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2022 Kaiser Cup Team Rosters

The 26th Kaiser Cup matches supported by Levelwear will kick off the Kentucky PGA's 2022 season on April 4-5. The Ryder Cup-style event will be contested at Belterra Golf Club in Florence, Indiana. Monday's opening day of competition will feature five 18-hole four-ball matches before ten singles matches conclude the competition on Tuesday. 

Each team is composed of ten of the top players from the 2021 season. One features top Member Professionals in the Section while the other features some of the best Assistant Professionals and Associates throughout Kentucky. The Member team will be vying for its fourth consecutive victory in the event and for the second consecutive year, it will be captained by Andrew Stephens, PGA. In 2021, he won the ROLEX Larry Gilbert Player of the Year which he also did in 2020. 

The Assistant/Associate team will be led by Nick Johnston who is the reigning ROLEX Assistant Player of the Year. This will be Johnston's first time serving as captain in the event after making his debut Kaiser Cup appearance in 2021. The full rosters of each team are as follows:

MEMBER TEAM
Andrew Stephens, PGA (captain) - Director of Instruction at The Stephens Golf Center
Mitchell Moore, PGA - Director of Instruction at Hopkinsville Golf and Country Club
Jesse Massie, PGA - Director of Instruction at Woodhaven Country Club
Andrew Lardner, PGA - Head Golf Professional at Polo Fields Golf and Country Club
David Huffman, PGA - Head Golf Professional at South Park Country Club
Tom Walters, PGA - Head Golf Professional at Summit Hills Country Club
Carson Stone, PGA - Director of Instruction at Bluegrass Golf Academy
Sara Stephens, PGA - General Manager at The Stephens Golf Center
Robert Costello, PGA - Head Golf Professional at Nevel Meade Golf Course
Aaron McDowell, PGA - Head Golf Professional at Lakeside Golf Course

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE TEAM
Nick Johnston (captain) - Head Golf Professional at Wildwood Country Club
Josh Griffin, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Hurstbourne Country Club
Daniel Iceman III, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Weissinger Hills Golf Course
Eric Voss, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Bowling Green Country Club
Bobby Newberry, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Louisville Country Club
Matt Bloom - Assistant Golf Professional at South Park Country Club
Jacob Schakat, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Indian Hills Country Club
Austin Burke - Assistant Golf Professional at Audubon Country Club
Matt McCrady - General Manager at Man O' War Golf
Johnny Vidal - Head Golf Professional at Perry Park Golf Resort

About Golf House Kentucky

Golf House Kentucky is the umbrella organization for Kentucky’s Family of Golf Organizations: Kentucky Golf Association, Kentucky PGA and Kentucky Golf Foundation. The vision of Kentucky’s golf leaders, Golf House Kentucky was founded in 1978, and is headquartered in a picturesque country setting in Louisville, Kentucky. Golf House Kentucky conducts competitions for golfers of all ages, gender and skill levels (amateur, professional and junior), and provides valuable services to Kentucky PGA professionals and member golf facilities. Working in partnership with the USGA, Golf House Kentucky provides individual golfers and member golf facilities with a wide range of services: Handicapping, USGA Course and Slope Rating, award programs, club consulting and golf management software. The family’s philanthropic affiliate, Kentucky Golf Foundation promotes the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame, Kentucky golf museum and provides grant and scholarship programs for youth in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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