linna Golf reports that Mikko Ilonen won the Scandinavian Masters to become the first professional from Finland to win multiple tournaments on the European Tour.

Remedy Golf appoints three new representatives — Mike Paratore (south Texas and parts of Louisiana), Brian McNulty (north Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas) and Tony Webb (Arizona and New Mexico).

Srixon Sports names John Meunier as its national Salesman of the Year for 2006-07.

Morton Golf announces eight staff promotions at its Haggin Oaks and Bing Maloney golf complexes in Sacramento, Calif.