2025 Glen Kernan Classic Men’s Member-Guest Tournament
GLEN KERNAN CLUB WELCOMES YOU TO THE
GLEN KERNAN CLUB
WELCOME PARTICIPANTS
Dear Participants,
Welcome to the 2025 Glen Kernan Classic Men’s Member-Guest Golf Tournament. We are excited to host each of you for a week of competition and camaraderie.
The 2025 Glen Kernan Classic will feature a Peter Millar shopping experience, a pair of custom MyJoy shoes and gifts from Titleist, Melin, Links & Kings, Tumi, and Stitch Golf. In addition to this year’s player gifts, you can expect to enjoy the highest-quality food and beverage experience in Jacksonville. Our Executive Chef, Sean van den Berg, and his talented team are determined to ensure you will not go hungry or thirsty this weekend!
On behalf of the entire Glen Kernan Club Team, we trust you will have a great time and an unforgettable experience during this week’s festivities. Should you need anything throughout the week, feel free to seek out any Glen Kernan Team Member. Our goal is to ensure you have a fantastic time during the event.
Sincerely,
Mike Giammaresi PGA Head Golf Professional
MEET THE GOLF TEAM
Mike Giammaresi , PGA Head Golf Professional
Johnny Randolph, PGA
Golf Professional & Outside Service Supervisor
Kerry Hutchison, PGA
Golf Professional & Golf Shop Retail Manager
Chipper Hughes, PGA
Golf Professional
Caleb Maraman Associate Golf Professional
Patrick Libby Associate Golf Professional
Harrison Yazgi Associate Golf Professional
Joshua Zapianin Associate Golf Professional
Hall Bradshaw Associate Golf Professional
Ramon Bescansa Director of Instruction
Joe Williams Director of Agronomy
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
Breakfast Main Dining Room | 7AM - 10:30AM
Registration & Tee Gift Pickup Men’s Lounge | 7AM - 11AM
Practice Round Tee Times | 9AM - 11AM
Lunch Main Dining Room | 11AM - 2:30PM
Bass Ackwards Shoot-Out | 3:30PM
Optional 3-Hole, Par-3 Event | $40 Per Player
Stag Night | 6PM - 8PM
Participants Only. Dress Code is Clubhouse Attire. Hors D’oeuvres and Cocktail Party. Enjoy a Backyard Brawl Closest-to-the-Pin Contest and Putting Contest on the Event Lawn, and Bourbon & Cigars.
Live Calcutta Terrace | 8PM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
Breakfast Main Dining Room | 7AM - 8:15AM
Putt 4 Cash Kickoff & Announcements Putting Green | 8:15AM
Match #1 | 8:30AM Shotgun
Match #2 | 11AM Shotgun
Lunch Available On-Course Stations | 11AM - 2:30PM
Match #3 1:45PM Shotgun
Scoring & Cocktails Terrace | 4:30 PM Open Evening
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
Breakfast Main Dining Room | 7AM - 8:15AM
Match #4 | 8:30AM Shotgun
Match #5 | 11AM Shotgun
Spouse’s Luncheon Terrace | 12PM
Spouse’s Trunk Show Terrace | 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Player’s Lunch Main Dining Room | 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Shoot-Out in the Fox Den (#16,#17, #18) | 3PM
Awards Presentation, Cocktails & Confections
Main Dining Room | 5PM
TOURNAMENT RULES
FLIGHTS
There will be ten (10) flights, each comprised of six (6) teams. each team will play a series of five (5) , 9-hole matches against other teams within their flight. The combined team handicap index determines flights. Partners must be within a ten (10) shot stroke index, or the higher handicap will be reduced.
HANDICAP
All Members shall play from the tees used most to establish their handicap. (Tee most used by October 1 st ). If a Member has not yet established a Glen Kernan home tee, the Member shall play the tee required for all Guests, determined by age.
Ages 49 & Under | Black Tees (6,789 YDS)
Ages 50 - 69 | White Tees (6,308 YDS)
Ages 70 & Up | Teal Tees (5,741 YDS )
Handicaps will be “wheeled” off the low individual handicap in each match. The low individual will be reduced to “0” and the other individuals will be adjusted accordingly.
POINTS ARE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS
One (1) Point for Winning a Hole. Half (½) Point for Tying a Hole. Points will not be awarded for winning a match.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• The team in each flight with the most points after five (5) matches qualifies for the shoot-out on Saturday afternoon. Ties will be broken by the head-to-head record, then by a closestto-the-pin 100 yard shoot-out.
• One wild card team will also earn a place in the shoot-out, determined by the team with the highest number of day two points earned but did not win their respective flight.
• A ghost flight will be created after day one. All teams in last place in their respective flight will earn a spot into the ghost flight. Ties will be broken by the loser of the head-to-head match, then by blind draw. The team in the ghost flight with the most day two points also earn a place in the shoot-out.
