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Second Skin Garment Co.: Hires Rick Griffiths as the company’s western Canadian sales manager.

Tehama, Izod G: Hires D’Anne Eustace as a sales representative for southern Texas and Louisiana.

AB Golf Designs: Donating a percentage of proceeds from each sale of a Swing Bling or Think Pink head cover to The Maurer Foundation, a N.Y.-based non-profit devoted to early detection of breast cancer, risk reduction and healthy lifestyle choices.

Second Skin Garment Co.: Announces the development of independent sales representatives for its Second Skin and Hollas golf apparel brands. The reps are Roger Brockman (North Carolina, South Carolina), Marc Heistand (Michigan), Kevin Burnett (Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho), Claudette Bonney (Arizona, Southern California), Jill Lycette (Northern California, Hawaii), Jim Devine (northern Florida), Dawayn Olson (southern Florida), Doug Applegate (Georgia, Florida panhandle), Martha Austin (Texas).

The Antigua Group: Named the official apparel licensee for the 2011 U.S. Solheim Cup team. Antigua will outfit the 12-player U.S. Team in custom-designed Antigua shirts, pants and skirts during all seven days of the 2011 Solheim Cup.

Tehama, Izod G: Announces the return of Christa Petitt as the company’s Midwest Regional sales manager.

Fairway and Greene: Partners with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to be an official merchandise partner for the organization. Twelve percent of every dollar will go to charity organization.

Dunning: Reports on its bookings for spring 2011, driven by increased demand from green grass shops for the company’s product.

Fairway and Greene: Partners with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to be an official merchandise partner for the organization. Twelve percent of every dollar will go to charity organization.

AHEAD: E47MT2 extreme cap was worn by Jim Furyk en route to winning Sunday’s Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Retief Goosen, who also wears the E47MT2 hat, finished third at the Tour Championship.

AHEAD: Intorduces new men’s outerwear pieces for fall and spring 2011.

The Littlest Golfer: Becomes a National Golf Buyers Association preferred vendors and will be featured at the upcoming NGBA Buying Show, Oct. 1-2 in Tucson, Ariz.

Bettinardi Golf: Custom buckle worn by Jim Furyk, who won The Tour Championship and the season-long FedEx Cup.

AHEAD: To donate $10,000 to the Folds of Honor Foundation from sales of its limited edition Patriot Golf Day caps. The company sold 4,000 caps and has donated more than $37,000 to the foundation since becoming involved.

Pilla High Performance Eyewear: Launches its new website. Philip Pilla, chief executive officer and lead designer, said the website displays the company’s full range of product and “allows visitors to access customer service support from specially trained eyewear professionals to customize fit, prescription and assist in model and lens selection.”

Golf4Her: Announces that the new BOSS Green womenswear collection is now available on its website.

Ecco: Extends its endorsement agreement tour player Thongchai Jaidee, who will compete in the brand’s new BIOM Golf footwear and continue to showcase the company’s logo on his shirt collar.

Summit Golf Brands: Signs a three-year agreement for its portfolio of brands – Fairway & Greene, EP Pro, Zero Restriction – to exhibit at the PGA Merchandise Show.

Antigua: Begins its 20th year as sponsor for the Antigua Junior Tour, which consists of 12 districts, each hosting five to six tournaments a summer.

Abacus: Reports on its fall/winter collection.