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PGA of America | Middle Atlantic Section: Tim Koelble is named recipient of the MAPGA’s Earle Hellen Sports Media Award.

Global Turf Equipment: Appoints Walt McMahon as vice president of sales.

PGA of America | Middle Atlantic Section: Jim Percherke, of FootJoy, is selected as the 2015 MAPGA Salesperson of the Year.

PGA of America | Middle Atlantic Section: Announces its 2015 Merchandisers of the Year – Bob Wampler, of Cattail Creek Country Club in Glenwood, MD (Private Category); Billy Fritz, of Renditions Golf Course in Davidsonville, MD (Public Category); and John Mlynarski, of Harbourtowne Resort in St. Michaels, MD (Resort Category).

PGA of America | Middle Atlantic Section: Mike Kenny, the head PGA professional at Falls Road Golf Course in Potomac, MD, receives the Section’s 2015 Player Development Award.

Sun Mountain: Paul Branlund and Devon Holden were named Sales Representative of the Year by their respective PGA of America Sections. Branlund is the sales representative in Kentucky and Tennessee, while Holden handles northern Ohio.

Loudmouth: Names Dennis Green as president/chief executive officer, effective immediately.

PGA of America | Middle Atlantic Section: Mike Kenny, the head PGA professional at Falls Road Golf Course in Potomac, MD, receives the Section’s 2015 Player Development Award.

Game Golf: Signs Chesson Hadley, the reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, to an endorsement agreement. Also, the company announces the Game Golf Pro-Am Par Challenge, which allows platform users to compete against professional tour players.

Voice Caddie: Seeking experienced independent sales representatives for select territories throughout the United States.

Ecco: Signs Ladies European Tour players Sophie Giquel-Bettan, Liz Young, Sally Watson, Linda Wessberg, Emily Kristine Pedersen and Nanna Madsen to endorsement agreements.

Ecco: Signs Ladies European Tour players Sophie Giquel-Bettan, Liz Young, Sally Watson, Linda Wessberg, Emily Kristine Pedersen and Nanna Madsen to endorsement agreements.

Troon: Names Kevin DeDonato as general manager at Centennial Golf Club in Carmel, NY.

Golf Coaches Association of America: Profiles SwingThought Tour player Paul Brown.

PGA of America | Middle Atlantic Section: Names Don Frost, the PGA general manager at Clustered Spires Golf Club in Frederick, MD, as the Section’s 2014 Horton Smith Award winner.

The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club | Hastings-On-Hudson, NY: Hires Tyler Jaramillo as a PGA assistant golf professional.

Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club | Galloway, NJ: Names PGA professional Brian Rashley as director of golf for the 36-hole facility.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Elects John J. O’Keefe, director of golf course management at Preakness Hill Country Club in Wayne, NJ, to a one-year term as president.

VGM Club: Introduces Pete Kinney as the new director of member development for the Southeast territory.

Golf Coaches Association of America: Profiles SwingThought Tour player Paul Brown.