• In the event of a withdrawn team after the competition has begun, matches played against the withdrawn team will be erased and subsequent matches will be a bye with no match played or points awarded. In the event of a withdrawn team before the competition has begun, all teams in flight will play against par.
SHOOT-OUT RULES
SHOOT-OUT IN THE “FOX DEN”
Congratulations to the teams who qualify for the shoot-out event! The field will consist of the champions from each flight, one wild card team, and the winner of the ghost flight. There will be a total of twelve (12) teams participating in a shoot-out over a 3-hole course, the ‘Fox Den,’ Holes #16, #17 and #18.
• Hole #16 - Top five (5) teams and ties will advance.
• Hole #17 - Top three (3) teams and ties will advance.
• Hole #18 - Sudden Death.
SHOOT-OUT FORMAT
Alternate Shot
Teams will play alternate shot throughout the shoot-out. Players on each team will alternate teeing off on each hole as they advance in the shoot-out. The teams with the highest scores will be eliminated on each hole. All players will play the tees they played during the first five (5) matches.
TIES
In the event of a tie for the overall champion, there will be a sudden-death playoff that will start on hole #18 and continue until a winner has been determined. Ties for 2 nd and 3 rd will result in a “chop” of calcutta payouts.
HANDICAPS
Team handicaps will be calculated at 1/12 th of the team’s index rounded to the nearest number. Stroke allocations will then be “wheeled” off the low team handicap in the shoot-out. Holes will be handicapped as follows: #16 (2) , #17 (3) and #18 (1)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
USGA Rules shall govern all play, except where modified by the following provisions:
• Electronic yardage devices ARE permitted as long as additional features including slope & weather, are turned off.
• The margin of the Penalty Area shall be defined by the edge of fairways where they meet the bahia cut.
• The margin of the Penalty area shall be defined by the water’s side edge of all bulkheads.
Note: Rule 20.1b, referring on how to resolve a rules issue during match play.
• During a round, the players in a match may agree how to decide a Rules issue:
· The agreed outcome is conclusive even if it turns out to have been wrong under the Rules, so long as the players did not agree to ignore any Rule or penalty they knew applied (see Rule 1.3b(1)).
CADDIES
All foursomes will be provided with a forecaddie each round. Caddie fees are complimentary and included in the tournament entry. Gratuities are encouraged. Recommended gratuities for Thursday are $60 per team. Recommended gratuities for Friday and Saturday are $30 per team/match, to be paid at the completion of each match.
Note: Do not discontinue a match short of nine holes in the event of a clear winner. All holes should be played as total points determine the flight champion, not a win/loss record.Please stay on the same 9-holes for the entirety of each match, before heading straight to your next round match.
Inclement Weather Provision: If any matches are canceled due to weather, the event will continue to be scored based on matches played. If more than two matches are canceled due to weather, the event will become a net stableford best- ball event, and the winners will be chosen based on their cumulative point standings.
CALCUTTA RULES
A live calcutta will be held on Thursday evening. This calcutta will fund both flight winnings (top two (2) teams in each flight - 60/40 split) and the shoot-out (top three (3) teams - 50/30/20 split) . All ties will be broken by rules aforementioned. Seventy (70) percent of funds generated in each flight will fund the flight’s winnings, with the other thirty (30) percent funding overall shootout winnings.
Thursday evening’s calcutta will be conducted by a live auction, starting with the top pick for each flight. It will be a “snaked” auction, moving the selection process from low flight to high, then back to low, until all teams have been sold. Teams will be auctioned by minimum fifty (50) dollar increments. Team owners are required to pay for all purchased teams in cash before 9:30PM Thursday evening.
We would like to extend our thanks to Tyler Averdick for collecting, handling and distributing all calcutta funds for the event.
Note: Team owners are required to sell up to half of a team’s equity back to the team participants if the team wishes to purchase equity for themselves. It is the responsibility of each team to seek out their team’s owner and express their intentions to purchase equity prior to Friday’s shotgun start. Only team owners will receive the winning distributions, team participants should seek out the team owner to collect any distributions.
THANK YOU
If you see the following individuals, we invite you to thank them for their contributions to this year’s Glen Kernan Classic Men’s Member-Guest Tournament.
Bill Hughes, MPGA COO /General Manager
Patty Beatty Membership Experience Director
David Bacon Director of Food & Beverage
Sean Van Den Berg Executive Chef
Jorge Dextre Sous Chef
Joe Williams, GCSAA Director of Agronomy
KENNETH AUSLEY Assistant Superintendent
Chris Kelley Maintenance Director
Charlo Riney Locker Room Manager
Tyler Averdick Calcutta Chair
Andy Allen Tournament Committee
Jack Boyle Tournament Committee
Ted Smith Tournament Committee
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