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King Par Golf in Flushing, Mich., announces the hiring of PGA Master golf professional Bill Baldwin to its staff.

West Coast Trends announces that John Keller has been promoted to the position of national sales manager.

Tom Morgan, executive director of the Southern California Golf Association, has been elected president of the International Association of Golf Administrators.

MembersFirst announces that John Blake has been promoted to chief executive officer.

Tom Morgan, executive director of the Southern California Golf Association, has been elected president of the International Association of Golf Administrators.

BrightStar Golf Group announces the appointment of John Scappatura as general manager and Mike Orren as superintendent at Whitney Oaks Golf Club in Sacramento, Calif.

Eagle Creek Golf Club in South Orlando, Fla., names Dawn Lafferty as its director of sales.

Glen Wood of Atlanta, Ga., has been appointed marketing success specialist at Legendary Marketing.

The 2005 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Leo Feser Award will be given posthumously to Mike Hansen for his article, "Breaking the glass wall," which appeared in the May issue of Golf Course Management. Hansen was killed Jan. 15 in a plane crash near Hatch, Utah, at age 34.

A. Steven Crown, general partner of Henry Crown and Company, announces the promotion of David W. Fairman to president of Crown Golf Properties.

Linda Hipp, a designer of women’s golf and sportswear, and her company, Lija, have been recognized in the seventh PROFIT W100 ranking of Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs by PROFIT magazine.

Linda Hipp, a designer of women’s golf and sportswear, and her company, Lija, have been recognized in the seventh PROFIT W100 ranking of Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs by PROFIT magazine.

Golf course designer and Palmer Course Design co-founder Ed Seay was recently honored with the Dave Marr Memorial Award.

Golf course designer and Palmer Course Design co-founder Ed Seay was recently honored with the Dave Marr Memorial Award.

Thomas W. Cook, associate professor of horticulture at Oregon State University, and Stanley J. Zontek, director of the U.S. Golf Association Green Section’s Mid-Atlantic Region, have been selected as recipients of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America‘s Distinguished Service Award.

Bart Lower, a two-time contestant on The Golf Channel‘s "The Big Break" reality show, will give clinics at the 18th West Michigan Golf Show, Feb. 10-12, 2006, in Grand Rapids.

Wesley Miller has been named head golf professional at Bardmoor Golf and Tennis Club in Largo, Fla.

The Shivas Irons Society announces that Scott Clark has been named to its board of directors.

Three new members of the PGA of America‘s board of directors were sworn in Saturday, Nov. 5, at the association’s 89th annual meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. Bob Doyle of Brighton, Colo., Joe O’Shaughnessy, of Lockport, N.Y., and Michael Zinni, of Mankato, Minn., will each serve three-year terms.

Three new members of the PGA of America‘s board of directors were sworn in Saturday, Nov. 5, at the association’s 89th annual meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. Bob Doyle of Brighton, Colo., Joe O’Shaughnessy, of Lockport, N.Y., and Michael Zinni, of Mankato, Minn., will each serve three-year terms.