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Southwest Section PGA of America Hall of Fame: Recently inducted Ed Francese in its class of 2012. Francese is the principal of EF Golf, a management and consulting firm.

True Temper Sports: Names Neal Haas as vice president of composite engineering and development and Greg Cavill as vice president of alloy engineering and development.

Old York Country Club (Chesterfield, N.J.): Names Jack Lutz as the private club’s new general manager.

Michigan Golf Hall of Fame: To induct PGA professionals Rick Smith, Larry Mancour and Jack Seltzer, and senior amateur Jack Van Ess as its Class of 2012 on May 20.

Golfsmith International Holdings Inc.: Announces Sue E. Gove as company president. Gove will continue as chief operating officer and chief financial officer.

Old American Golf Club (The Colony, Texas): Names Blake Arnold as its PGA head golf professional.

OB Sports: 36-player putt-off at Angel Park Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev., was won by Jason Wroblewski on Jan. 28. Wroblewski won a three-year lease of a new 2012 Toyota Camry.

Forest Dunes Golf Club (Rosscommon, Mich.): Hires Todd Campbell as general manager.

Tour Academy: Hires master instructor Anne Cain for its golf instruction staff.

Golf Media Network: Signs four contributing editors – Emily Kay, Susan Bairley, Gabe Garcia and Dodie Mazzuca.

U.S. Golf Association: To honor the accomplishments in the game of golf of three African-American athletes – Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson – with a special exhibit at the USGA Museum that opens Feb. 17.

Loudmouth Golf: Signs LPGA player Amelia Lewis to an endorsement agreement that calls for her to wear the apparel brand on tour.

Mitchell Golf: Announces Jeff Jordan, of Mountain Brook Club in Birmingham, Ala., as winner of its TourGauge Digital Spec Gauge giveaway at the PGA Merchandise Show.

LPGA: Leslie E. Greis, founder of Perennial Capital Advisors, LLC in Boston, Mass., is named chair of the LPGA Board of Directors.

Middle Atlantic PGA: Names its 12 2011 AHEAD/APA Scholarship recipients – David Holmes, Herndon, Va.; Troy Thorne, Warsaw, Va.; Derek Wingo, Penhook, Va.; Jimmy Kowalski, Arlington, Va.; Jimmy Flippen Jr., Danville, Va.; Jordan Muirhead, Warrenton, Va.; Kevin Bales, Arnold, Md.; Michael Dreyer, Nottingham, Md.; Arthur Shih, Middletown, Md.; Tom Michaels, Perryville, Md.; David Saunders, Rockville, Md.; and Geoff Montross, Fairfax, Va.

AboutGolf: Names world No. 1 Luke Donald and mechanical and sports engineer John McPhee to its board of innovation.

U.S. Golf Association: Elects Glen D. Nager, of Washington, D.C., to serve a one-year term as the association’s 62nd president.

AboutGolf: Names world No. 1 Luke Donald and mechanical and sports engineer John McPhee to its board of innovation.

Titleist: Names Bill Kent and Dewitt Miles as 2011 Sales Representatives of the Year.

National Golf Course Owners Association: To posthumously honor Ronald A. Schiavone, co-owner of Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster Township, N.J., with the association’s Award of Merit.