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The Royal & Ancient Golf Club announces twp appointments to St. Andrews Links Trust — Neil Crichton as a trustee and Dennis Matthews to the LMC.

Strategic Shaft Technologies announces the promotion of Brian Adair to chief operating officer.

IMG agent Mark Steinberg will be among the speakers at GolfEx Dubai, Jan. 29-30 in Dubai. Steinberg, agent for Tiger Woods, will address the subject of managing champions and the future direction of player sponsorships.

Stephen Brine is appointed operations director for Pete Richardson Communications Ltd.

Nancy Lopez will be the keynote speaker at the 2006 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Education Conference‘s opening session on Feb. 9 in Atlanta, Ga.

The Professional Clubmakers’ Society announces eight graduates from its Advanced Fitting School, held Dec. 14-16.

The Professional Clubmakers’ Society announces eight graduates from its Advanced Fitting School, held Dec. 14-16.

Photographer Bill Thompson announces he will display his work at the 2006 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., in late January.

U.S. Senator Tim Johnson agrees to serve on the board of directors for The First Tee‘s first Native American chapter, The First Tee of The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D.

PGA Professional Steve Atherton, vice president of instruction for Denver-based GolfTEC, was recently accredited as a Master Professional in Instruction by the PGA of America.

Nicklaus Golf Equipment appoints Matthew Valentine to the position of regional sales manager for California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and Utah.

The Royal & Ancient appoints Colin Phillips as its first director for Asia-Pacific.

Legendary Marketing announces the appointment of Doug Miner as Web site developer.

The Royal & Ancient appoints Colin Phillips as its first director for Asia-Pacific.

SkyGolf announces the following additions to its national sales team: Scott Hinding (Connecticut, Western Massachusetts), Rose St. Pierre (Long Island, New York), Ken McSwain (Arizona), Jim Hauth (Iowa, Nebraska), Dan Hosch (Kentucky, Tennessee) and Bill Keeler (Michigan).

The Northern California Section of the PGA announces Jim Langley of Cypress Point Club has been named NCPGA Golf Professional of the Year.

Running Horse Golf and Country Club in Fresno, Calif., announces Kipp Bates as director of golf and membership, and Tim Zirkle as project manager.

Gary L. Schaal, past president of the PGA of America and currently on the board of directors of the National Golf Foundation, will be the keynote speaker at the National Institute of Golf Management, Jan. 8-13.

Mel Sole, owner of the on-site Ritson-Sole Golf School at Pawleys Plantation in Pawleys Island, S.C., will be a featured columnist in the Pee Dee Business Journal.

The Florida State Golf Association announces that Mike Timbers will serve as the new president of the association, elected at the FSGA’s Annual Meeting on Nov. 18.