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Orender, the PGA Tour's senior vice president for strategic development, would replace Val Ackerman.

Ackerman said she would officially step down on February 1 but has continued in the role to give the league time to name a replacement.

Orender, who has worked with the PGA for 17 years, was an All-American basketball player for Queens College in New York. She was also an All-Star in the Women's Professional Basketball League, a precursor to the WNBA from 1979-81.