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Golf Illustrated magazine’s publisher NatCom Inc. has purchased Bettergolf.net and the site’s over 550,000 name opt-in e-mail newsletter subscriber file. The subscribers receive four weekly e-newsletters about golf-related topics.

David P. Abney has been named to head UPS International. Abney, who will assume the post on January 1, 2003, succeeds Ronald G. Wallace, who is retiring after 37 years of service.